Another busy week in the garden popping in and out in between torrential showers trying to keep on top of the huge weeds. We are now starting to reap the rewards of our hard work and are harvesting salads as we need them, the spring onions are a delight.
As is normal for a Friday I am once again joining Amy over at Love Made My Home for the weekly get together. This week I am sharing five more treasures from my craft room, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
One
Is a wonderful pair of wooden knitting needles, they were given to me as a gift and it was suggested that they were mid century.
They were made by Abel Morrall, which is a famous Redditch company.
If only they could talk, it would be lovely to know what had been knitted using these beautiful needles.
Two
Another wooden article is a darning mushroom.
I love that its looks so well used, a skill that is not often used these days.
Three
Sewing machine needles, they are American and were brought back from one of my trips to Renninger's Antique Centre Mount Dora. Such a beautiful wooden case made by The Boye Needle Co.
Always a bonus when the memories of buying or receiving the article are so good. I certainly have some amazing treasured memories of Mount Dora in Florida.
Four
A hem marker is another treasure that takes pride of place in Mamas Mercantile, it has never been used by me but it is certainly cherished.
The wood is beautiful and interestingly has a few pencil markings so it has certainly been used, how many hems have been altered over the years?
Five
Finally a rack of cotton spools, the rack appears to have been home made but what I love is the cotton spools, they are a real delight.
Five treasures that are a wonderful addition and enhance my craft room.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. My plan is to get my shopping done today and catch up with some housework. We will browse the local paper later to establish which fetes and such are on this weekend always a nice time of year for local events.
See you soon.
I love all of these items. And funny that I recently purchased some vintage-ish sewing needles made in England.
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Lynn
Old wood makes my fingers itch to stroke it. I love all of your sewing/knitting things.
ReplyDeleteHope you find something good to visit this weekend. I have a weekend of crafting with Ruby who is entering a crafting competition at school. It's going to be fun-x-
I love your treasures, I do not have such things on display but feel that I ought to. I will have to find space for a new shelf.
ReplyDeleteThey are treasures indeed. I love the cotton rack, and darning mushroom, they are great. My daughter's school uses a hem marker still to ensure that the girls skirts meet the rules. They kneel on the floor and the teacher measures how far off the ground they are. Have a lovely weekend xx
ReplyDeleteI too am the proud possessor of a darning mushroom I learned to darn when I was nine and in the Brownies. I don't darn so much these days but I am determined not to lose the skill.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone still wear darnable socks? I love the mushroom, but I don't miss darning.
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Anna
Lovely vintage sewing items, I remember my Mum darning socks with a mushroom.
ReplyDeleteSo interesting, and they all look familiar. I have similar knitting needles which I got in the 60s, so that's about mid century I guess. And we used a lightbulb rather than that mushroom but that would be far more interesting. I've seen the hem marker but we used a "yardstick" without the stand, which means someone (usually my mother) would have to both hold the yard stick and mark the hem with a needle which required some agility! Lastly, I consider wooden spools a real treasure as they are a thing of the past. A lovely post!
ReplyDeleteA fascinating collection. I love the idea of the knitting needles being able to tell their story.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful collection of wooden items. I really like the darning mushroom. Confession - I actually didn't know what one was and had to look it up. How interesting. It's been years since I darned anything. It just doesn't seem the way anymore. Sad.
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What wonderful treasures for your craft room! The darning mushroom is something I saw my mother use on occasion. I wonder where her's went???!!!!! I do have some wooden spools still with thread. And, knitting needles. What a great collection.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the people who bought and used these vintage treasures loved them as much as they're loved now or if they were treated as just a tool without much thought. I wonder how they've been used in the past, who might have used them and what they were making or mending.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful items that could probably tell many stories. Practical and useful but so pleasing to the eye and tactile. I particularly like the hem marker.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely items and from wood. I like the idea of a hem marker. Now that would be useful..have a good weekend. X
ReplyDeleteYour sewing items are wonderful. I don't think I've ever seen a hem marker before, but I think it's great!
ReplyDeleteVery cool and interesting pieces. Your sewing items are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThese old (and new) tools made from wood have such character. What great touches to add to your sewing room. Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love your tools made from wood. I have never seen anything like that ruler used to hem dresses. That is one thing I would enjoy having. I have two wooden darning eggs that I use quite often. One was found in an antique store in Portland, Oregon, the other was handmade by a friend from black walnut. Thank you for sharing these treasures with us. It was fun to look back and think of the history that might be attached to each one.
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I'd love to hear the stories of your antique tools. Imagine the things they've made for many people. They're lovely!
ReplyDeletewonderful vintage pieces. I don't sew much, but appreciate their beauty and usefulness. You would think that we here in the USA would mind our own business. I think people here reacted more to the BREXIT than you did over there. Hope you all ignore others and do what's right for you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely collection! I am jealous about those knitting needles and the darning tool. Love the stories!
ReplyDeleteAs a child I never thought that wooden thread spools would one day be a treasure, but they are to me now! I also have purchased two wooden darning eggs, one an antique. My attempts at darning with them have been classically comical. Nowadays I guess I could watch a YouTube video to learn to darn properly...I'll have to check! Thanks for sharing your collection. I hope you have a happy weekend, too. xx
ReplyDeleteAren't they all wonderful! Just think of all the knitted items made by the needles, oh I'd love to see the list! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely vintage collection of sewing notions.
ReplyDeleteI do love cotton reels in their colours. I've a box full ready to sew with. #FiveOnFriday
ReplyDeleteI have an old pair of needles given to me by a friend, they are wood and a size 12!
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Meredith
What stunning collection f sewing bits and bobs . I love thinking about who used them in the past .
ReplyDeleteWhen did you get all these wooden treasures? Did you know wooden things can be called "treen ware"? I hope the change in your political system works out for you all. ((hugs)), Teresa :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat neat treasures. I remember my mother teaching me to darn. I was not very good at it.
ReplyDeleteI'd never have guessed the use of the darning "mushroom". Thank you for furthering my education in the sewing department. I have a brand new sewing machine I've never taken from the case. It scares me to death.
ReplyDeleteLovely treasures. First time seeing a darning mushroom. We heard about your country's new over TV last night.
ReplyDeleteI remember my Nana had a darning mushroom for darning socks, I wonder where that went??? Really enjoy seeing your eclectic haberdashery collection, you have some quirky vintage things in your craft room for sure.
ReplyDeleteAll of your items are so lovely. Wonderful treasures and they each are telling special stories in your craft room.
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All of your items are so lovely. Wonderful treasures and they each are telling special stories in your craft room.
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I enjoy reading about your sewing room treasures x
ReplyDeleteOh, these are treasures! I especially like the darning mushroom. My grandma used to darn our socks every time she came to visit, but she used a light bulb :) I remember my Mamma buying needles in a wooden box like that . . . I had forgotten all about it, until your post. Thanks for the memory. Happy weekend,
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Lovely treasures from your craft room! The hem ruler is really unusual isn't it, but very useful too! I am sorry to be so late visiting, we had a minor domestic drama yesterday - nothing serious in the end, all ok - but I didn't get a change to do any blogging. Thank you so much for taking part in Five On Friday, I do appreciate it! Hope you are having a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteDear Lorraine, I totally adore your treasures! They are the sort of things I would also love to treasure. I have got a spool rack very similar to yours and I remember my mother having such a darning mushroom! All these things tell a story...
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Love your collections Mama! I have a project brewing to use my wooden cotton reels but I to collect a few more. Jo x
ReplyDeletelove all your treasures! But most of all I love the "collector"' plaque thingamy 😀
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Oh my how lovely are all your treasures. Fills my heart with joy xx
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit and just spend the day in your craft room which is a treasure trove! I was surprised that the brexit vote came to be?!?!
ReplyDeleteHi Sweetie! Sorry I'm late catching up. I know those items are all used to make beautiful art kinds of things -but the photos are like artwork themselves! Great items and great photos. Have a wonderful week ahead. xoxo
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