Embroider my World Ebony Black
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Amongst the gifts was some pretty pieces of open weave lace, some crocheted doilies in black, white and grey and some Estonian hand dyed lace, all of which I have set up on the back terrace against a backdrop of one of my antique Victorian lace doilies from the 1890s, and accessorised with a spool of Edwardian Coats black cord.
In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business in Paisley. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats. In 1952 J. & P. Coats and the Clark Thread Co. merged to become Coats & Clark's. Today, the business is known as the Coats Group.
Embroider my World Ebony Black
When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.
Amongst the gifts was some pretty pieces of open weave lace, some crocheted doilies in black, white and grey and some Estonian hand dyed lace, all of which I have set up on the back terrace against a backdrop of one of my antique Victorian lace doilies from the 1890s, and accessorised with a spool of Edwardian Coats black cord.
In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business in Paisley. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats. In 1952 J. & P. Coats and the Clark Thread Co. merged to become Coats & Clark's. Today, the business is known as the Coats Group.