Embroider my World Golden Sugar Cane
When it was my birthday six 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. Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create a series called "Embroider my World" which features images featuring my vintage bobbin collection www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/albums/72177720314094967/.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 14th of June is "spools of cotton ", so I have decided to use one intended for the series that I have yet to upload, for this week. In this case, the wonderful pieces of golden vintage lace from the 1920s and 1930s come from my own collection of antique notions, as do the 1950s French satin roses. I have accessorised them on a 1930s embroidered tablecloth with a Dewhurst's Sylko Dahlia reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954. For all their wonderful range of bright and subtle colours, Dewhurt's also have a fantastic array of delightful names, like this reel of cotton which is called "Sugar Cane". I hope you like my choice of this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.
Embroider my World Golden Sugar Cane
When it was my birthday six 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. Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create a series called "Embroider my World" which features images featuring my vintage bobbin collection www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/albums/72177720314094967/.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 14th of June is "spools of cotton ", so I have decided to use one intended for the series that I have yet to upload, for this week. In this case, the wonderful pieces of golden vintage lace from the 1920s and 1930s come from my own collection of antique notions, as do the 1950s French satin roses. I have accessorised them on a 1930s embroidered tablecloth with a Dewhurst's Sylko Dahlia reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954. For all their wonderful range of bright and subtle colours, Dewhurt's also have a fantastic array of delightful names, like this reel of cotton which is called "Sugar Cane". I hope you like my choice of this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.