Embroider my World Dark Lido Blue
As well as having any number of delightful soft shades, Dewhurst's have a wonderful range of bright colours in their range of sewing cottons like this reel of very dark blue, which is almost, but not quite navy. It been blessed with the delightful name of "Dark Lido Blue", and is one of the rarer Sylko shades to find. Drawing inspiration from the famed Lido beach in Venice, this deep indigo blue filled with warm hues and lush purple undertones is a homage to the vibrant and enchanting colours found along the Lido beach's shores.
When it was last my birthday, 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 this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. A little while ago I went fabric shopping at a specialist shop that has a particularly wonderful range of unusual fabrics that they sell by the quarter metre (just enough for my purposes). Amongst other pieces I bought this brilliantly blue pleated wool crepe which I have seemed the perfect way to accessorise my Dewhurst's Sylko Dark Lido Blue reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954 and a slightly smaller spool of matching Dark Lido Blue cotton from a company called the Telegraph Machine Silk Company (of which I can find no trace). Both spools go so well with the fabric. I hope you agree.
The beehive thimble is sterling silver and was made by silversmith James Fenton and Company in Birmingham in 1905. James Fenton and Company was in operation between 1854 and 1956. They were well known for their manufacture of silver and gold thimbles, and later for their silver and enamel jewellery.
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 Dark Lido Blue
As well as having any number of delightful soft shades, Dewhurst's have a wonderful range of bright colours in their range of sewing cottons like this reel of very dark blue, which is almost, but not quite navy. It been blessed with the delightful name of "Dark Lido Blue", and is one of the rarer Sylko shades to find. Drawing inspiration from the famed Lido beach in Venice, this deep indigo blue filled with warm hues and lush purple undertones is a homage to the vibrant and enchanting colours found along the Lido beach's shores.
When it was last my birthday, 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 this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. A little while ago I went fabric shopping at a specialist shop that has a particularly wonderful range of unusual fabrics that they sell by the quarter metre (just enough for my purposes). Amongst other pieces I bought this brilliantly blue pleated wool crepe which I have seemed the perfect way to accessorise my Dewhurst's Sylko Dark Lido Blue reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954 and a slightly smaller spool of matching Dark Lido Blue cotton from a company called the Telegraph Machine Silk Company (of which I can find no trace). Both spools go so well with the fabric. I hope you agree.
The beehive thimble is sterling silver and was made by silversmith James Fenton and Company in Birmingham in 1905. James Fenton and Company was in operation between 1854 and 1956. They were well known for their manufacture of silver and gold thimbles, and later for their silver and enamel jewellery.
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.