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Double-flowered tulips have full, peony-like flowers with petals ranging from deep pink to light pink and sparkling white. Early varieties bloom in early and mid-spring.
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At Christmas, a very dear friend of mine, 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 in beautiful tins.
Amongst the gifts were some Polish crocheted flowers, some hand woven daisies and some Estonian and Latvian hand dyed lace blooms and butterflies. I have placed them on a black background to give the impression of traditional Eastern European folk art, which I also thinks highlights the delicate beauty and bright colour of the lace from these countries. I thought these made a nice image to share on what has been a very cold, grey and wintery day here!
"My needle skips lightly where daydreamers go,
Stitching ruby giggles in a merry, twirling flow.
Orange hums softly like a cat in the sun,
Yellow pirouettes, just dancing for fun.
Green, blue, violet tumble in a glittery glow,
Till a rainbow of magic unfurls as I sew."
A poetic offering written by your humble photographer (2026).
When it was my birthday three years 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 that year, and has added to my collection over subsequent years.
The colours included gere are Black, Light Lilac, Rust Red, Gay Kingfisher, Light Fawn, Bright Violet, Frivolous Pink, Spring Green, Violet, Marina Green, Monaco Blue, Lemon, Rose, Tangerine, Royal Blue, Japonica, Moss Green, Old Gold, Mid Seal Brown, Turkey Red Shade, White, Silver Pine, Dark Bottle Green, Light Cornflower, Light Old Gold, Dark Reseda, Peach Rose, Khaki, Dark Sapphire, and Light Apple Green
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create the "Embroider my World" series of images featuring examples from my vintage bobbin collection. When the theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 20th of March of "colourful copies" was announced, I immediately thought of all the Sylko cotton spools I have photographed, all in beautiful colours. In this case all the Dewhurst's Sylko reels of cotton date from between 1938 and 1954.
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.
When it was my birthday last year, 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. In this case, the beautifully embroidered floral ribbon with sequin detailing was acquired from an up-market design shop, whilst the large wooden droplets wound in beautiful two-tone silk cord are taken from an antique Victorian curtain. I have accessorised it on a 1930s embroidered doily with a Dewhurst's Sylko Solent Blue reel of cotton, which dates from between 1938 and 1954.
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.
My little peach tree is blooming :-)))))
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The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 26th of April is “presented on a plate”, where the presentation of a plate and its contents are the main theme of the image, and the rule is that it can be anything except food. The other day, a dear friend gave me the sweetest little slipper pincushion as a gift, because they know that I collect vintage haberdashery, and it was that shoe pincushion that gave me the thought of presenting some of my sewing bits and pieces on a plate. Thus the slipper pincushion is presented with a Dewhurst’s Sylko Red salmon reel of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954 from my private collection, as well as a spool of vintage embroidered ribbon. The plate they are presented on is a Paragon “Wallflower” patterned tea plate with a single Royal Warrant, indicating it comes from somewhere between 1920 and 1936. I felt with its pink and gold colourings, it was perfect to present these pieces from my vintage haberdashery collection. I do hope you like my subject for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
The Paragon China Company was a British manufacturer of bone china from 1919 to 1960, based in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, previously known as the Star China Company, and more recently part of the Royal Doulton group. Paragon was noted for producing high quality teaware and tableware, and was granted royal warrants of appointment by several members of the British Royal Family.
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.
Die Duftende Platterbse ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Platterbsen in der Familie der Hülsenfrüchtler. Als Zierpflanze wird sie „Duftwicke“, „Edelwicke“ oder „Gartenwicke“ genannt.
Sie ist vom Aussterben bedroht!
The sweet pea is a plant species from the sweet pea genus in the legume family. As an ornamental plant, it is called "sweet pea", "sweet pea" or "garden vetch".
It is threatened with extinction!
Please pardon my very deliberate pun and play on words. As well as an alternative name for a cotton spool, a Scottish reel is a lively, traditional Celtic social dance and musical form, popular since the Sixteenth Century. It features pairs or sets of dancers performing quick, energetic movements, alternating between traveling figures and stationary "setting" steps. Danced to fast 2/4 or 4/4 time music, it is a staple of ceilidhs, Scottish country dancing, and Highland culture.
For those of you who follow my photostream, you know that I collect and photograph Dewhurst's Sylko cotton reels, however I also collect beautiful old pre-war cotton reels from British businesses, many of which have fallen into memory and lost to the mists of time. I couldn't think of a better spool than that of one from the prominent high-end department store of Draffen & Jarvie, which was located on Nethergate in Dundee, Scotland to use with this playful pun! This reel has the charming dye shade of "Mist Blue", which is the palest shade of blue that it could almost be white or cream. Therefore, I decided to accessorise it with some of my vintage haberdashery pieces in pale pastel shades. It sits upon a bed of machine embroidered sequin net with an antique velvet grosgrain ribbon in pale pink draped around it. Behind it are two vintage roses: one satin in an almost icy blue and the other cotton in creamy white and pale pink. The tiny silver button at the front is Victorian, whilst the glass button and Bakelite and silver button are from the 1930s. The Art Deco buckle is iridescent pale blue Bakelite, designed to emulate mother-of-pearl.
Draffen and Jarvie was a prominent, high-end department store located on Nethergate in Dundee, Scotland, active from the late Nineteenth Century until its eventual takeover by Debenhams in 1981. The original firm began its career in 1834 when William Moon and John Langlands opened a little store at 10 Overgate. They were the pioneers of a new style of business and were the first shopkeepers in Dundee to deal in fixed prices, instead of selling, as the custom was then, by bargaining. The new method met with an encouraging response from a time when gentlemen wore silks. The quality of the goods attracted a growing custom and Moon and Langlands were soon on the hunt for bigger premises. They moved to 27 Overgate and 1 Tally Street in 1837 and a circular was issued following the switch containing a list of goods for sale. Men could choose their coats from cloths in blues, clarets, dahlias or olives; their vests from silk or swans down; and trousers from cotton drills or painted moleskins. The hosiery offered for sale for men included open-work silk stockings and by 1842 the new Overgate premises were too small for the ever-growing volume of customers. Albion House was erected at the corner of Union Street and the firm stated that “each department will be found to contain a large assortment of very choice goods, and will be under the superintendence of a young man of experience who shall give the most vigilant attention to every customer”. The original partnership came to an end a few years after the move to Union Street when Mr. Langlands retired and was replaced by John Robertson. The business flourished and prospered through the long rein of Queen Victoria until Mr. Moon died in 1887 and the firm was bought by Thomas Blakeney. A serious fire devastated Albion House and Mr. Blakeney instigated a redevelopment of the centre of Dundee after the clearance of slum dwellings. The firm moved into premises which were known as Blakeney’s Building at the corner of Whitehall Street and Nethergate. In 1889 Mr. Blakeney sold the concern to Coatbridge draper George Draffen, who ran the business in partnership with his brother-in-law John Jarvie. In 1891, Mr. Jarvie was bought out by Mr. Draffen. He was the sole proprietor until 1896 when he took his sons – William Stirling Draffen and John J Draffen – into partnership. His sons played a leading part in the expansion of the business following his death and Draffen’s became increasingly well-known for its comprehensive service. The firm celebrated its centenary in 1934 with the opening of a new men’s store and a series of displays and the exhibition "Cavalcade of Fashion – 1834-1833" which included a gown worn by Queen Victoria amongst the vintage costumes on display. Roy Langford, a costume scholar in London, arrived in Dundee to arrange the dresses for the exhibition which were coming from Canada. The department store had a prominent impact on Dundee’s shopping and social scene and gradually introduced various tearooms, lounges and a restaurant on its top floor. The firm continued to be known as Draffen and Jarvie Ltd before becoming Draffen’s of Dundee in 1948. Known as one of Dundee's "big four" retailers – G.L Wilson, Draffen’s, D.M Brown and Smith Brothers, it was a major shopping destination before the rise of modern chain stores. The store and its associated restaurant went into a slow decline before being taken over by Debenhams in March 1981. Debenhams then spent almost two decades at the site before it became the anchor store at the heart of the Overgate’s second reincarnation in Dundee in March 2000. In 2016 part of the basement area was reopened to form a speakeasy bar, which has continued the Draffen’s name, and in December 2019 the green light was given to plans for even more of the old department store’s floors to be opened up and turned into a whisky bar and a restaurant.
Osteospermum, African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy, Kapkörbchen, Kapmargerite.
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Last Friday I went to visit a friend who has a beautiful, rambling cottage garden: a haven of colour and greenery in the inner city. His roses are starting to bloom as the days grow longer and there is more sunshine. This includes a wonderful classic old fashioned French rose - Souvenir de la Malmaison.
“Souvenir de la Malmaison”, a shrub rose, was introduced in 1843 by Lyon rose breeder, Jean Béluze. The rose was bred as a result of crossing Rosa Madame Deprez (a Bourbon rose) with a tea rose, possibly Devoniensis, and was originally called ‘”Queen of Beauty and Fragrance”, which says a great deal about her looks and character. Her later famous name comes from Château du Malmaison in Paris. Malmaison was the home of Empereur Napoléon Bonaparte and his wife Impératrice Josephine de Beauharnais. Josephine loved gardening and she fell in love with the English garden style much to the dislike of Napoleon. Her passion were the classic roses, and she asked painter Pierre Joseph Redouté to paint all possible varieties in the Malmaison gardens. It would make Redouté famous. Interestingly, when hostilities existed with England and other European countries, Josephine was still able to buy roses from England. Her collection at Malmaison was the largest and most complete in the Western hemisphere. After her death the gardens were neglected and the rose collection was destroyed. The much-romanticised history of Malmaison sparked an unbelievable amount of rose breeders to produce thousands of varieties of the old classic roses. This is the reason why so many classic roses are French and from the second half of the Nineteenth Century today. Legend has it that the rose’s name was changed some thirty years after Josephine’s death to honour the estate, when the Grand Duke Michael of Russia obtained a specimen for the Imperial Gardens in St Petersburg as a present to the Tsar. However, this has subsequently been disputed and it is thought to simply be a lovely fictional story to add to the romance and history of this beautiful rose.
Spring has finally come to Melbourne after a long and grey winter, and everywhere, gardens are bursting forth with beautiful coloured blooms in a profusion of colours.
When it was my birthday last year, 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 have inspired me to create a series of still life images showcasing them along with spools of brightly coloured cottons from my vintage bobbin collection.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" on the 5th of April is "pink on a white background", and I immediately thought of my bobbins of pink cotton in various shades. In this case, the wonderfully rich pink vintage grosgrain ribbon used in the image comes from my own collection of antique notions and dates from the early Twentieth Century. I have accessorised it on a 1930s white embroidered lace table runner with a selection of Dewhurst's Sylko reels of cotton in shades of Rose Pink, Pale Pink, Salmon Pink and Light Pink which date from between 1938 and 1954 and an Edwardian miniature reel of multicoloured pink cotton from Coats. I hope you like my choice for the 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.
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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICFtXx546A.
R I P
MON AMIE LA ROSE
On est bien peu de chose
Et mon amie la rose
Me l′a dit ce matin
À l'aurore je suis née
Baptisée de rosée
Je me suis épanouie
Heureuse et amoureuse
Aux rayons du soleil
Me suis fermée la nuit
Me suis réveillée vieille
Pourtant j′étais très belle
Oui j'étais la plus belle
Des fleurs de ton jardin
On est bien peu de chose
Et mon amie la rose
Me l'a dit ce matin
Vois le dieu qui m′a faite
Me fait courber la tête
Et je sens que je tombe
Et je sens que je tombe
(...)
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWvlajYXPP4
Thank you very much for all your nice visits, comments and favourites! It is much appreciated! ❤
I didn’t plan for this shot.
So, my brother and I went to watch the sunset.
On our way back, I saw these doum palms standing high against the artistically glamorous sky.
[The palm tree in subject is locally called ‘Doum’ and its botanical name is (Hyphaene)].
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 this pretty ribbon of lilac and white embroidered daisies, some lilac and lavender crocheted daisies from Poland, some Estonian hand dyed lace and some tiny segments of crochet, all of which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with a spool of Dewhurst's Sylko lavender cotton which dates from the 1960s.
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.
At Christmas, a very dear friend of mine, 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 for Christmas in beautiful tins.
Amongst the gifts were these pretty white lace hearts which were made in Latvia, some hand woven daisies and some Estonian hand dyed lace. I have placed them on a black background to give the impression of traditional Eastern European folk art, which I also thinks highlights the delicate beauty and bright colour of the lace from these countries. I thought these made a nice image to share in the lead up to Saint Valentine’s Day.
When it was my birthday two years 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 this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. In this case I am using two of my Dewhurst's Sylko Light Pomegranate reels of cotton which date from between 1938 and 1954. The two spools sit on some vintage pale pink satin and are interwoven with some antique ribbon embroidred with pink three week clover leaves. The spools are also accesorised by a dusky pink satin rose and a beautiful German Art Deco half-doll.
The "half-doll" is a dainty porcelain or bisque figurine, fashionable in the early Twentieth Century with an upper body, head, arms, but no legs. These dolls were produced in the thousands at the height of their popularity by German factories such as Dressel and Kister, Heubach, Goebel and Kestner. Later they were produced in France, America and later still, in Japan. They commonly served as handles and toppers for fabric covers made for powder boxes on ladies’ dressing tables and small brushes, however they were also made for jewellery boxes, pincushions, tea cosies and other covers. In this case, my German half-doll has a bare torso and is holding a fan, so she would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and was most likely the topper for a jewellery box or powder bowl. She stands at one and three-quarter inches in height and has been hand painted. When I bought her, she was covered in a rather sticky layer of dust, probably accumulated over many years, however a lovely soak in a soapy bath and a soft toothbrush scrub quickly removed the grime and brought back her pale, gleaming beauty.
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.
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 a pretty ribbon of yellow and pale orange embroidered daisies and some Estonian hand dyed lace, which I have set up on the back terrace against a wonderful burnt orange silk sari with gold appliqués, and accessorised with two spools: one Dewhurst's Sylko Bright Orange cotton which dates from the 1960s and one Anchor pale yellow cotton which is Edwardian.
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.
The Anchor brand can trace its history back to 1866 when the Clark family adopted the Anchor brand for their embroidery threads manufactured in Paisley, Scotland. Embroidery threads came into being circa 1812 when supplies of silk became unobtainable in the UK due to a blockade by Napoleon. Two weavers, James and Patrick Clark, turned their attention to cotton and managed to produce yarn which was sufficiently fine, smooth and strong to be used instead of silk for weaving. Sewing thread was primarily silk or linen at the time and the Clark brothers developed their cotton yarn into the first cotton sewing thread.
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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 this pretty ribbon of yellow and rose pink embroidered daisies, some pink crocheted daisies from Poland, some Estonian hand dyed lace and some tiny segments of crochet, all of which I have set up on the back terrace with my garden as a backdrop against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with two spools: one Dewhurst's Sylko Fiesta Pink cotton which dates from the 1960s and one Anchor pale pink cotton which is Edwardian.
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.
The Anchor brand can trace its history back to 1866 when the Clark family adopted the Anchor brand for their embroidery threads manufactured in Paisley, Scotland. Embroidery threads came into being circa 1812 when supplies of silk became unobtainable in the UK due to a blockade by Napoleon. Two weavers, James and Patrick Clark, turned their attention to cotton and managed to produce yarn which was sufficiently fine, smooth and strong to be used instead of silk for weaving. Sewing thread was primarily silk or linen at the time and the Clark brothers developed their cotton yarn into the first cotton sewing thread.
For me it was a pleasant surprise attention to those moments that were together with the camera! Often we do not consciously perform actions that we can appreciate only as time passes! It is in these moments, by pressing the camera shutter release, we can learn something new for ourselves! Thank you we can!
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.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. In this case, the wonderfully delicate salmon pink vintage lace comes from my own collection of antique notions, and the beautifully embroidered ribbon from India with sequin embellishments comes from the same aforementioned friend, but was given to me as a gift by her several years ago. I have accessorised them on a 1930s embroidered doily with a Dewhurst's Sylko Red Salmon reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954 and an Edwardian miniature reel of Salmon Pink cotton from Coats.
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.
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.
Grimsrød - Halden - Norway
In Explore November 16, 2021**
In anticipation of winter ...
Each road is long, though short it seems,
And credence gives each road a name
Of fantasies sun-drenched in beams
Or choices turned to darkened dreams,
To where each road wends just the same.
– Ron Carnell
꧁✿🌸╭⊱ ♥ ⊱╮🌸✿꧂
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Osteospermum, African daisy, South African daisy, Cape daisy, Kapkörbchen, Kapmargerite.
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Tuesdays Spring Clock
Tuesdays Spring Frame Thick
Tuesdays Spring Frame Thin
- available now at Fameshed (April 2021)
Tuesdays Floral Wall Panels
- previously released for Fameshed (March 2021)
- now available at Tuesday's Mainstore
Insurrektion Spring Deco Tray
Insurrektion Spring Deco Tulips
Insurrektion Spring Deco Books
Insurrektion Spring Deco Candlestick
Insurrektion Spring Deco Lantern
- available now at insurrektion mainstore
Astralia - Rustic Lace Curtains - Double
- previously released for uber
- now available at the astralia. mainstore
.other decor.
hive // floral chandelier . scripted . silver/pink
Elm. Emmaline Bookshelf Corner [Walnut]
Elm. Emmaline Bookshelf Main [Walnut
]Elm. Emmaline Nook Bench w/ Pillows [Walnut] PG
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Baby's Breath [White]
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #5
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #1
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Frame #5
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #10A
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #10B
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Frame #1
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #4
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #7
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #11
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Frame #4
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Frame #3
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #12
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #8
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #9
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #6
Elm. Emmaline Decor ~Book Stack #3
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 13
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 11
Apple Fall Books - Arrangement 12
West Village Sculpted Turtle - Porcelain
Apple Fall Signature Speaker - Cream
Di'Cor Elephant Sculpture
Ariskea[FreshAir] Rug [Pink]
{moss&mink} Tara Paradise Plante
rdust bunny . hoya plant
SCOUT: “Daddy? Daddy!”
DADDY: “Yes Scout?”
SCOUT: “Daddy would you please take a picture of Paddy and I in front of this pretty magnolia tree.”
DADDY: “Yes of course Scout. Do you want to share it with your best friend Peter?”
SCOUT: “Oh yes Daddy! Since we cannot send the flowers in the post because they will become crushed and bruised, I would like to send a picture of me with them to mijn beste vriend Peter!” *Nods enthusiastically.*
PADDY: “And I want to share it with mijn beste vriend Oleg, Daddy!”
DADDY: “Very well then. Are you ready, Paddy and Scout?”
PADDY and SCOUT: “Yes Daddy!”
DADDY: “Alright, on the count of three say ‘grumbly tummies’! One… two… three…”
PADDY and SCOUT: “Grumbly tummies!”
*Camera goes click and whirr.*
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg (www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558...) and their Mummy (www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Paddy and Oleg are very similar as well, so they too have become best friends.
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 11th of August is "handmade", and my immediate thought was of my Paddingtonton Bear and his companion, Scout, both of whom are handmade.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Being colder here, both Paddy and Scout are wearing hand knitted scarves and Paddy is wearing hand knitted hat by Lorna's Lovely Looks. Paddy sports a heart pin and Scout insisted on wearing a pink cupcake one, which seems most appropriate considering his perpetual grumbly tummy. Both were gifts from a good friend who is very fond of both Paddy and Scout.
I hope you like my choice for the theme this week and that it makes you smile.
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 this pretty ribbon of lilac and white embroidered daisies, some lilac and lavender crocheted daisies from Poland, some Estonian hand dyed lace and some tiny segments of crochet, all of which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with a spool of Heminway and Bartlett violet cotton which dates from the Edwardian era and a spool of Anchor orchid purple cotton which is also Edwardian.
Buell Heminway (1838-1915) learned the silk thread business under his father, General Merritt Heminway (1800-1886), who had established the company that would become M. Heminway and Sons Silk Company (later the Belding-Heminway Co.) in Watertown, Litchfield in 1822. Buell organized the Heminway-Bartlett Silk Company with his own son and H. H. Bartlett in 1888 after his father’s death, building just down the road from the M. Heminway facility. While the company never grew as large as M. Heminway and Sons, it experienced relative prosperity. The firm, which produced spool, embroidery, knitting and crochet silks, established trade relationships with emerging chain department stores in America, and extended large retailers goods on credit. It was a risk that paid off, as the company’s business came to rely heavily upon those retailers. By 1912, the product line was expanded to include silk hosiery. The company was quick to adopt the use of rayon and other synthetic fibers in their products as early as the 1920s, keeping them relevant in the market. In 1930, over 300 workers worked at the Watertown facility. Buell’s enterprise outlived his father’s by decades, and in 1963 the firm purchased the Starr Net Company, a manufacturer of fishing nets in East Hampton. It closed only in the early 2000s.
The Anchor brand can trace its history back to 1866 when the Clark family adopted the Anchor brand for their embroidery threads manufactured in Paisley, Scotland. Embroidery threads came into being circa 1812 when supplies of silk became unobtainable in the UK due to a blockade by Napoleon. Two weavers, James and Patrick Clark, turned their attention to cotton and managed to produce yarn which was sufficiently fine, smooth and strong to be used instead of silk for weaving. Sewing thread was primarily silk or linen at the time and the Clark brothers developed their cotton yarn into the first cotton sewing thread.
"Penelope" Hybrid Musk, Pemberton (UK) 1924
Reverend Joseph Hardwick Pemberton 1852-1926 was a parson, after his retirement in 1914, Pemberton turned to rose breeding.
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.
Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. In this case, the beautifully embroidered floral ribbon with sequin detailing was a recent acquisition from an up-market design shop. I have accessorised it on a 1930s embroidered doily with two Dewhurst's Sylko reels of cotton, one Solent Blue and the other Coral Pink which date from between 1938 and 1954 and two smaller Edwardian reels: a thin Coats cotton spool of lilac and an Anchor russet cotton spool.
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.
The Anchor brand can trace its history back to 1866 when the Clark family adopted the Anchor brand for their embroidery threads manufactured in Paisley, Scotland. Embroidery threads came into being circa 1812 when supplies of silk became unobtainable in the UK due to a blockade by Napoleon. Two weavers, James and Patrick Clark, turned their attention to cotton and managed to produce yarn which was sufficiently fine, smooth and strong to be used instead of silk for weaving. Sewing thread was primarily silk or linen at the time and the Clark brothers developed their cotton yarn into the first cotton sewing thread.
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.