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Nigella damascena is a lovely old cottage garden flower, a favourite for scattering wherever there’s a gap in the flower border.
Nigella damascena ‘Miss Jekyll’ bears masses of sky-blue flowers on upright stems, in contrast with ferny foliage, for up to eight weeks. Both the flowers and foliage are useful in flower arranging, and its seedheads work well in dried flower arrangements.
For best results grow Nigella damascena ‘Miss Jekyll’ in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Plants will self-seed readily. In windy gardens, support the stems with twiggy sticks.
Cornflower - Centaurée Bleuet
Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae-Astéracée)
Commun Names: Montane Knapweed, Mountain Bluet, Mountain Starthistle, Perennial Cornflower, Perennial Bachelor's Button, Great Blue-bottle,
Noms Commun: bleuet des montagnes, bleuet vivace, barbeau vivace, Centaurée des montagnes.
Hoverfly working away on a Cornflower....and I guess the Aphids too!
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American Goldfinch-male on Cornflower Blue
The American goldfinch (Spinus tristis) is a small North American bird in the finch family. It is migratory, ranging from mid-Alberta to North Carolina during the breeding season, and from just south of the Canada–United States border to Mexico during the winter.
Hoverfly on the wildflower
Cornflower blue
Cornflower blue is a shade of medium-to-light blue containing relatively little green compared to blue. This hue was one of the favorites of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. The most valuable blue sapphires are called cornflower blue, having a medium-dark violet-blue tone
Cornflower - Centaurée Bleuet
Centaurea cyanus (Asteraceae-Astéracée)
Commun Names: Montane Knapweed, Mountain Bluet, Mountain Starthistle, Perennial Cornflower, Perennial Bachelor's Button, Blue bottle, Mountain cornflower,
Noms Commun: bleuet des montagnes, bleuet vivace, barbeau vivace, Centaurée des montagnes.
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 this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection. A dear Flickr friend pointed out that my last "Embroider my World" image of olive green saddened them, and rightly so, because of course olive green is used on army fatigues, and there is so much war and discord in the world currently. I promised that my next "Embroider my World" would be brighter and more gaily coloured. Therefore today, I have chosen some vibrant pink and blue to brighten all our days or nights and remind us of the beauty around us.
In this case, the rose patterned vintage grosgrain ribbon comes from my own collection. I have accessorised it on a 1930s embroidered tablecloth with two Dewhurst's Sylko reels of cotton, one Rose and one Radiant Blue which date from between 1938 and 1954 and a small Edwardian cotton reel of soft Cornflower Blue made by J. P. Coats. There is also an antique satin rose from my own collection, and a French card of four blue buttons which was amongst the gifts given to me for Christmas by my generous friend.
In addition, I am featuring the debut of a little German 1920s half-doll with fashionably bobbed pageboy hair. 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.
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.
Not 100% certain but I believe these to be chicory flowers.
"Common chicory (Cichorium intybus)[4] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink. Many varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and food additive. In the 21st century, inulin, an extract from chicory root, has been used in food manufacturing as a sweetener and source of dietary fiber."
Entry for the 2016 PUDDLE photo/art contest.
Invasion by CornflowerBlue
The background is purchased printed fabric. Photo manipulation done with the freebie features of Pic Monkey to adjust color, brightness, and vignetting.
Handknit & crocheted in soft wools. A KnittingGuru original design. Flower detail can be used as a brooch.