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Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. It is based in La Vergne, Tennessee, near Nashville. Its first large factory for mass production was built in 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Singer's original design was the first practical sewing machine for general domestic use. It incorporated the basic eye-pointed needle and lock stitch, developed by Elias Howe, who won a patent-infringement suit against Singer in 1854.
Singer's patent model for his sewing machine
Singer obtained patent no. 8294 in August 1851 for an improved sewing machine that included a circular feed wheel, thread controller, and power transmitted by gear wheels and shafting.
Singer consolidated enough patents in the field to enable him to engage in mass production, and by 1860 his company was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the world. In 1885 Singer produced its first "vibrating shuttle" sewing machine, an improvement over contemporary transverse shuttle designs (see bobbin drivers). The Singer company began to market its machines internationally in 1855 and won first prize at the Paris world's fair that year. The company demonstrated the first workable electric sewing machine in 1910. Singer was also a marketing innovator and a pioneer in promoting the use of installment payment plans.
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... für mich als Schneiderin eine besondere Pflanze !! 😊
... a special plant for me as a dressmaker !! 😊
#macromondays
#Vintage
#sharpnessisnoteverything
Extra! Extra! Read all about it, the vintage watch in a miracle cure...
I had two possible subjects for "Vintage", a brass thread counting glass that my mom (magrit k.) got during her dressmaker apprenticeship, and an automatic wristwatch that had belonged to my father. The plan was to combine these two items. I placed the thread counter's magnifying glass over the date, and while I was checking out different positions of thread counter, watch, and camera, all of a sudden the seconds hand appeared on my camera's display. Now you might think that this is nothing special, the seconds hand of a watch does move, doesn't it? Well, this one didn't. For the past 15 or so years, it didn't move an inch. I've been wearing this watch nonstop for many years after my father died, and I had it repaired several times, but at one point it stopped working, and the watchmaker told me that the movement was finally beyond repair. And now the seconds hand started moving out of nowhere. You can tell that I was surprised. Even shocked a little when the watch started working again all of a sudden. Immediately, The Who's song "Miracle Cure" from Tommy popped up in my head, hence the title ;) So what I will do next is carry the watch to a watchmaker and have it cleaned and checked. I still can't believe it ;)
Technically, this is one single shot. I had focused on the dial, through the thread counter's magnifying glass, which explains the distortion of the dial. The main focus is, of course, on the magnificent seconds hand ;) The frame around the dial is the brass thread counter; the manufacturer was "Hostmann-Steinberg" which is the blurred lettering that you can see. Processed in DXO PL6, Lightroom, and a variety of Nik Collection filters.
Happy Macro Monday, Everyone!
... here it is what happens when I'm inattentive... very often... hahaha... so.... this is inattentive MEP's Art dressmaker...
but gravity helped me... hahah...
and everything fell on the floor...
what a mess.... but funny.. isn't it?.... :-)
P = m x g
is the formula of gravity
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.... is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. ~Faith Baldwin
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Agra (Inde) - Photo prise dans la même rue que la précédente. Une rue où les artisans tailleurs et couturiers travaillent devant leur maison.
Contrairement à ce que l'on pourrait croire, cet homme n'est pas dans un atelier 'intérieur. Comme le l'écrivais en substance plus haut, il est sur le trottoir. C'est probablement la couleur et une étrange lumière diffuse qui donnent cette ambiance particulière. Les goûts, c'est comme les couleurs, ça ne se discute pas.
Agra (India) - Photo taken in the same street as the previous one. A street where tailors and dressmakers work in front of their homes.
Contrary to what one might think, this man is not in an indoor workshop. As I wrote in substance above, he is on the sidewalk. It is probably the color associated with a strange light that gives this particular atmosphere.
memories of those tiny sharp piercing pins....
Pix'd @ maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Pine%20Lake/195/78/32
Tralalas Diner @ Pine Lake - Post-apocalyptic living
Stuff:
7 - Hanging Bulb -Triple
RO - Spook Show - Fancy Nancy Mannequin
[MF] Old rusty broken mannequin 1
{vespertine} Empty Beauty / 9 RARE
RO - Dress Form - No Materials
junk. half man(nequin).
Distressed Mannequin Torso - Urban Spirit
[ht:home] dressmaker's mannequin - vintage
[ht:home] dressmaker's mannequin - vintage covered
..::THOR::..Old's Cool "L" table RARE
{vespertine} -shelves for store.
{vespertine} -long shelf
::no13:: 14accounts book
=Z=Kiosk Birdcage (Khaki)
*bbqq*-In Autumn Building
I already have Candy Apple Hello Kitty; Little Red Riding Hood; Aria pink dress; Kate Spade fashion; 1940s Barbie red suit jacket/skirt with fur stole; Silkstone Waitress; High Stepping; Morning Frost Robe; Pierre Thrill Seeker jacket; Peppy Preppy; pink Dressmaker Details suit/skirt; Pale Fire Jewelry; Darius and Dressmaker Details Today Boucle, so I'm no longer looking to buy them.
This is a quote by Harlan Miller.
Christmas Market at Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin Mitte
Centrally located at one of the most beautiful squares in Berlin, this Christmas Market offers quality Christmas decoration, food and entertainment.
Not only thanks to its location between Französischer Dom and Deutscher Dom is the Christmas market at Gendarmenmarkt one of the most atmospheric in the city. The market offers a large range of handmade goods crafted by artisans, Christmas foods, and entertainment.
In the market's large crafts tent, visitors can look wood carvers, belt makers, dressmakers, comb makers and other craftspeople over the shoulder. Not far away, talented graphic artists, photographers, stonemasons and painters display their works.
Culinary offerings at the Gendarmenmarkt Christmas market range from unusual snacks to gourmet menus and traditional Christmas delicacies. Jugglers, fire-eaters, choirs and classical, jazz or Gospel ensembles provide a varied entertainment programme on each market day. A part of the proceeds of the admission fee is given to charity.
This shot was taken with a Sony Alpha 6000 Camera and a Samyang 12 mm ultra-wide lens in December 2016. The picture of the moon was taken with a Canon SX-50 a few days before and inserted. In the original shot, the moon is not quite that big.
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The other day, my friend BKHagar *Kim* posted a beautiful photo of a wonderful half-doll that she has acquired who has a very Spanish feel. The photograph is entitled "Waiting for the Matador" and can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/bkhagar_gallery/55289897194/in/date... or in the first comment below. I remarked that I was sure I had the same Spanish beauty, and lo, so I do! I just hadn't posted my photograph of her! So here is my photograph of my Spanish beauty, which I dedicating to my dear Flickr friend and fellow Half-Doll devotee and club member, BKHagar *Kim*.
Last month, I received a new and beautifully hand painted half-doll made by the renowned German porcelain manufacturing company company Fasold and Stauch wearing a bolero hat, with red roses in her hair, earrings at her lobes and a striking black and pink frock. Luckily it was lovely and sunny around the time I received her, so I photographed her in the beautiful light.
I decided that my Spanish beauty needed some pieces from my vintage haberdashery collection in dramatic colours of red, black and gold. Thus she stands, surrounded by gold satin from France, beautiful vintage black floral lace from America and some old Victorian trim from England which featured little black jet beads woven throughout it. You will also notice a splendid red satin rose in the background, which matches the red roses in my Spanish beauty's hair. An antique gold tone and black painted butterfly brooch from early 1900s Spain features to the right of the photograph. In front of my Spanish beauty, a spool of white "Hercules" No. 18 Carpet Thread from the 1890s is nestled amongst the black lace. At the front of the photograph are scattered a selection of 1920s Art Deco red glass beads, all with gilding, whilst to the far right of the photograph is a sterling silver floral thimble made by Henry Griffith and Sons in 1897. There are several needle packets with gilded lettering in the background, including one made by Wells and Company which contains bodkins, which are thick, blunt needles used for threading elastic, ribbon, or cording through casings and eyelets.
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, I suspect that my romatic Spanish beauty would have been made for a lady’s boudoir and was most likely the topper for a jewellery box or powder bowl, or a powder puff or brush. She has been beautifully hand painted, as Fasold and Stauch were well known for.
Fasold and Stauch was a renowned German porcelain manufacturing company that operated from the early 1900s until 1972. Based in Bock-Wallendorf, in the historic Thuringia region of Germany, their work is highly celebrated by antique collectors today for their exceptionally detailed porcelain figurines, half-dolls, and Art Deco decorative items. The factory was established in the Thuringian Highlands on purpose, as it is an area with a high abundance of clay, wood, and water resources. The area is famous for its dense concentration of legendary ceramic and porcelain makers, including Goebel, Heubach, and Wallendorf. Fasold and Stauch officially began production at the turn of the Twentieth Century. Following the Second World War, the factory fell into the Soviet-occupied zone of East Germany (the German Democratic Republic, or GDR). Despite nationalisation and structural changes under the communist regime, production continued mid-century, with the factory eventually closing or being absorbed into a larger state-run combine around 1972.
"Hercules" No. 18 Carpet Thread was manufactured by John Dewhurst and Sons (based in Skipton, Yorkshire). John Dewhurst and Sons used the distinct "Crest and Motto" logo featured on this label. The central design includes a Maltese cross emerging from a crown flanked by wings, above a banner displaying their corporate motto: "Progress, Uniformity, Excellence." This specific line was marketed as Hercules Carpet Thread, a heavy-duty, multi-ply cotton designed to withstand the high friction and tension required for sewing or repairing thick household carpets.
Wells and Company was a prominent British manufacturing firm active throughout the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth Centuries in Redditch, to take advantage of the region's specialised wire-drawing mills, highly skilled steel temperers, and advanced packaging lithographers. In the highly competitive Redditch market, manufacturers constantly rushed to register new designs to outdo their rivals. The "Grooveless Patent" featured on this packet was a design concept utilised by a few premium Redditch firms—most notably Henry Milward and Sons (one of the largest operations in the town)—to market needles that wouldn't catch or tear delicate fabrics. Wells and Company produced their own competing packets using this regional patent layout to appeal to professional dressmakers.
The floral thimble is sterling silver and was made by silversmiths Henry Griffith and Sons in Birmingham in 1897. Henry Griffith and Sons commenced in 1850, was continued as Henry Griffith & Sons (until 1898) and later as Henry Griffith & Sons Ltd. They were well known for their manufacture of silver thimbles, and later for their silver and gold jewellery. They closed their doors in 1982. Thimble making was part of the Griffith family heritage. The father of Henry Griffith was a thimble maker and was put in charge of the thimbles departments at the beginning of his son's activity. The Griffiths became one of the leading producers of silver thimbles and were one of the only silversmiths who marked some of their thimbles with 'Sterling Silver' instead of having them hallmarked.
Inspired by a song.
A house shaped dressmakers pin tin 2.5" wide x 2.25" high
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In Glasgow, Scotland, there is a charming & fascinating little museum called Tenement House that allows you to enter a time warp that allows you to experience life in a four room flat in the early 20th century. Home to a shorthand typist, Miss Agnes Toward and her dressmaker mother, it is perfectly preserved. Viewing the table set for tea, I felt like I was journeying back in time before an ignorant buffoon like Donald Trump could ever have been called our president. I long for the end of this nightmare that has descended on my country and pray for our national deliverance before too much damage is done.
My generation of radicals and breakers-down never found anything to take the place of the old virtues of work and courage and the old graces of courtesy and politeness."
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
"When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency." ~ Samuel Johnson
"I cannot imagine a truly beautiful world without courtesy being integral to its culture."
~ Hrishikesh Agnihotri
Dewhurst's have a wonderful range of bright colours in their range of sewing cottons like this reel of very vibrant pink, which has been blessed with the delightful name of "Frivolous Pink".
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. I happened to be at a garage sale of a former milliner and dressmaker last Sunday and came across this beautiful piece of oriental brocade. It seemed appropriate to use it as a backdrop to my Dewhurst's Sylko "Frivolous Pink" reel of cotton from my collection because it matched it so perfectly! The bobbin of Frivolous Pink 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
Project 365, 2022 Edition: Day 63/365
100s, 2022 Edition: 32/100
From the parlour palm, Chamaedorea elegans, in my office window. They're only the size of the heads of dressmaker's pins, but any sign of creativity from the houseplants is welcome especially in late winter. I've never seen these before.
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This lady makes beautiful dresses and curtains in the market in Urdaneta using a treadle operated Singer sewing machine
This is my trusty magnetic rod that I use for picking up dropped dressmaker pins. Its diameter is similar to a slim pen and about half the length. I've had it since my fashion industry days in the late 1960's. These days I'm not doing a lot of sewing, so it sits in a little metal machine accessories tin along with a couple of tiny screwdrivers, a little brush for fluffing dust from the sewing machine needle area, and a pair of tweezers that I used to use when threading my old over-locker. The little magnet still works well and gets used on the odd occasion - and creating this photo certainly was a most odd occasion for its use.
"Fashion fades, only style remains the same." - Coco Chanel (French fashion designer).
The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 19th of Jine is "fridge magnets" Unlike a lot of people, I don't have many magnets on my refrigerator, and those I do tend to be from trades and service providers I use. This magnet I only received recently as a gift from a dear friend who loves vintage haberdashery as I do. I am not going to use it for, and nor was it given to me to use as, a fridge magnet. It was given to me by my friend to use with my 1:12 miniatures collection as a poster on a wall. I hope you like my choice for this week’s theme, and that it makes you smile!
Created by British industrial chemist and journalist Walter Weldon Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal was the first ‘home weeklies’ magazine which supplied dressmaking patterns. Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal was first published in 1875 and continued until 1954 when it ceased publication.
I found this photo of my mother´s parents. The second from the left is my grandfather and third from the left my grandmother. The elegant lady in the background with the very fancy hat is my mother´s aunt. I remember that my mother really admired her. She was a splendid dressmaker with her own business with employés. Not so very common for a single lady those days. I think the photo is from about 1900-1905.
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During the Great Depression my mother’s parents did everything they could think of to keep their family fed and sheltered. Among other things Grandma became a dressmaker in their home and Grandpa made jewelry. My mother passed these earrings along to me before she died.
For the “Earrings” theme at Smile On Saturday.
And for the "Earrings" challenge at "Weekly Theme Challenge"
“Couples stood aside and stared at Tilly, draped in a striking green gown that was sculpted, crafted about her svelte frame. It curved with her hips, stretched over her breasts and clung to her thighs. And the material—georgette, two-and-six a yard from the sale stand at Pratts. The girls in their short frocks with pinched waists, their hair stiff in neat circles, opened their pink lips wide and tugged self-consciously at their frothy skirts.” – The Dressmaker (1996) written by Rosalie Ham.
The theme for “Smile on Saturday” for the 2nd of November is "needles or spines". Being a collector of vintage and antique haberdashery pieces, I have opted for the needles for this week's challenge. These needles, all of which are plated in gold, come from a deluxe antique needle case from the 1930s made of the most beautiful marone leather with hand tooled gold lettering identifying which types of needles they are. To show you just how small they are, I have photographed them against a sterling silver beehive thimble made by James Fenton & Company in 1904, and a spool of Rose brand buttonhole silk twist in a lovely shade of moss green. I decided to give the image a more vintage look by stripping out a bit of colour and adding a slight sepia tone. I hope you like my choice for this week's theme, and that it makes you smile!
Created for the Award Tree Challenge
~ ROTHKO-ESQUE January 2024 Challenge ~
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“It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera…
they are made with the eye, heart and head.”
[Henry Cartier Bresson]
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Excerpt from www.cambridge.ca/en/learn-about/resources/Old-Galt-Histor...:
Imperial Block (circa 1887) at 14-32 Water Street South: The Imperial Block is a Romanesque Revival style building erected on land that Absalom Shade used for his garden. The original occupants of the block were the Commercial bank, a grocery store, a tailoring store, a hairdresser, a tobacco dealer, a dentist, a dressmaker and a musical instrument store.