My Vintage Stitchery || Gathering Supplies
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Following along with the Dictionary of Stitches on @createandcraftwithchristine , my plan is to create a little book full of stitch samples, using only beautiful vintage supplies - including that tangled mess of threads I started working on during last week's live stream (all sorted now!)
Here's Christine's wonderful Dictionary of Stitches playlist -
• Stitch along: Fabric d...
Here's the video where I opened the vintage box of threads -
• A peek into the life o...
Here's the video where I delved into the history of the original owner of the threads -
• A peek into the life o...
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Wow, you have the patience of a Saint!! Your patience was rewarded with all these vintage goodies.❤❤
hehe I have a weird mind that finds this kind of thing relaxing :)
Lovely to see a little more of Miss Streathams treasures, thank you for sharing xx ❤
Ah you'll be seeing a lot more of these very soon Mandy, thanks for watching xo
Wonderful treasures! I'm so happy you got them rather than the garbage man. I would have saved every bit, too. You are a treasure!
Indeed I will... I am grateful to have a piece of it. I do treasure it... thankyou for your lovely reply....😊😊❤❤
Bless your heart for sorting out all these beautiful threads . So many would have binned them . I’m sure you will enjoy using them
Thank you Nicola - it was such a joy just untangling them, I can't wait to start stitching with them. I still have the baler twine you sent me too, I've not forgotten, it's nearly at the top of the list now! I have some recycled plastic strapping to make the base of some baskets I plan to make with the twine instead of willow - watch this space! :)
I love your videos so much Annie ☺☺☺
Thank you Chantelle! :)
Hello Annie. Those threads really were in a right 'fankle'! A good Scottish word for a tangle xx
heheh love that word - it could only be Scottish or Westcountry I reckon, although we have some peculiar words here in Norfolk too! So I wonder if I spent three nights "defankling" then?! :)
The little tags are wonderful! Please do make a digital scan of them so they could be printed on paper or on fabric. I personally would love to use such fabric to make needle books! Lovely things lovingly preserved. And you are not “weird” to save them - they are historical ephemera!!! Please do consider selling a digital download of the scan. I would love to buy one!! 💜
Thanks Catherine, that's a great idea to do a digital scan - I've been given a few other ideas for what to do with them as well, so I'm going to see if I can manage to scan without actually sticking them down. It would be perfect for needle books wouldn't it, what a wonderful idea! :)
Fabulous, thanks for sharing this. You really did find a unique treasure, I love your idea of printing the labels onto fabric they would look fantastic. Perhaps you could create something with the threads and send it to Miss Cheethams' family. I'm sure they would be delighted. Happy stitching.
So excited to watch this but must go to bed now so it’s first up for me to watch in the morning - might commandeer the big tv if I can! 🤗
Ah Christine I'm so excited to get stuck in to your stitchalong, I've been itching to get stitching on this for ages - hope you've had a good sleep, it will be your early morning as I'm typing this :)
Hallooooo, darling! Those threads were well tangled and I totally get how satisfying it must be to get them sorted. You've made enormous progress since the stream! My hands are twitching with the longing to hold them and feel how soft...sigh. Such delicious colours, Annie. I badly wish I could sew/embroider. You really lucked out with this amazing purchase, didn't you? I can think of no one else who'd love these bits and bobs the way you will and I'm greatly looking forward to seeing you use them in coming creations. I also love that you saved every little thing and I'd have done the exact same! ADORE the colour palette as well - simply beautiful! Much Love and Bless, dear friend xoxoxo
It was HUGELY satisfying LIndsey and I wish you could feel them too. When I first bought the box, I felt a bit guilty about the spend, but it's given me so much joy already, it was worth every penny. Since I filmed this, I've put a bid on a collection of empty wooden cotton reels in an old sweetie tin on eBay, turns out the lady lives nearish to me so if my bid wins I may be able to pick them up and save the postage. I also found some teeny new but wooden bobbins on Amazon. And I've been given a few great ideas for using the little labels too. Cannot wait to get stuck in now :)
I'm so pleased that you no longer feel guilty about buying the box of Miss Cheatham's treasures. You deserve it, darling. It has given all of us vicarious joy, too and it is so well-loved in it's new home. Can't imagine Miss C would have wanted anything less. Aren't sweetie tins the best?? I hope your bid wins. Love that you're finding inspiration and ideas for the most wee of items. @@artyfartyannie
What a yummy collection of threads and peachy perfect fabrics 🧡
Thanks Sally, my stitchy dictionary can't help but be pretty with all this vintage goodness can it?! :)
@@artyfartyannie I’m looking forward to watching you put it all together 🌼
Gorgeous threads❤
They are even more gorgeous in person Karen! :)
How satisfying and what an amazing assortment of wonderful colourful threads you have Annie. I love that you are going to use every single little thing and I think your ideas to use and preserve everything are perfect. I’m sure Miss Cheatham would be delighted to know her threads are still being loved and used. x💐
I completely agree with you, Jen. Miss Cheatham is smiling down at our Annie!
Oh yes indeed it was SO satisfying Jen, and I'm going to love stitching with them. Yes I think Miss Cheatham would approve, waste not, want not! :)
Annie, I love your plan for stitching with the beautiful vintage threads, and incorporating the other lovely finds into your project! I love hand embroidery! One thing you might try, to use the delicate butterfly design, is to trace it onto tissue paper. You can then pin that onto your background fabric, and embroider over the lines. After it is finished, the tissue paper can be gently pulled away and any lingering bits removed with tweezers. Or, if you have a light box, you might trace the design directly onto your background fabric with a wash-away marker for needlework. Not vintage, but extremely useful! Have fun with your dictionary!
Thank you Lynn, I'm glad you like the plan, let's hope I can put it into action now! Thank you so much for that idea, I do have a light box and never thought of using it for embroidery designs, brilliant, I'll definitely try that :)
Gosh you got loads of usable thread out of the nest of gorgeousness. Those tags maybe photo shop them into a design then you could use the sticky paper through a printer place on fabric use the threads embroidery style. Gosh hope this makes sense. Tori used the paper sticky stuff just recently you place in water and the paper disappears leaving your stitches behind. Since you have the dye lots could be very pretty but I guess loads of work still think this could be very effective though. Aww I’m very excited to see you start using these threads. Love the colour way for fabric so pretty kind of apricot very pretty. The box is wonderful wonder if you can make it usable for your cottons on those cardboard holders rather than plastic. I think on call the housewife’s the lady in the shop has pulled a box out like this a few times but maybe I’m wrong. Have fun and can’t wait for the next update on this wonderful project. Also congratulations on tackling the nest of gorgeousness and saving those wonderful threads. Aww can see beads and a fancy necklace out of the left overs.
Oooh yes, took me a minute to work out what you meant, but yes! that would look amazing wouldn't it? I think you're right, the box would be a great place to store my threads, I've already found some teeny wooden bobbins I can use so I don't have to spoil the whole thing with plastic. I'm fascinated to see if I can spot a similar box in the haberdashers in Call the Midwife. I@m going to be watching out in any period drama haberdashers now - mind you the background sets in those things always fascinate me, would have loved to do that for a living :)
Sorry, off topic but I had to actually rewind it as I thought I’d misheard you say you were 63! I want whatever you’re on please as I had you down for 15yrs younger!! Those threads are gorgeous, worth all those late nights I reckon. I look forward to seeing your projects with them 😊x ps the wood pulp is probably what we know as viscose/rayon today.
hehe thank you very much, that's so kind of you to say - good to read this as I feel every one of my 63 years today :D Yes you're absolutely right about the viscose/rayon I reckon, I had to look it up when I read this - these threads must have been forerunners to rayon even though they weren't called that, as they were made with wood pulp as an alternative to silk. I've just been reading that sadly, although viscose/rayon used to be seen as a kinder, more sustainable alternative to silk, it's become an environmental problem these days. Still, all the re-using, upcycling and repurposing that we slow-stitchers do is definitely environmentally-sound as well as very satisfying! :)
So lovely to see the beautiful box of vintage silks again, and I'm glad you're going to be using them for a dictionary of stitches, that seems very appropriate. That tangle of threads looks like the extra gift that just keeps giving, but I'm sure you'll find a purpose for everything. Hope you find many hours of pleasure in these beautiful threads.
Thank you Linda, I definitely will - just the untangling process has already brought me much joy! :)
What a yummy pile of orts! And it still looks like a lot. Some of those silks look like they would work with your teacup color inspiration stitching. I wonder if the wood pulp threads are what we refer to now as rayon or viscose. What a gorgeous palette you've created for your vintage stitchery project.
Yes indeed Sue, the most delicious orts EVER! And yes, they would work with my CIJ moodboard too wouldn't they? It did occur to me that those threads would have represented quite an investment for Miss Cheetham, I mean real silk embroidery thread is pretty expensive these days, probably would have seemed even more pricey then. Wish the company still existed, I'd write and congratulate them on how well the colours have lasted and how most of them at least are still usable after all these years. Yes you're right I looked it up, rayon/viscose is made from wood pulp so this thread was at least a forerunner to rayon as an alternative to silk. Another interesting titbit I've learned on this little vintage adventure :)
I love your enthusiasm 😊
Thank you Rosemary - oh yes I have an abundance of enthusiasm for all my arts and crafts, just wish I had an abundance of hours in the day to do them all! :)
The plate you have there, my nanna had the whole set of that.... my uncle stole it even though it was left to me when she passed. I found a cup in a thrift shop a few years ago, i became so emotional when i i found the cup.... as i have when ive just realized your plate is the same.... beautiful memories of that set.❤
Oh that's so sad Claire, I would be devastated. It's the Flora Dora set isn't it? My Granny treasured her collection, I can still remember it displayed in her dresser and coming out for special occasions, and now I treasure it myself. maybe yours will stil come to you in due course, I can't believe your uncle could do that to you, but then people have surprised me so many times over the years - sometimes in good ways, sometimes not. Enjoy your cup and remember your Nanna when you use it xo
Yes it is "flora dora" by boothes royal douton...😊
What a lovely stash of vintage goodies. I was thinking that perhaps you could hake a little drawstring bag from vintage organza and pop the tiny labels in there, that way you could take them out if you desire to go through them again. If you don’t have vintage organza, I do, and a few different colour A4 size pieces would easily go in a card. Let me know.
That is such a lovely idea Kathy - now I'm thinking I'll try and scan them without sticking them down, so I can print them on to fabric or whatever but still keep them in a little bag. Sue also gave me the idea of stringing some of them like little buntings across one of the pages and there have been a couple of other ideas as well I'd love to try. So first thing is to see if I can get them to sit still while I scan them, or get a really good photo ... wish me luck! Yes please to a piece of vintage organza if you're sure you don't mind sending it, you're in Australia aren't you? If not, I'm sure I could maybe use some of that really fine cotton I showed maybe, or some lace or something. I'll have a rummage :)
@@artyfartyannie yep, I’m in Oz. No problem though, the organza weighs nothing and a card up to 5mm thick is less than $4 to post. I’ll get it off next week asap.
Love your goodies!
I share your delight and have several boxes like this as I kind of like them as they are but less useful . I’m torn between tidying and not!
We're not alone in our enjoyment of these vintage treasures are we? I used to just keep things to look at and enjoy just for the sake of it, but I have to say these days I tend to think that if I can make good use of vintage materials like fabrics, threads, buttons, books and so on, it's better to enjoy them. I guess f it was something really valuable or in perfect condition, maybe I'd feel differently but I mostly pick up things that aren't valuable because they're a bit damaged, which only makes them more beautiful to me. I do try to preserve and use everything if I can, like the little labels - I just cannot bear to throw anything like that away :)
"Nothing alive'! LOL I would love to help also, but I'm in the States.
hehe - it was always a possibility! :)
Gorgeous threads I'm in the bin it camp I'm afraid I can't stand untangling
I don't actually bin tangled thread I use them in mixed media work x
the labels - wonder if they would stand up to the hand cream or konjakku treatment to make them more fabric-y pliable, sew them onto pieces a bit like neck labels in clothes ?
orrrr....set in thin layer of acrylic ( i know, plastic yuk) but would see both sides, could use as coasters, place mats, key fobs, ear rings??
thank you Tigg, I do have some konnyakku powder, so I could definitely try that really gently on a couple, it might make them a bit more durable as you say, so I could then stitch them onto fabric - someone else suggested making them into mini bunting which would be cute. I do have UV resin as well that I could set them in, but not sure I could bear to do it to them! :)