I know, I know, I'm just too good to you. Brace yourselves, dear readers, this is going to be so exciting.
Habadashery. Don't you just love it? Grandpappy had three of these 1950 needlebooks in the most wonderful nick. Between you and me, I doubt he's done a great deal of sewing in his time.
Aren't they gorgeous? The insides are pretty wundebar too, if you ask me. Take a look:
Glorious. As is this folksy ribbon:
Grandpappy can't remember where the ribbon came from. Probably Greece or Italy we think.
I love these bird scissors. Heavily tarnished but still so pretty:
The other tupperware box contained.....keep calm, dear readers, I know what you're like when confronted by..........a whole load of.........BUTTONS:
Look at this one. It's nearly as big as my hand:
I love these flowery ones:
OK, that's enough excitement for one post. I'll just show you the tapestry deers and flowers made by Gladys, grandpappy's mum. Not only was she a genius at quilt making and painting (see post here), she was obviously a dab hand at tapestry too:
One last thing. Little Miss J and P took a secret pic of this bar of unopened bar of Knight's Castile soap in grandpappy's cupboard. She couldn't quite get over the half pence.
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| Half pences were taken out of circulation in 1984 |
Do you have anything lurking in your house that's way past it's best? Don't be shy, do tell........
TTFN. xx
Ha! ha! So like my grandparents house - amazing whats squirrelled away. My late grandad was a real hoarder so stuff with 1/2p prices on them was found by the tonne when he died. Must be age thing??
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Fab tapestries too :)
Have a great weekend xx
This is just too adorable. The sewing kits are beautiful, almost too nice to use. Those buttons are so cute too. I'm not surprised you were excited. Finding random old things from the past is the best. Especially with the old price tags still on x
ReplyDeleteI vaguely remember things being 1/2p - gummy bears I think. Anyway - I love those needle books and in face I have the exact same one from my Nana's collection! Wonderful stuff as ever - it's even better that some of it was handmade by family members! x
ReplyDeleteAh such treasures! They don't make them like that anymore! :)
ReplyDeleteAhh, I wish I had treasures like this in my house, but sadly not. :/ I love the needle books though, I'd love to be a Sewing Susan!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous - can I come to his house for a rake too?
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Wonderful needle books. I remember half pences I use to put them in a jam jar!
ReplyDeleteJulie xxxxxxxxx
this post is just like having the best dream ever
ReplyDeletea box of vintage haberdashery......old buttons.....
love it!
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i love the ribbon. i am lucky enough to have the sewing cases that i found at a charity shop. and as for the embroidery = gorgeous! x
ReplyDeleteWonderful, wonderful! I'm hyperventilating! Have a lovely weekend! Ada :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gawd, I love those little sewing kits! And the flower tapestry is most lovely indeed and would look fandabedozee gracing a wall in my house! Plenty of buttons to rummage through there, mrs! Hours of fun...
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Ooh - I do like a good drawer rummage!
ReplyDeleteGreat finds. I'm going to have to turf out the drawers and cupboards - I hope I've not got anything festering anywhere!
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Only me xxx
ReplyDeleteLove your photos - I remember having a needle book similar to the one you have illustrating a basket of flowers - it was in a sewing box I had one birthday.
ReplyDeleteAh, happy memories!!
Helenxx
Oh my goodness I remember sewing Susan.
ReplyDeleteThose dear little needle books are lovely and very special Loo. I'm so glad you shared them. More snooping at grandpappy's house for you methinks - and please don't forget to show us what you find x
ReplyDeleteSadly I remember very well going Decimal in the 70s and then those tiny 1/2p coins which were such a pain, but what an outcry when they ditched them! I love haberdashery, can't resist buying sewing itesm at the boot sales even though I don't need any more.
ReplyDeleteThe little books are gorgeous, and the tapestries are sabsolutely beautiful - must have taken so long to complete. Lovely.x
ReplyDeleteWow that bar of soap did make me smile!
ReplyDeleteLove the deer tapestry, so sweet.
Having palpitations at those buttons!
Lisa x
Well, soap doesn't go off, does it?! There are probably a few tins and tubs of spices which are long past their sell-by lurking in my cupboards of doom...
ReplyDeleteLove what you found during your drawer rummaging mission. Those sewing kits are just so pretty, and the ribbon, scissors and buttons are beautiful. xxxx
OMG! dont u just love finding treasures..I love all of those 1950 needlebooks, they're absolutely awesome! i've never seen a huge button before! i agree that your granpappy's mom's a genius! i'm drooling over her tapestry works! i wish i can snoop around hubby's parent's attic or old stuf hahaha
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Amazing what you find when you have a good rummage! Love the needle books. and as for those buttons - perfect!
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Those are all lovely. I have a ton of my gran's sewing stuff, but none of it is half as pretty as that.
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I have some scissors just like those from my grandmother's sewing box!! Snap!!
ReplyDeleteSarahx
Oh my I almost had a heartie tack......these are such treasures, enjoy!
ReplyDeleteeeh, i remember the days when you could catch the bus to school with four 1/2 p's! I especially love the scissors, and the folk art ribbon would have given me palpitations had i found it.
ReplyDeleteI wish I had relies who would hand over such brilliant 'stuff'. Instead I haunt auctions and second hand shops trying to buy some family history. (So pathetic!) Ha ha.
ReplyDeleteGreat minds and all that! We've both been rummaging through the past this week! That braid absolutely rocks, you must tart something up with it, it's gorgeous! Love the massive buttons and the tapestries, too.
ReplyDeleteThere's still spices in my parents' kitchen with the pre-decimal price tags! xxx
I love the old needle books. I have the Sewing Susan one, but it isn't in as good of condition as that one. The basket of roses needle book is very pretty :)
ReplyDeleteReally good finds! Thanks for sharing x
Have a lovely weekend...
Magie x
BUTTONS! Oh my goodness, you must have gone all giddy when you were hunting through that lovely lot.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have palpitations whenever I come across a tub or tin of buttons. The excitement is just too much. Lovely little needle books too. M x
ReplyDeleteI inherited my nan's sewing box, it's a real treasure chest, I love it... it also had one of those old needle holders in it with the pretty foil and I found a half penny when I was doing some DIY last week, I'd forgotten how dinky and thin they were!
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