Tools: Vintage Needle Cases
I love antique sewing accessories. I found this sterling silver needle case in an antique store amongst a jumble of threads that was once someone's sewing kit.
It is sterling silver and embossed with a couple standing facing a castle and a Van Gogh sky. It's so cool. When you press the small button on the front, it pops open, like a make-up compact. That's when all the needles fly out at you.
It's stamped with a patent from Jan. 12, 1904.
This needle case is hand painted porcelain from Limoge. It was a gift. The needles tend to fly out of this one as well. Flying needles, the price of beauty.
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How cool! Too bad they're not magnetic so the needles don't fly out. The things we take for granted .....
ReplyDeleteI love wooden spools and I buy them when I find them and keep a big bowl of them in my sewing room.
I love them, I like the idea of the needles fly out. The color of threads are so gorgeous, it is so privilege to collect these items.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing.
I also have a collection of wooden spools...maybe I'll show those off in another post! I always make too much quilt binding and the wooden spools are a pretty way to save the binding for the next project.
ReplyDeleteI need to say that I'm quite a bit jealous - so beautiful! I'll keep my eyes out for ones of these on the flea-markets! Thanks a lot for these inspiring pictures!
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