The sweetest sounds to mortals given
are heard in Mother, Home and Heaven.
William Goldsmith Brown
As I think I have told you all I bought, a while ago, some antique mill thread bobbins and shuttles, well I also bought some antique large spools which were all part and parcel.
I have been experimenting with them and I am using them for different things. I have designed a mothers day wall hanging and I will be using two of the antique spools for the top and bottom so that the top one can be used for hanging and the bottom, when attached, can be a kind of weight but also balance the wall hanging both in gravity and to the eye.
Having been a hunting and a gathering the other day in Salisbury around the charity shops, I came across some stunning vintage hand embroidered linen pieces. Which I have since washed and pressed and chopped to pieces! yes dear readers I have.
Lots of these linens in charity shops have age spots on them or indeed stubborn stains which will not lift. This then makes them not that lovely to adorn a table, so the other option is always up-cycle. Cut them about and use the vintage embroidery and also pieces of the plain linen ( that is stain free) for other bits of work to do actually stitch on yourself.I have been gathering really stunning antique carved mother of pearl buttons and ribbons. Also the only thing not vintage is some printed ribbon I bought with 'mothers love' printed on it through out. It is linen weave ribbon and will blend perfectly.
I thought I would line the back with maybe a piece of vintage quilt and then quilt through the front in places as well. I will possibly make some bias binding from vintage paisley to edge it at the side as the top and bottom will be rolled around the spool and stitched.
I am going to make one for my mum (its ok she does not have a computer, actually hates them so therefore does not read this blog - just collects every magazine I am published in!)
Also I will do another one for publication, this one my mum will see and then I will get a grin and she will say 'Sarah, you made one of those for me!' .....
I have had such fun hunting further a field in the charity shops. It is surprising the difference that a change of town makes, as to what can be found and up-cycled..
Well I have lots of hand stitching to do today to finish my mums wall hanging sampler so I will away to my basket of stitching and cosy down in my chair....
Have a wonderful day and Happy Stitching!
How clever you are and how lovely that looks. I am looking forward to seeing how it goes. Jane xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Jane ... xx
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