My son in Singapore kindly went to China Town to pick up these shiny threads, and then posted them over to me, they are very similar to the Lizbeth ones, but feel slightly softer.
On my usual charity shop rounds I found two Aero England post shuttles that just had to come home with me. They look to have been well used and I would have loved to know who originally owned them, but that is information lost in the mists of time. There is rather a gap on the tips of one of them, but they will just go into my collection and have a long and happy retirement.
On my usual charity shop rounds I found two Aero England post shuttles that just had to come home with me. They look to have been well used and I would have loved to know who originally owned them, but that is information lost in the mists of time. There is rather a gap on the tips of one of them, but they will just go into my collection and have a long and happy retirement.
Aren't you lucky looks like tons of fun and a great son😃
ReplyDeleteYes truly blessed!
DeleteOoohh. Shiny pretty thread. I'm like a magpie or a niffler (Harry Potter reference) when I see the pretty shiny threads. Do you know what you're going to make with them?
ReplyDeleteThinking at the moment of making Christmas decorations, but not ruling out trims or necklaces - who knows where the shiny threads will take me!
DeleteCan't decide what I like more, those threads or those shuttles. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBernice for me it is the threads!
DeleteYour son has been well- trained in thread shopping! What an exciting parcel it must have been, and I hope he will pass on his procuring expertise to your grandson.....
ReplyDeleteMaureen he had a very precise shopping list, together with the bag where they could be purchased etc. I spotted these threads on my last visit but only bought one in case they were awful and did not lend themselves to tatting. So after I tested it asked him to get me all the other colour-ways they had. I am sure he will pass the same shopping expertise to his grandson!
DeleteVery interesting threads.
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