Every once in a while something like this finds me. About a month or so ago Jim asked me if I wanted some boxes of sewing items that were looking for a new home, or soon to be thrown out, that were from a woman who had recently passed away.
All told, four boxes showed up. I spent a good portion of the month sorting through the fabrics, what nots and notions.
I love looking at all the old things and wondering just what some of these things are…like this yellow tool. I really haven’t the slightest idea what it would be used for.
There was a dental pick among all of these things so perhaps it has something to do with teeth?
Then there was all the piping and lace trims, packages and packages. Certainly there was a time when we sewed with these.
And lots of buttons, needles, snaps and fasteners. I just love looking at these old packages. The products have not changed at all, just the prices. Some of these say .29cents!
And then there’s the thread. Lots and lots of thread! Wooden spools, plastic spools, 10 cent spools, just lots and lots of thread.
And fabric…
And stitchery kits…
And knitting projects…
And latch hook kits…
I salvaged what I wanted and the rest went off to the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army here in town has a sewing and craft section and I know these will go to a good cause. What about you, have you ever been gifted the mysterious box of sewing items?
And what about your sewing items today. Do you ever think what is going to happen to them once you are gone?
Some things to think about I guess…
~Cathy
Sewing.for.Life! 
I randomly receive items passed down from my mother/grandmother … It’s fun to see what treasures I may unearth. I recently did a post on a recent “drop off”.
http://yellowmae.wordpress.com/2012/10/05/adventures-in-sewing-leftovers/
As far as what will happen to it all eventually … Well, I have all boys. Perhaps one day when they are grown I will have a granddaughter I can pass the torch too 😉
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Hi Mae!
That post you did was really sweet! You certainly are in line to receive A LOT however I guess I am at fault once because about 15 years ago I did a clean out of patterns my mom had from when I was growing up. I think I tossed out 100 patterns or so. I had no idea how much people would have wanted them! Oh well.
Thank you for sharing!
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That yellow thing MAY be for burnishing letters off of the papers they came on, I know in art school we would have to buy sheets of letters that we would transfer to paper by rubbing them off- the brand was ChartPak, but maybe Speed-o- Print was another brand?
Your boxes are like a forward deja vu- that is what my kids will be faced with as besides my stuff, I have both grandmother’s and some great grandmother stuff still around.
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Oh! I didn’t even think of a burnishing tool! You very might be right. Thank you Judith! BTW, I just love your paintings!
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Thanks for looking!
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