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#m3017 – HEXE NEEDLE THREADER (WEST GERMANY) - $15.00

THIS NEEDLE THREADER IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IN THE ORIGINAL BOX! IT’S A HEXE NEEDLE THREADER AND PER BOX: “MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY, GERMAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS”. VERY USEFUL ITEM!

#m2958 – HOMMER SEWING BASKET / BOX - $30.00

THIS IS A SUPER NEAT SEWING BOX MADE BY HOMMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY! IT’S A PRETTY MARBLEIZED BLUE COLOR AND HAS A CLEAR REMOVABLE TRAY. EXCELLENT CONDITION!

#m2907 – “TELEPHONE” SEWING CENTER SOLD

THIS IS ONE OF THE NICEST PIN CUSHION/SEWING CENTERS I’VE SEEN! STILL IN THE ORIGINAL BOX, IT’S SHAPED LIKE A “CANDLESTICK” TELEPHONE. IT MEASURES 6 ¼” TALL, HOLDS SCISSORS IN THE BACK, THIMBLE RESTS ON THE EARPIECE, TAPE MEASURE IS IN BOTTOM (AND IT WORKS!), AND PINS GO IN THE CENTER OF THE “DIAL”. THE LETTERS SPELL “PIN CUSHION”! THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF WEAR OR “USE” – IT HAS MINOR CRAZING – THAT’S IT! SUPER COLLECTIBLE SEWING ITEM!

#m2823 – VINTAGE LINEN TOWEL TO EMBROIDER - $10.00

#m2812 – PROGRESS #1529 VINTAGE BABY QUILT “SWEET DREAMS” - $150.00

THIS IS A VINTAGE QUILT KIT – TOP, BINDING, AND INSTRUCTIONS – TO COMPLETE A BEAUTIFUL BABY QUILT TITLED “SWEET DREAMS”. QUILT IS STAMPED CROSS-STITCH AND EMBROIDERY, CUT SIZE IS 42” X 60” WITH FINISHED SIZE 40” X 58”. THIS IS A “PROGRESS” QUILT, NO. 1529, AND LISTS THE THREAD REQUIREMENTS, BACKING, ETC. THAT ARE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE QUILT.

#m2804 -- COUNTED CROSS-STITCH “LOVE IS KIND” SAMPLER KIT (NIP) - $18.00

MADE BY J. & P. COATS, THIS IS A COUNTED CROSS-STITCH KIT TITLED "LOVE IS KIND". NEVER OPENED, KIT CONTAINS COTTON EMBROIDERY FLOSS, GOLD BEADS, 14 COUNT IVORY AIDA, THREAD HOLDER AND INSTRUCTIONS. IT HAS A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 1994.
 

#ch1121 – COUNTED CROSS-STITCH TREE SKIRT KIT (NIP) - $28.00

THIS LISTING HAS A COUNTED CROSS-STITCH KIT TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE SKIRT! 

KIT CONTAINS: CHARTED DESIGN, #14 AIDA, FLOSS ORGANIZER AND COTTON FLOSS, METALLIC THREAD, IRIDESCENT THREAD, NEEDLES, BEADS, CORDING, AND COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS. 

PACKAGE HAS NOT BEEN OPENED AND STILL HAS REMNANTS OF ORIGINAL $40+ PRICE TAG/STICKER!

#m2731 – "RING A ROUND O’ CROCHET” HEMSTITCHED CIRCLES - $10.00

MADE BY AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY, THESE ARE VINTAGE “RING A ROUND O’ CROCHET” HEMSTITCHED CIRCLES ALONG WITH AN INSTRUCTION/PATTERN PAMPHLET! THE MATERIAL MEASURES 11” X 12 ¼” AND THERE ARE 36 CIRCLES. THE PAMPHLET HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING THE CIRCLES FOR CROCHET AND THERE ARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR IRISH CROCHET DESIGN, MEDALLION DESIGN, “DAINTEE” DESIGN, SPIDER DESIGN, ETC. THE PAMPHLET SHOWS A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 1941. IF YOU CROCHET DOILIES, YOU’LL LOVE THESE WONDERFUL ITEMS FROM THE PAST!

#m2654 – HOMMER SEWING “BASKET” (RED) - $38.00

THIS IS A NEAT ITEM – A SEWING BASKET MADE BY HOMMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF NEWARK, N.J.! IT’S IN WONDERFUL CONDITION AND STILL HAS THE INSERT TRAY – SUPER COLLECTIBLE AND A USEFUL ITEM.

#m2633 – TWO SIMPLICITY, ONE BUTTERICK PATTERN, SIZE 16 - $38.00

THESE ARE NEAT RETRO PATTERNS! THE BUTTERICK PATTERN IS SIZE 16 (BUST 36), ONE SIMPLICITY PATTERN IS ALSO SIZE 16 AND THE OTHER IS SIZE 16 ½ (HALF-SIZE SLENDERETTE)! THEY HAVE BEEN USED/CUT BUT CAREFULLY HANDLED, FOLDED AND STORED IN ORIGINAL ENVELOPE.
 

#m2568 – TATTING SHUTTLE AND GERMANY THIMBLE - $15.00

I’VE GROUPED THESE TWO SEWING ITEMS INTO ONE LISTING -- THERE’S A NEAT TATTING SHUTTLE AND A THIMBLE! THE SHUTTLE IS GREEN PLASTIC AND WAS MADE BY “THE BOYE NEEDLE CO, CHICAGO”. IT’S IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME PLACES THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HOT NEEDLE – PROBABLY CHECKING TO SEE IF IT WAS BAKELITE (IT’S NOT). THE THIMBLE IS STAMPED “10, GERMANY”. NEAT ITEMS!

#m2167 – POODLE -- CLOTHES BRUSH, SEWING KIT (GERMANY) - $30.00

THIS IS A NEAT RETRO ITEM – A CLOTHES BRUSH WITH ZIPPERED COMPARTMENT THAT CONTAINS A MINI SEWING KIT, TWEEZERS, ETC! INSIDE IS STAMPED “MADE IN GERMANY FOR ROSENFELD”. THE TOP IS DECORATED WITH A POODLE AND FLOWERS. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION – THE POODLE IS DECORATED WITH WHITE SEED BEADS AND A FEW ARE MISSING – THAT’S IT!

#m2108 – KITCHEN THEME VINTAGE MATERIAL SOLD

I COULDN’T RESIST PURCHASING THIS COLORFUL MATERIAL WHEN I SAW IT AT AN ESTATE SALE! MEASURES 35 ½” WIDE, 69” LONG, AND IS WHITE WITH COLORFUL CROWING ROOSTERS, ROLLING PINS, KNIVES, FORKS, AND SPOONS, SHAKER SETS, ETC. IT WOULD MAKE LOVELY CHAIR COVERS FOR A BREAKFAST ROOM, A NEAT TABLECLOTH, OR ADORABLE CAFÉ STYLE CURTAINS!

#m2088 – INSTRUCTION BOOKLETS – DOILIES AND TABLECLOTHS - $18.00

NEAT “HOW-TO” BOOKS! THE DOILY BOOK IS DATED 1956 FROM AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY AND IS STAR DOILY BOOK NO. 128. THE TABLECLOTH BOOK HAS A 1947 COPYRIGHT DATE, FIRST EDITION BY CLARK’S J & P COATS. AND, AS A BONUS, THERE’S AN INSTRUCTION SHEET FOR “CROCHETED BABY DOLL SCATTER PINS” BY F. W. WOOLWORTH CO.

#m2039 – STAR POTHOLDERS (HOW TO) BOOK SOLD

THIS IS ANOTHER REALLY NEAT VINTAGE SEWING “HOW TO” BOOK! PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY, BOOK HAS INSTRUCTIONS FOR VARIOUS POTHOLDERS INCLUDING CAT, DOG, AND VEGETABLE SHAPES. GREAT!

#m2038 – NEEDLEWORK – “LEARN HOW” BOOK - $12.00

NEAT LEARN “HOW TO” BOOK! THIS ONE SHOWS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROCHET, KNITTING, TATTING, AND EMBROIDERY. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE ITEMS TO CREATE: CROCHETED COLLAR, CROCHETED LUNCHEON SET, CROCHETED CHANGE PURSE, AFGHAN, FILET TRAY CLOTH, MITTENS, ANKLETS, TATTED EDGING FOR HANKIES, COLLARS, ETC, MONOGRAMS. BOOK HAS COPYRIGHT DATE OF 1941 BY THE SPOOL COTTON COMPANY AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION!

#m1947 – HEXE NEEDLE THREADER (WEST GERMANY) - $15.00

STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX, THIS IS “THE AUTOMATIC NEEDLE THREADER” MADE BY HEXE OF WESTERN GERMANY! NEEDLE THREADER IS COMPLETE WITH USE INSTRUCTION SHEET AND APPEARS UNUSED. BOX IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION BUT HAS SUSTAINED SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY TAG/STICKER REMOVAL. NEAT AND USEFUL ITEM!

#m1914 – SEWING – FIGURAL PIN CUSHION - $10.00

NEAT LITTLE PINCUSHION THAT IS SIMILAR TO ONE SHOWN ON PAGE 20 OF “SEWING TOOLS AND TRINKETS” BY HELEN THOMPSON! THE ONE IN BOOK SHOWS A BIRD ON A WHALE’S TALE WHILE THIS ONE IS A CUTE BROWN OWL PERCHED ON A TURTLE’S HEAD. MADE OF GLASS AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ONE SIDE OF THE CUSHION IS SUN FADED, THERE IS A ¼” SMOOTH CHIP ON END, AND THE “BUMP” ON TURTLE’S NECK HAS A LINE THAT IS ALMOST LIKE A BREAK BUT IT DID NOT COME OFF AND IS NOT ALL LOOSE SO I SURMISE IT IS A PRODUCTION BLEMISH (PER REFERENCE BOOK, THIS IS BLOWN GLASS). REALLY CUTE AND COLLECTIBLE SEWING ITEM BUT IT’S NOT PERFECT AND IS PRICED ACCORDINGLY.

#m1890 – HOMMER SEWING “BASKET” (PINK) - $38.00

CUTE LITTLE PLASTIC SEWING BASKET MADE BY HOMMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY! ROUND IN SHAPE, LID IS CLEAR WITH IN-MOLD FLORAL PATTERN, BOTTOM IS PINK AND HAS IN-MOLD BASKET WEAVE PATTERN. CLEAR PLASTIC INTERIOR TRAY HAS FOAM RUBBER RING (FOR NEEDLE STORAGE) THAT SLIPS OVER THE THIMBLE HOLDER, TRAY HOLDS THREAD, ETC. AND LIFTS OUT FOR MORE STORAGE UNDERNEATH (WILL HOLD SMALL SCISSORS, ETC). THIS IS A SUPER RETRO ITEM AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION!

#m1814 – ALUMINUM WARE – PINK THREAD HOLDER WITH 31 SPOOLS - $48.00

ISN’T THIS AN INTERESTING ALUMINUM ITEM – A THREAD HOLDER! IT’S PINK COLOR ALUMINUM AND COMES WITH 31 WOODEN SPOOLS OF THREAD. SOME OF THE SPOOLS ARE FULL WHILE OTHERS HAVE ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF THREAD. SEVERAL ARE MARKED: “ATINSIL, NONE BETTER, MERCERIZED COTTON”. THERE ARE ALSO: CLARKS, COATS & CLARKS, J & P COATS, LILY, STAR, AND MECCA. COLLECTIBLE AND USEFUL ITEM!

#ch771 – THOMAS KINKADE CHRISTMAS STOCKING KIT - $10.00 each

I HAVE 3 OF THESE KINKADE STOCKING KITS! THEY’RE THE “SUNDAY EVENING SLEIGH RIDE” STOCKINGS AND PACKAGES HAVE NOT BEEN OPENED.

#m1618 - ENESCO – BETSY ROSS SEWING LADY - $70.00

NEAT ITEM – ENESCO’S BETSY ROSS PIN CUSHION/TAPE MEASURE FROM THE KITCHEN INDEPENDENCE LINE! MEASURES 4 ¾” TALL AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION – SHE HAS A TEENY DING (FLECK) ON THE BACK OF HER CHAIR AND THE TAPE MEASURE HAS SPRUNG. IT COULD PROBABLY BE REPLACED WITH A SMALL ROUND TAPE MEASURE BECAUSE IT JUST SETS INSIDE THE FIGURINE – NOT ATTACHED BUT HELD IN PLACE WITH A COUPLE SMALL PIECES OF NEWSPAPER (ORIGINAL TO ITEM). PINCUSHION IS SAWDUST FILLED. SUPER ITEM, VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND!