VINTAGE TUFTED SEWING BASKET ~ TOOLS ~ NOTIONS `~ MORE

VINTAGE SEWING BASKET ~ TOOLS ~ NOTIONS

UP FOR AUCTION IS A GREAT OLD SEWING BASKET. THE BASKET IS RECTANGULAR, AND MEASURES 11" WIDE x 7" DEEP AND 6" TALL. THE BASKET HAS A WOODEN BOTTOM STAMPED MADE IN JAPAN.THE BASKET IS CONSTRUCTED OF A WOODEN FRAME COVERED IN WOODEN STRIPS, AND A TWISTED NATURAL FIBER, LOOKS LIKE SMALL TWISTED ROPE.THE ARCHED SHAPED HANDLE IS ALSO WRAPPED IN A NATURAL FIBER. THE COVERING HAS SOME LITE FADING, THERE WERE SOME STAINED FIBERS BUT MOST HAVE LOST THERE COLORING. THE OUTSIDE EDGES OF THE BASKET WERE PIPED IN A STAINED RED WOODEN STRI, A LITTLE OVER HALF OF THE PIPING IS MISSING, STILL DISPLAYS GREAT. THE BOX HAS WOODEN LOOPS THAT FORM THE CLOSURE CLASP.

THE INSIDE OF THE BASKET IS LINED IN RED SATIN. THE TOP BEING TUFTED WITH BANDS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ATTACHED TO HOLD SEWING TOOLS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THE TUFTING BUTTONS THAT HAVE THE FABRIC LOOSE. THE BOTTOM OF THE BASKET HAS A RED SATIN LINING, HAS A COUPLE OF TINY HOLES IN THE FABRIC BUT NOTHING TO NOTICEABLE. THE EDGES OF THE LINING ARE COVERED WITH A RED DECORATIVE GIMP. THE TOP HAS A RED EMERY STRAWBERRY PINNED TO THE MIDDLE STRIP.

CONTENTS OF BASKET

ALL TOOLS IN THE BASKET ARE IN GREAT VINTAGE CONDITION. 1 WOODEN DARNING EGG, 1 CELLULOID TATTING SHUTTLE, 1 BONE STILETTO, 1 CARVED BONE CROCHET HOOK, 1 PRIMITIVE BONE CARVED THREAD WINDER, 1 SIZE 11 BRASS GERMAN THIMBLE, 3 MOTHER OF PEARL SWIRL DESIGN BUTTONS, 1 WOODEN EMBROIDERY HOOP, 1 PACK OF VOGART TRANSFERS FOR CUTWORK SHEET & PILLOWCASES, 2 VINTAGE PACKS OF HAND SEWING NEEDLES, 1 CARD WITH 12 RED BUTTONS, 2 CARDS OF EMBROIDERED RIBBON, 1 HAS 2 YARDS AND THE OTHER HAS 2-3/4 YARDS, 4 OLD WOODEN SPOOL OF COATS & CLARK THREAD, 4- 10 YARD SPOORLS OF COATS & CLARK SILK TWIST THREAD, 1 SILVER-TONE NEEDLE THREADER, YELLOW FABRIC TAPE MEASURE,1 CARD OF COTTON LACE, 1 CARD OF FRENCH VAL LACE, 1 CARD WITH TWO COLORS OF BABY RIC-RAC, 1 NEEDLE CASE MADE TO LOOK LIKE A RED BONNET, 1 LACE SAMPLE CARD FOR ORDERING FRENCH LACE, 2 VINTAGE PIECES OF HAND-MADE TATTING WHITE AND BLUE. AND 1 LINEN STAMPED SAMPLER "IN HEAVEN A NOBLE DEED WAS DONE WHEN GOD GAVE MAN A MOTHER", HAS A BASKET WITH ROSES. TO BE STITCHED. AND LAST A PAIR OF VINTAGE SCISSORS JUST FOR DISPLAY, NOT SHARP. GREAT COLLECTION OF VINTAGE SEWING COLLECTABLES AND A GREAT VINTAGE BASKET, ALL DISPLAY SUPER NICE..

BUYER PAYS 12.00 SHIPPING AND HANDLING. I ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL

I SHIP TO THE U.S. ONLY, EXCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII.

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