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Charity Vintage: Cantilever sewing box

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vintage cantilever sewing box for sale by & in support of Isabel Hospice
(ends 26 Nov, 2014 20:13:12 GMT)

This vintage wooden cantilever sewing box (with a collection of threads and other haberdashery bits) is being sold by & in support of one of the charities we feature quite a lot here, Isabel Hospice*.

We’ve had quite a few of these pass through our shop over the years. Sewing has had something of a major renaissance in the past few years. Lots of talented people are even making an indie career out of it, selling on sites such as  Etsy, Folksy and Dawanda.

*Isabel Hospice is a charity needing to raise nearly £4 million per annum to provide their free services to the people of eastern Hertfordshire. Their ethos is that they treat the whole person, not simply the illness. They offer a complete hospice service through their team of Community Nurse Specialists, a 16-bed, in-patient hospice, a day hospice, outreach day hospices, hospice at home and a family support and bereavement service.




Oh Sew Good!

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Perivale Sewing box with reels of thread

We bought this lovely vintage shop counter stock display box at auction recently.

detail of Perivale Sewing Silks signage

The blonde wood is a good colour with gorgeous Perivale Sewing Silks advertising to all sides.

Perivale Sewing box

The condition is just how we like it – signs of use from its former life, but not tatty.

side view of Perivale Sewing Silks box

It dates from the 1950s and doesn’t require much imagination to re-purpose in the modern home.

Perivale Sewing Silks box with drawer removed

It’s a tidy crafter’s dream really, with lots of storage compartments for reels, buttons, thimbles, pins and so on.

detail of Perivale Sewing Silks box showing numbered compartments

It provides that perfect vintage touch to a work space – and it’s one of those pieces that gives a little thrill of pleasure every time you use it!

Charity Vintage: wooden sewing box

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vintage wooden sewing box being sold by & on behalf of British Heart Foundation(ends 19 Mar, 2014 20:24:16 GMT)

Have you been watching the new series of The Great British Sewing Bee? I’m not the greatest of seamstresses, but I’ve been watching avidly!

Since the programme first aired, we’ve noticed a rise in the number of vintage sewing & haberdashery (one of my favourite words!) products we’ve been selling in our shop. One of the most popular items have been vintage wooden sewing boxes. Especially examples like this one currently being sold by & on behalf of British Heart Foundation*.

It’s made of beech or pine with five different cantilevered compartments to store all manner of scissors, pins, threads, bias binding, ric rac (another of my favourite words!) etc.

*British Heart Foundation is the nation’s heart charity. They help save lives with information, patient care and pioneering research. With your support, they’re beating heart disease for good.



Vintage sewing boxes

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vintage wooden sewing box with reels of thread

We bought this gorgeous little sewing/work box last week.

open vintage wooden sewing box with reels of thread

We often come across this type of concertina box at markets & auctions, but this one had that little bit of extra quality. It dates from the 1950s and has a lovely, rich colour. It’s cute & compact, but there are lots of compartments for small tools, threads & pins. It has little splayed feet and there’s a nicely turned wooden handle and knobs to top & sides. A real sweetie!!

detail of vintage wooden sewing box with reels of thread

We must have had dozens of vintage sewing boxes in stock over the years and this one has to be one of our favourites. Here’s a little montage of some of the others.

montage of vintage sewing boxes sold by H is for Home