Two sewing boxes were donated to Connect café before it was closed due to the building being unsafe. We opened one of the in the café and had a lovely afternoon picking through the contents and reminiscing about mending tight and stockings, hand sewing and also about the shops that were in the area 40 or so years ago.
An idea sprang up from this, would this be an interesting thing to take to the local memory café to spark some conversation? I was volunteered to take this on as I have family ties to the area and also lived and worked there in the eighties.
I have taken the liberty of adding a few older items to the boxes, a Sketchleys sewing kit ( they had a shop in the town) some old sock kitting needles, french knitting doll and old threads from my own collection.
and inside them
and a few extras from my stash
there are paper bags to open, tins to explore and hopefully conversations to have about knitting and sewing.
We had a lovely time and I've been asked to go back in the New year. I may have some easy weaving projects tucked away that will be popular including a round loom that can be passed around the table for people to weave a row or two.
1 comment:
I was just fighting with my red circular packet of needles that looks just like that one in your photo. I either get none out or they all fall out.
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