Embroider my World Burnished Beech - a photo on Flickriver

            When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions.  She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.

Those wonderful gifts are what has inspired me to create this series of "Embroider my World" images featuring my vintage bobbin collection.  In this case, the rich vintage grosgrain ribbons come from my own collection of antique ribbons.  Both are French and are wound around their original labeled spools: the one in the midground even has its original paper layered between every layer of ribbon on the spool.  Both spools are Edwardian.  I have accessorised them on a 1930s lace tablecloth with a Dewhurst's Sylko Beech reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954.  Shades of brown are not hues I am particularly enamoured with usually, however in this case I will make an exception. 

Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world.  Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.

Taken on: March 1, 2024

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/50 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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