My Auntie gave me a vintage DMC sewing box!

A look inside a DMC collectors' box from the 1930s given to me recently by my Auntie.
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[@Prinzenelleke]

Please don’t ever stop wittering! You are such a sensible witterer, sharing treasures left and right.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, 'sensible witterer', I will take that 😁❤️

[@deniseedmonds3070]

What an absolute treasure. I'm sure we all have crafters envy.

[@LUCYHOSEASSON]

Oh my, what a beautiful box you have been given, and full of treasure. 🤩 Congratulations on the lovely magazine article - very well deserved. We are so lucky to have you share your time and knowledge with us on KZbin. 🥰

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much, I am very happy to be here with you all ♥️

[@pamfrank3962]

I am so proud of you of being in the magazine. The DMC box from your Aunt is a real treasure. 🩷 Thank you for sharing.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@EllenWalters-eo8xb]

Wow Kathryn what a beautiful box and full of treasures. It couldn’t have gone to a more worthy person - you’re Auntie got it right giving it to you. How exciting!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@nazansedat8135]

Thank you so much for showing your DMC box. Really enjoyed it. Love old haberdashery items

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are so welcome! 😄

[@rhondadownes207]

What an absolute treasure!!! Such a beautiful box with all the lovely vintage items. I love that she organized using boxes and their lids. I am so looking forward to see how you organize it. I’m sure it’ll be such a treat! 🤩 Thank you for showing it, Kathryn!

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure Rhonda, it's indeed lovely to think of her organising the things in the boxes, I almost hesitate to change it but I expect I will. I have this video as a memory of how she left it ❤️

[@melaniejones9576]

I inherited a lot of similar items to what were in your box from both my mother and mother- in-law. They were both avid sewers…..to this day I have never had to buy any sewing notions….I simply go to my treasure stash ! I have spent the last 30 years making quilts from all the fabric scraps that I inherited as well . Finding your KZbin channel was a godsend as now that I’m finally retired I can focus on finding new and innovative ways to use the items I was so lucky to have been given to me!❤️😊🇨🇦

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's so wonderful to hear 😊

[@carolynmonty7883]

Thank you for letting us join you in your box opening. Could imagine the ownership. 🇬🇧

[@joseerollet8071]

How exciting we all enjoyed this reveal, thank you for sharing…

[@mrsminiver5140]

Swoon! ❤❤ I have a weakness for anything with little drawers. And all the treasures inside, just incredible! I’m so happy it found its way to you!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Me too, don't know what it is about them.. I have a couple of other little cabinets from junk shops ❤️

[@christinesalter8825]

I'd be like Golem - my precious! I love boxes with the narrow drawers, ideal for sewing threads.

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am a bit like that with it indeed 😁♥️

[@helentucker5034]

My goodness, I live in Australia and there were quite a few things in your treasure box that I recognise, having seen them in my grandmother’s and mother’s sewing baskets. How wonderful, thank you so much for showing us, it brought back so many memories!

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure, it's lovely to share memories, it connects us all to each other and to our ancestors ❤️

[@Noniinthebush]

If anyone deserves such a beautiful precious gift, it’s you Kathryn ❤ Edit..yes the little wheel is for pattern marking ☺️

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@gillhewitt8151]

Used with dressmakers’ tracing paper

[@suebrown3194]

A true treasure chest! The box itself is beautiful and the contents fascinating. Thanks for taking the time and effort to share it with us.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it❤️

[@susanadams3563]

What a treasure!!! I'm so happy you shared this with us.

[@helenmali]

I remember my mother having the same pin tin! Very nostalgic 😊 xx

[@sandrasparkes4501]

Thank you for showing us the treasure.

[@bmnegus3772]

As soon as I saw this lovely box, I thought, Marian's boxes now have some envy competition. I am now seriously guilty of one of the seven deadly sins!!!

[@juliegolub2602]

Congratulations Kathryn on being published in Today's Quilter! You deserve it! You bring much joy to all of us ❣️ Your special box was fabulous with many treasures to enjoy. Thank you for sharing.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Julie ❤️

[@rankinstudios5342]

The wooden tiny hook is called a stiletto needle. The pizza cutter-looking tool is a tracing wheel. I use mine perforating paper stamps. It makes it easy to tear. Lovely gift from your Aunt. She would be delighted to know you inherited it and are using it. Congratulations on being featured in the magazine ~Terri 😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Terri, I am going to try the wheel on paper, it might be nice for journal making ❤️

[@healgrowlovecommunity8397]

What a treasure! So beautiful and full of memories. My Mum had the Dewey pin tin - a memory I didn't know I had until I saw yours.. Congratulations on being in the magazine! Mary x

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Mary ☺️

[@AlisonGreenValleyCrone]

Oh! That pale blue tin in the top drawer - Dorcas? - a rush of memories of my aunt sewing…

[@AlisonGreenValleyCrone]

The dimple top was handy for putting pins as she took them out of the cloth…

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes... I wonder if it was designed with that in mind?

[@ninaindoorssinging4715]

Ooh yes, I remember those tins of Dorcas pins. What a box of treasures.

[@user-mk8sh9tj8m]

And.... CONGRATULATIONS on your magazine article👏🏻👏🏻💕💕

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you!!

[@alisonkeeble2286]

What an amazing gift from your Auntie! I really enjoyed watching you show us this treasure - what a wonderful box of goodies. LOVED seeing inside - I adore all vintage sewing things and have quite a few hook and eye and press stud cards myself - as you say they are amazing-pre Velcro!!🤪

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes! And so much nicer than velcro 😁❤️

[@periknows]

Kathryn, I Love this gorgeous box….couldn’t have gone to a more deserving person🌻 Many moons ago in my dressmaking days I used a tracing wheel religiously. After cutting the pattern, you put special carbon paper underneath the fabric and trace the stitching line on top. Then you take the pattern off, turn it all over and trace the other side. It was a very handy tool and made for accurate stitching. These days I’ve embraced the wonky side of my soul and only stitch in a wonky intuitive way so dressmaking has gone out the window to be replaced by slow stitching. Waiting with abated breath for tomorrow’s project - only one more sleep to go 👏👏👏💜 Cath

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Cath, I am glad you have embraced the wonky and I hope you enjoy tomorrow's video 😁❤️

[@dianpapay7927]

What a beautiful gift. Thank you for sharing.

[@damienk5011]

Hiya K3n😊,the 3 ?bone/ivory drops are thread holders/ bobbins used in long lace weaving/ knotting; as l have several inherited made from bone and ivory,along with an ivory needle holder similar to yours.Also two of wood & one in silver.Your finest little crochet hook was used when repairing silk stockings/ hosiery (& often with mini/ fine crocheting of decorative pieces as in broaches; l have a speedwell flower with a 4 leaf clover.that fit in a 2mm square!) The topless thimble makes me think of fine leather glovemaking- which makes me think that your slow burning raefers may also have been used when moist chamois leathers/rabbit-fox pelts were used for trims with riding gloves etc. So many treasures l have pins in a box similar to yours!😊One of my Grand aunts was a linen weaver/ picker and helped design& created some of the linens gifted to HRH QE2 at her wedding from Ulster.(& l have several test pieces- unbleached from this!) My Mothers Father used to make her buttoned shoes,so l have a "last" from then! I'm fortunate to have threads from Asia,India as well as many DMC ones,and only hope that my grandees may find them as wondrous as I do. Happily,they are brought up with all todays technologies but clamour for my books and to learn the "pterodactyl" ways!!😅 History is of great interest to them(& gives this "AP";-aged parent,relevance)Love watching& enjoy your "wittering"- excuse my own.Best wishes to all,😊Julia. J.I.M.K Mrs. Brisbane, Australia ❤ 🇦🇺 😀 🪃PS.the little serrated wheel is used when drafting patterns onto materials.You place chalked paper on the material,then the pattern,and trace with the wheel- leaves the outline and saves the pattern piece,espically useful in multisized patterns or when customising the sizes.😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you for all the information Julia, how wonderful about your aunt making linens for the late Queen ♥️

[@BettyJohnsonKoop]

What a lucky gift Katherine! Thank you for sharing your beautiful DMC box and what a treasure it is. I’m sure it will find a good home in your hands. 💕

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you 😊

[@cherylbirch7991]

It is so beautiful ❤ What a treasure 🧵🪡🧵

[@heidihaas8012]

What a delight,watching you unpack this beautiful treasure.Enjoyed it immensely . That tiny hook with the wooden handle I think was used to mend stockings. Thanks for sharing and enjoy ❤️. Love your videos.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it, I think you are right ❤️

[@magnoliabird]

So nice to step back in time to my Grandmother and beyond. All my treasures were tossed when I moved to Germany for six months with cancer. I don't think they thought I was coming home who knows. Please do more like this as well. It was really sublime. Well deserved magazine article. Congrats Kathryn.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much, I am so sorry to hear that, sad and upsetting all round. I hope you are doing better now. Hugs ❤️

[@SassySue67]

Kathryn, please don’t ever stop wittering, I love listening to you when you’re wittering. 😂. I don’t use thimbles either. You could drill a tiny hole in the thimbles and use them as bobbles in your journals. The red handled thingy (don’t know its actual name) is exactly what you thought it is, for marking cloth for tailoring.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Sue, great idea for the thimbles ❤️

[@michellemoore5847]

What a wonderful gift! And such a joy to get to see all the treasures within. When you said 'treasure with a capital TR' I nearly fell off my chair laughing - my sister and I say exactly the same thing; I thought it was just us 🤣🤣💕💕

[@k3n.clothtales]

😂 years ago, we started saying 'interweb' for the internet thinking we had invented it then we heard a TV presenter say it. 😁❤️

[@pollyolaughlin2762]

Wow great to see you in the magazine. As for the razor blades my grandmother used them for a seam ripper. Works great.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, yes others have said they use razor blades as seam rippers, not sure I would be able to 😁❤️

[@alison64able]

What a treasure ❤

[@lindarose712]

Horseshoe box = Pocket shape What fun, sharing treasures!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Yes! How wonderful, I hadn't made the connection ❤️

[@inestrossen]

🇩🇪“Sortiment feiner Näh und Stopfnadeln“ means: Assortment of fine sewing and darning needles. With slim tips and big eyes. On the front says“ what you want to become a master starts practicing early“ it’s a very old german saying.😁

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, that's a very good saying ☺️

[@123uschie]

Oh that is such a treasure trove of vintage sewing paraphernalia! Beautiful box!

[@kristydanis5295]

Congrats on the article! I love wooden boxes with lots of drawers. To be filled with treasures is even better!!

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@kristydanis5295 thank you ❤️

[@createandcraftwithchristine]

What a magical treasure trove.I love and collect vintage haberdashery so this was lovely to watch. I have purchased - on previous times spent in France - Papier d’Armenie which is a paper incense. I love the old style of the little booklets. Cheers, Christine 💙🧵🪡

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Christine, I think I will burn one just to see how it smells and keep the rest, they are so beautiful ❤️

[@craftyazshabbyshacjude3297]

Beautiful and congratulations on the article of your awesome work. Will try to get a copy. Love the DMC box WOW and yummies, stunning colours, what a blessing hun xx

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Jude ❤️

[@ReneesatItAgain]

I curate tin boxes full of sewing notioins and treasures ... your box inspires!! Congrats on the publication too!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Renee ❤️

[@dailydoseofpaper]

Drooling and feeling like one of those cartoon drawings of a dog when they see food / playmate : the ears flip up, the eyes pop out like hearts etc. Absolutely treasure with a capital TR. And in wonderful hands now instead of tucked away in a closet. I do want to see you use those poppers !🍀💖😍🤩😻

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Machteld, I now have that image of you in my head, with the Scooby Doo sound effects 😂 and yes I will show you when I use some poppers 😁❤️

[@dailydoseofpaper]

@@k3n.clothtales hahaha ok, I take full responsibility for that image! 💖🍀

[@Jane-js2nl]

What a treasure! Thank you for sharing the sewing box and its contents with us.

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are so welcome!

[@jennyh290]

This is a beautiful piece. Wow! You are so lucky. And that’s just the first bottom drawer can’t wait to see the rest. This is so exciting.

[@poetmaggie1]

Orginal threads, and orgized with some of the boxes that brought those threads, etc beautiful.

[@knuffelcavia]

Oh my....what a treasure you've got there!!! I recognised "Nesthäkchens Nadelmappe" My grandmother had one of those in her sewing box. She got it from her mother. Nesthäkchen is a german term for the youngest child. And it is also a famous book series from 100 years ago. My grandmother had those books as a child, but she lost them during WW2. They are still printed in Germany i guess, because I had them from the library. Wonderful story of a girl growing up in the upperclass of Berlin around the time of WW1. Love to hear you wittering! Please, never stop! Liefs, Helene

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Helene, nesthäkchen is a lovely word, how nice to hear about the books I bet they are fabulous ❤️

[@SusanMJB45]

Oh my goodness........ a true treasure box. And..... you are the perfect recipient of this wonderful gift because you will appreciate and treasure all of the contents - not only the beautiful threads and needles and poppers..... but also the boxes and the cards and labels and papers. Oh my........ Enjoy it all Kathryn !!!!!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much ♥️

[@sandrahickey3593]

I've recently inherited my late mum's wooden sewing box, 2 pull out drawers, very 80's. Not full of vintage treasures such as yours but sentimental stuff I remember from my childhood. I'll treasure it 4ever.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Sandra, these things are so special because of the memories attached to them. I am so sorry for your loss ❤️❤️❤️

[@sandrafitzpatrick4225]

Loved reading the magazine article about you Kathryn ... a great range of your works displayed too. Well done on your growing audience. Thank you for it all❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

@@sandrafitzpatrick4225 my pleasure Sandra, and thank you, Anne did a lovely job with the article ❤️

[@thepenclw]

What a wonderful treasure your beautiful DMC box is, with some interesting bits. Congratulations on the great magazine article.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@magnoeliaphd]

Ohhhhhh!!!!!❤❤❤❤ What a delightful and absolute Treasure!!!!🥰 Beautiful box and the little original boxes the threads are in!!! Oh what a treat!!! Merci for sharing this!!! How wonderful!!!❤❤❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@annrubino6252]

I loved every moment of this video, K3N. What a treasure - museum in a box. My aunts very kindly gave me my Grandmothers sewing box. It was mahogany and stood on lovely legs. They also, with kind intentions, cleaned out all the old contents. When I moved , the chest was put temporarily in storage, the city of Calgary was subsequently flooded and Grandmothers sewing chest was destroyed. Such things are so precious - may there always be those who appreciate them, as do you. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am sorry to hear that Ann, I will treasure this one ❤️

[@annebotterill7971]

Dear Kathryn what a fabulous box and contents. We are all guilty of envy at the gorgeousnesses I’m sure ! And what a joy for you to be gifted the perfect gift. It couldn’t have gone to a more deserving person as others have said. All the stitches you make in the future using these treasures will be imbued with the spirit of your auntie and i think that is quite wonderful. She lives on….. and congratulations on the article - can’t wait to read it x

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@melvalang9069]

This was so fun and I will watch again for sure. I love the old old used sewing supplies from someone collection. Thank you!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@darnicenixon6041]

I am so happy watching you go through the box. I remember my mother's sewing box. And she too had many eye and hook closures. I remember almost all of her skirts and jackets used those eyes and hooks. I love it! 💖 And I love your sensible wittering. It is so relaxing.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Darnice, my Auntie Ghislaine told me that her sister Gilberte mostly made clothes so I guess she liked hooks and eyes and poppers as closures too. 😁❤️

[@JournalBreeze]

Congratulations Katherine- MUCH deserved 🎉 Beautiful box and goodies within ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you 😊

[@marshawindisch5150]

WOW!!!! That was very fascinating to watch you go through each drawer. That DMC box is very much a TREASURE! It went to the perfect person. Congratulation on your magazine article. Now I will need to get a copy! THANK YOU so much for showing & sharing!!!❤❤❤❤😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@Amritadivya]

I recognize the small brush--would have been for applying mascara - my Mother(born 1921) used the dry version of mascara that came in a tiny box with a brush. She hated it because it tended to splatter mascara since you had to add drops of water and work it into a messy paste with the brush and then apply. Snaps and hooks were always sewn to the back of dress necks as a closure above the zip and sometimes to the waistband of a skirt or snaps/poppers were used. Since these frequently came off in wearing the item, had to be replaced-hence the large variety of sizes and colors. The hem tape in the other drawer was always sewn to the bottom of a skirt/dress and that was used to make the hem less bulky when hand sewing the hem. No one would have used a shirt tail hem to finish a skirt or dress as it was considered lazy or an inferior finish for clothing.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you for all that information, I remember my Mum spitting on her mascara block now you mention it 😂 from what Ghislaine has told me, her sister would definitely have done things 'properly' as you describe. I don't know what she would have made of my 'slapdash' style but I hope she would have been happy for me to have and use her things ❤️

[@ninaindoorssinging4715]

One of my earliest memories is of seeing my mum spitting into her mascara box before applying it. I would have been around 3years old.

[@hollyscott8772]

What a lovely gift! Thanks for sharing your treasure!

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure 😊

[@carolsparrow9331]

Love all your new old treasures! The wheely thing with the red handle is a tracing wheel, I have one from my home economics class in high school. I remember making marks for darts in a dress with it.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thanks for the info! Someone suggested using it to mark paper for my journals so I am going to try that ❤️

[@cathyhubmann8227]

What a wonderful treasure! Thank you for sharing! Congratulations on your magazine article!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much!

[@rubyredcrafts]

Ooh,what a gorgeous box,and so full of wonderful treasure! I love the pretty little pin tin.Especially love your favourite drawer too!

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thanks so much 😊

[@sherylesp2272]

Ooh what fun going through the doc box was! Congratulations on the magazine article !

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you!!

[@lesleymccallion2185]

What a lovely joy to see your beautiful wooden chest and all the contents! Thank you for sharing your treasures with us … a special excited moment for me when I spotted that pale blue tin of “Dorcas” pins! The pins of childhood, learning to sew and I have my mother’s tin, just the same as the one in your box. That felt so lovely to see. Then came the little magnifier and a lovely memory of my Dad who used such a glass in his artisanship as a lithographic proofer. I also wanted to let you know I was able to borrow the quilting journal digitally from my local library so have been able to read the lovely article about you and your work. 🧡X

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's lovely to hear that you could read the article and I am so happy to share memories ❤️

[@lucy7b]

I have several Dorcas metal tins, one is twice the depth. I also have a plastic one. Mine came from my mother and with old sewing machines I’ve bought. ❤❤❤

[@viviancothros5541]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful TREASURE K3n! Congratulations for the magazine article! ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you 😊

[@michellesocialbutterfly9517]

Almost forgot to tell you CONGTRATULATIONS on the article in the quilting magazine. So nice to see your picture and lovely art with an article.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much!

[@ReallyJillRogoff]

Congratulations on the magazine article. 🎉 I did like watching the reveal. Enjoy! ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Jill 😊

[@GuylaineDesfosses]

Wow K3n quel précieux trésor ❤DMC BOX Contente pour vous d’avoir un entrevu dans le Magazine Today’s Quilting Il n’est pas encore arrivé au Québec!! J’attends avec impatience Encore un énorme merci Dire Combien vous me faites du bien avec Votre bonne humeur 🥰 Et votre magnifique travail Merciiiii ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

Merci Guylaine, d'être là 😊❤️

[@GuylaineDesfosses]

@@k3n.clothtales❤

[@diane2941]

Beautiful box! So many goodies to use and play with. Congratulations on the magazine article. Thanks.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much!

[@lucieleblanc87]

Congratulations on your magazine article. Really enjoyed admiring all your treasures in your DMC sewing box. Lucie🇨🇦

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@martaaldama6419]

Good morning! I clicked like 👍 in a hurry. I love the box!

[@tamzinphillips7892]

What an absolute treasure! I've assimilated both my Grandmas and mums sewing boxes into my sewing parifinalia. I love that I am able to use their things, it brings them closer to me. And oh yes! So, so many hooks & eyes and press studs!

[@k3n.clothtales]

I agree, our hands touching what their hands touched ❣️

[@ninaindoorssinging4715]

I was thinking along the same lines, that when we are given or bequeathed someone’s sewing box there are probably things in it that were themselves inherited from earlier generations, like ivory items and button hooks. It’s an awesome thought.

[@zhinka1]

that tailors thimble is awesome and old! I use my great grandmothers all the time. the closed top thimbles I have no use for, never feel comfortable with those lol ,what a find of family treasure

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, it's a tailor's thimble, of course 😁❤️

[@SandravanDaalen-cu4mh]

Beautiful box, and I already got the magazine, very nice article about you. Thank you for showing! The thing with the serrated (?) wheel on it is called in Dutch a radeerwieltje, for copying sewing patterns out of magazines (with multiple sizes) on paper, you get little holes in the paper, so you can copy and cut the patterns to your size. Nowadays I use a transparant paper for copying, but in the past I have used it.

[@reginaeid1568]

Now they use those little wheels on printed paper to mimic the look of postage stamps

[@AmosSews]

Hi …also if the serrated wheel spikes are blunt it was used with carbon paper to transfer markings to fabric, eg. darts. The blunted spikes wouldn’t damage your fabric. I have both types that belonged to my mum. I remember making stamps on a hand cranked sewing machine when I was a kid.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you I am going to experiment with it on paper for my journals ❤️

[@erinneil5480]

Those little papers for burning sound like Lady Macbeth’s “all the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand”. Thanks for such a fascinating video.

[@k3n.clothtales]

My pleasure, love the quote ❤️

[@WendyAnneLewis-1058]

What a treasure chest! Can't wait to read the magazine article. Thanks for another great video ❤

[@k3n.clothtales]

You are so welcome! 🤗

[@ninaindoorssinging4715]

In fact, Kathryn, I have an “oh yes!” about a lot of things in your box, because my mum gave me one (not a DMC box). The little wheelie tool -to use with coloured wax paper to transfer marks from a paper pattern onto cloth, or possibly with tailor’s chalk. I have one and have used it when dressmaking but several decades ago, so I might be mistaken ! Thank you for sharing your exploration with us. Really lovely.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Nina, I am sure that is what it is. I might try to mark paper with it for use in journals ❤️

[@jilldavidson2204]

Congratulations on the article - so pleased more people can share your work and delight in it as we do. I keep a nail file in my kit so I can remove any burrs on needles; razor blades for cutting machine made button holes; one of the corks I would immediately use for the hole in the bottom of my granny's silver pepper pot we have long been unable to use because the corks can't be found any more; I guess the smelly stuff would slow down any cotton or silk munching wild life which may have strayed into the box! Wonderful video thank you.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you for the thought on the nail file and the razor blades, others have said also that she might have used them as seam rippers. If you can private message me on Facebook or Instagram, and let me know your address, I can send you a couple of corks ❤️

[@rosabutzbach6266]

The german text says: "Collection of fine sewing and darning needles. With slim points and big eyes." :) So you were right! :)

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Rosa 😊

[@maureenlehman139]

What an amazing treasure!

[@margaretcrosby3490]

Congratulations on the magazine article! I’m very happy for you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Your treasures are lovely. Thanks for sharing. ❤️

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@maz3002]

How special, it was meant for you Kathryn ❤️ I have a few similar vintage sewing box goodies like the spools of thread, press studs, eye & hooks, and even the Dorcas blue tin with pins... oh and metal crochet hooks and awls - fun, fun!! 🥰

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you, vintage things are wonderful aren't they ❤️

[@daniellemnvlogs]

Congratulations on the magazine article! Well deserved! I am drooling watching this video! My initials are DMC and so I always feel a little special when I use their products 🥰

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello DMC, how lovely to have personalised sewing things 😁❤️

[@daniellemnvlogs]

@@k3n.clothtalesdid you burn those papers yet that were supposed to give out a fragrance? I’m so intrigued!

[@janillingsworth5347]

I have Dorcas pins in the same little tin from the 70s. I am from one of those other countries, Aotearoa New Zealand. What you call poppers we call domes. I love this box with all its treasures.😊

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh thank you for domes that's a new word for me. I must look up about Dorcas pins and when and how widely they were sold. ❤️

[@lindaoudenhuijsen6765]

What a wonderful box. It must give you lots of joy to use it

[@suethompson8538]

Oh what a wonderful box and what a lovely trip down Memory Lane. I remember some of those items from my gran’s sewing box. She did have a little spiky pizza wheel, I think it was for marking fabric, I vaguely remember her rolling it over some sort of carbon paper. My mum had that gorgeous blue Dorcas pin tin and I coveted hers. When I started secondary school a tin of pins was on our kit list, mine were Dorcas, similar colours, but a plastic box, I still remember the disappointment.Thank you so much for sharing, I think she would have been so pleased to see how much you are enjoying her box.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Thank you Sue, I am happy you enjoyed it 😊

[@zhinka1]

the teeny tiny hooking thing,as you called it ,is for fixing yarn pulls on merino sweaters

[@mandyhernon2238]

You lucky lass! What a gift xx

[@k3n.clothtales]

Indeed 😊

[@user-vc3ks5ii9r]

A real treasure 😍.

[@lucy7b]

❤❤❤ I’m converting an old cutlery box with a drawer, your DMC box is wonderful.

[@k3n.clothtales]

That sounds great ❤️

[@queenbat]

Drooling with envy 😮such a gorgeous gift!

[@k3n.clothtales]

I am so lucky ❤️

[@music42380]

so exciting to read your article in the magazine. Luckily my local library in the US has the digital editions available to read. And what a fantastic box of treasures from your auntie

[@k3n.clothtales]

That's great to hear, yeay for libraries ❤️❤️❤️

[@mindym.1166]

What an absolute capital T Treasure! All those small tins and boxes and notions. The tiny toothed wheel tool is called a Tracing Wheel and is used to mark hems or transfer patterns to fabrics (I have my grandmother’s).

[@k3n.clothtales]

Hello Mindy, how lovely that you have your Grandmother's tracing wheel ❤️

[@barbarapurcell7296]

What a special gift!!! Yes, our sewing baskets tell our story! I've been missing your videos as the farm has kept me from all my art. 😢 But the garden and fields are an art in their own right.

[@k3n.clothtales]

That is so true, and they don't stop growing ♥️

[@user-pb54]

I found your channel through the article in Today’s Quilter! Thoroughly enjoying your videos.

[@k3n.clothtales]

Oh thank you! And welcome 🤗

[@janbuckley1]

Well done for being in the magazine, that’s awesome! I don’t think that I have seen that quantity of hook and eyes anywhere that wasn’t a shop before 😂. Your DMC box is beautiful, I confess to being a teeny bit envious ☺️

[@k3n.clothtales]

I know! There must be a reason why she had so many, but who knows 😂❤️