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Flea Market Item - Friand Tin Fancies 3
Flea Market Item - Friand Tin Fancies 3
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A charming collection of vintage French sewing notions in an old friand tin that we think would make a perfect pincushion!
Nestled inside are gorgeous little pieces of French mercerie history that we have found during our adventures in the French markets.
The set includes a pair of petite gold-tone embroidery scissors, a traditional metal thimble, a card of white darning yarn marked “Repriser”, and a wonderful old wooden reel of vivid raspberry-pink Esmen-Dor Flossette artificial silk, still retaining its original paper label and marked 25 yards – Made in England.
The mix of French mending yarn with the older English silk thread gives this little collection the feeling of a well-used sewing basket, where useful treasures were kept rather than discarded.
The Flossette reel is particularly decorative, with its wonderful colour and aged typography. The pieces appear to range broadly from around the 1930s–60s.
