{"product_id":"flea-market-item-friand-tin-fancies-3","title":"Flea Market Item - Friand Tin Fancies 3","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA charming collection of vintage French sewing notions in an old friand tin that we think would make a perfect pincushion! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNestled inside are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egorgeous little pieces of French mercerie history that we have found during our adventures in the French markets. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Flossette reel is particularly decorative, with its wonderful colour and aged typography. The pieces appear to range broadly from around the 1930s–60s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Forage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49302881370356,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/1621\/7332\/files\/unnamed-5_72786a55-2e6a-45df-9526-c504e51801c6.jpg?v=1788387521","url":"https:\/\/www.foragebylisamattock.com.au\/products\/flea-market-item-friand-tin-fancies-3","provider":"Forage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}