All kinds of antique sewing items will be found here in this category. It so happen to be a favorite of mine especially the fanciwork needle cases, pin keeps and pincushions. I do love anything made of cloth. However you will find sewing tools and sewing boxes here, too.
Along with the sewing tools, antique and vintage "how-to" instruction books on lace making such as crochet, tatting, knitting will be found listed here.
Here is the place for vintage sewing books, too, or other important sewing related items not found under the "lace, ribbon & sewing notion" category will be here. Books, manuals etc will date from the mid Victorian through the 1940s.
Vintage 1916 Priscilla Crochet Tatting Yoke Collar Instruction Book
The popularity of crocheted yokes is very evident these days and if you love to crochet or tat here is a great 1900's book with pages of instructions for making both crochet and tatted yokes.
The age of the instruction book is 1916 to be exa…
$20.00
Early 1900 Needle Sewing Case Box
During the generations before, sewing and mending was a way of life. No homemaker would be without the proper tools for quick repairs either in the home, itself, or when traveling.
The sweet case above would be an excellent choice for quic…
$24.50
Antique Victorian Embroidery Linen Pincushion Covers
A lovely late Victorian early 1900's embroidered linen pincushion covers. It is a longer one than most so perhaps was used on a dresser for hatpins and stickpins.
The top cover measures 18-3/4" long x 7-1/2" wide. The bot…
$35.00
Victorian 1900 Crochet And Ribbon Needlecase
A very sweet never used crochet needle case with two cream woolen leaves for needles dating from the early 1900. Embroidered along the edge of the wool in a blanket stich silk thread.
Blue silk ribbon ties and bow accents the small case.&nbs…
$30.00
Antique Victorian Bone and Ribbon Chatalaine With Sewing Tools
A lovely hand crafted sewing chatalaine made of bone rings and silk satin ribbon tied with sewing implements. This interesting piece dates from the late Victorian - Edwardian era. The condition of the chatalaine is very nice with all the sewi…
$150.00
Antique Victorian Plush Velvet Pincushion
The pincushion, always a necessary sewing item to the sewing basket. Many of them from the Victorian - Edwardian time period were commerically produced while equal as many were handmade.
Because of the small size of this particular pincushio…
$16.50
Antique Victorian Carved Horn Pincushion
Now here is a wonderful old Victorian sewing pincushion made of carved horn
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A velvet & silk fabric stitched together then inserted into the end of the pincushion. A chain is added for hanging.
The horn is carved in a ni…
$125.00
Antique Early 1900s Inlay Wood Sock Darner With Handle
A sock darner was a necessary item and always included in a sewing basket as there was always a hole in a sock to be mended. Today this yesterday's staple has become a thing of the past as in today's world who mends socks let alone has …
OUT OF STOCK
$10.00
1920s Sewing Notion Just Rite Straight Pins On Original Paper
"The Peak of Perfection"
The Just Rite package label says it all. 300 best brass pins still on the original paper. Great advertisement on both sides of the paper holding the pins. Dating from the 1920s
Pape…