Granny Pilleys Treasure

Are you ready then?

Are you sitting comfortably?

Shall I begin?

Okeydokey then.

One rather beautiful needlepoint picture, destined for my wall.

Just look at all this scrummyness!

Oh the anticipation!

a beautiful crewel embroidery

Next a bag of old, mostly cotton lace.
Some of these still have the paper binding around them with a price written in pencil 2'/6

not sure about Granny Pilleys taste in clothes!

Home made though.

Some hand pieced patchwork. She's used lots of old envelopes for the templates.

From the address, she must have lived near Bath for a while.
The post mark is dated 1976 and there is some Laura Ashley fabric with the date 1975 on the selvedge.

Here's the right side. It's draped over my rocking chair here so you can see how big it is.
Obviously a work in progress.

Two more pieces of patchwork, I think these must have been destined to be a tea cosy from the shape. I'll finish it off.

Another bag with a tangle of threads and tapestry wools.

Two tiny homemade needle cases and a bead threader.

A selection of pretty pink embroidery threads in this lovely box.

Another lovely box full of pins where I found these old packets of needles.

This is the back of the Flora Macdonald packet, its soooo beautiful

This is what it says inside;

Ladies who are well pleased with the quality of these Needles should ask again for the same Packet.

This little packet of needles is teeny tiny.

More beautiful old lace. Truly, truly beautiful.

Yet more threads, Granny Pilley was a little on the untidy side.

and lastly MORE threads...

Gosh I feel a bit grubby now. Old things have a special kind of dirtyness to them don't they?

I'll just go and wash my hands before I show you a sneak preview of my latest project.

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Hmmm can you smell it yet...

I'll show you more next time.

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Hope you enjoyed that rummage through Granny Pilleys box.

I did.

I'm so glad this box found it's way to me, to someone who appreciates all the beautiful bits and bobs inside. I'll wash all the bits that need washing and finish all the bits that need finishing and create something new with the patchwork hexes.

I hope Granny Pilley approves... where-ever she is.