Kowabunga!
** first things first, if you haven't already seen the mini autumn giveaway of the last post, please do leave a comment at the end of that day's post...
...still time til Friday to enter!! **
All I can think of is the word Kowabunga with reference to what happened today! I notice it is/was used as an expression of exhilaration when riding the waves by surfers... all part of being (in) the flow!
Did I tell you there was a little patchwork type shop, actually on the corner opposite my house strangely enough - I don't go in that often, but today I needed some elastic to make something for a friend, and I noticed some books on sale, cheap, donation to charity...
The shop lady pointed out that there was also a box of "stuff" which I could help myself to in return for a donation.. Well, since I received the idea of doing the mini autumn giveaway, I have stumbled across some odds and ends I thought may be fun to put in a parcelette, so decided to have a rake in the box.
There were two ringbinders full of embroidery threads (the lady pointed out it was a sample of nearly the whole Anchor thread range) and bags and bags of thread. I pulled out some other bags too. I discovered at home some of the threads have hand written tags of the natural dyes they have been coloured with!
This is one of the folders' contents... I worked out afterwards (from what the lady told me) there is nearly £170 ($340) of thread just in these folders!... and it's all going to my Mum. (well, most of it!)
I seem to keep coming across embroidery things - which I don't do so much, and as my mum has been thinking of taking this up again I pulled out some things for her - there was even little bits of blank canvas and an embroidery hoop.
I'd already selected these books and patterns - the Brazilian Bracelet book is for me - I don't know why but I feel strangely drawn to weaving and plaiting something! I didn't read it too closely in the shop, later discovered that you need cotton thread to do it (I think I know where I can get some now!).
All I can say is I'm having a lot of fun!
what a find! your mom must have been absolutely thrilled. and you must have a lot of restraint if you live across the street from a patchwork shop... that would be such trouble for me :)
xox
Posted by: amisha | September 05, 2007 at 05:15 PM
What an amazing lot of treasure you have discovered and how exciting for your Mum.
I thought Anne might be interested in the book The Floral Embroiderer by Janet Haigh ( at least I think that is the title).It is full of little projects and lots of ideas for freehand embroidery.As soon as I saw all your beautiful threads I was reminded of it.
Posted by: Sally Anne | September 05, 2007 at 10:03 PM
Whoops, I have just found it and it is The Embroiderer's Floral by Janet Haigh.I also thought of crazy patchwork using those threads...so many possibilities. You lucky things !
Posted by: Sally Anne | September 05, 2007 at 10:10 PM
You lucky woman! I am happy for you, I like to see people happy. It makes me feel happy too!
Posted by: Meg Jewell | September 05, 2007 at 10:16 PM
woohoo- what a find! and such beautiful colours.
Posted by: melissa | September 06, 2007 at 02:22 AM
woohoo- what a find! and such beautiful colours.
Posted by: melissa | September 06, 2007 at 02:23 AM
I would say cowabunga to that too.
Posted by: VictoriaE | September 10, 2007 at 07:13 AM
You lucky thing! i am living in glasgow and was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for any printing and or embroidery shop/ services? I have some designs that I want to set in motion including embroidery materials but would quite like to employ a small company or manufacturer as opposed to a larger company!
email is; christinabeveridge@gmail.com if anyone can help!? thanks!
Posted by: Christina | October 26, 2007 at 12:36 PM