Sewing Antiques

A lovely little 2 5/8" long taftng tattyle.

Fairy with curly hair and wings. This wonderful button has a woman. Anything over that I will cover.

Antique Penwork Hand Painted Pin Cushion / Disc. England Circa 1820. The sides are made of heavy card and the cushion is a pale pink woven ribbon with a basketweave like design. You will also get an excellent quarterly magazine.

Prices listed is for the United States and Canada. Overseas will generally be a little more.

Hopefully you enjoy this as much as I do and our shared interest will keep it fun!

A crochet hook, size 2-3, 5" long and a 3" long tatting shuttle. A lovely little collection of antique tools.

The birds beak still holds nice and tight. Heart shaped thumb screw.

A lovely little filigree brass tatting shuttle.

A small late 19th century Mauchline treen "Prince Charlie" tartanware sewing egg. It would have held a thimble, needles and possibly a thread spool. No thimble. The tartan paper is in good clean condition with a nice glossy finish.

In acorn shape with scrolling leaf design.

Antique FRENCH PALAIS ROYAL Tambour Crochet Hook -. hand Carved mother of pearl. there is a very small chip on thread - see pict n 10 (it's screw well). P A Y M E N T .

I am downsizing my button collection. On settings to the left, choose Item location "worldwide" and more buttons will appear!

Condition: HARD USED CONDITION! Asia: Japan, China, Hon-Kong, Indonesia, Africa : 4 weeks.

It is the repository of a Goldsmith Stern sterling thimble, marked W10.

Owl standing on a crescent shape. with clouds over head. This button is a wonderful.

This antique crochet or tambour hook has a smoothly carved wooden handle and the shaft and thumbscrew are brass. English Circa 1890. This style allows for changing the hook sizes. The tiny steel hook fits well and the screw secures it properly.

It has a slightly reflective backing on the lower part of the button.

TCI Thimble & Needlework Tools Convention. Don't miss out on the thimble and needlework tools convention in Washington, DC this year (Aug. 2018). In order to attend you need to join TCI (Thimble Collectors International).

Antique Sterling Silver Floral Thimble. This rimless sterling silver thimble has a wide band with hand engraved, bright cut floral designs around. Simons Brothers Circa 1880s. TCI Thimble & Needlework Tools Convention.

A beautiful brass shuttle!

ANTIQUE 1910-20 GERMAN WOMEN COAT BUTTON 1 Pcs.

Antique Unger Brothers Sterling Silver Pierced Design * T * Thimble Holder Old Very nice little Unger Bros silver piece. Marked Sterling. Missing the top. See photos. Please bid with confidence. Over 1400 positive feedback since 2004. If you have any questions please ask before bidding. I will ship out immediately. Thanks and best of luck.

Here is a nice lot of 15 brass buttons. Sorry for the glare and reflections in the pics.

Large Antique Brass button with ceramic set in with color transfer of a beautiful Lady. If there is.

Antique Mauchline Ware Thimble Case & Sterling Silver Thimble. This little Mauchline Ware box holds a sterling silver thimble. The thimble has a wide band decorated with daisies and is stamped with the English sterling hallmarks for Chester 1909 and the maker's mark for Robert Pringle.

I LIST BUTTONS WEEKLY. CONDITION: VERY GOOD CONDITION.

This is an NBS Large china stud/button.

Overall it is in nice condition for its age. It is missing the nut that threads on top of the stationary arm. Machine rotates easily and smooth. I do not see anything cracked or broken.