Yay ! I haven’t finished my big translation job yet (it’s a great sewing book, am learning tons of tricks !) but the first draft is done, which is always the most difficult and daunting part of the job. So that’s already a relief. So, I took the time after this yesterday to sort out […]
Last summer during the “Lot et laine” festival, I organised a mini expo to show my antique spindles, along with a couple enlarged prints of my spindles. I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Plassard, who spotted a very interesting detail on one of them: this is already the only postcard in my collection where […]
As you may know, I’ve been collecting vintage french spindles for a few years now, and have now a total of about 70 (!). I also have a large collection of vintage postcards showing spindle spinning in various areas of France. All this goes towards a personal project: gathering as much information on french spindles […]
Just a note to let you know that I am listing more vintage french spindles on Etsy, along with a couple weaving tools.. and even some vintage french postcards of ladies spinning or making lace ! Be quick, one just sold as I was listing them .. :-P (ETA: three of those have already sold, […]
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