How Do You Make A Sewing Box?
Our grandmothers all had sewing boxes; marvellous treasure troves of useful little bits and pieces that were a delight to rummage through. Every girl needs her own sewing box, whatever your age, as a place to keep those treasures and mementos for years to come. • Add the usual paraphernalia. Typically a sewing box would contain a pin cushion and needles, elastic, a tape measure, a seam unpicker, small scissors, dressmaker’s chalk, different kinds of thread, thimbles and safety pin. • Add the pretty pieces. Our grandmothers would also collect beads and buttons (often in jars or old biscuit tins) and keep bits of string or pretty ribbon. It’s fun to do the same for your sewing box. Next time you get a new pair of shoes, or someone gives you a present in a nice box, keep it. • Start collecting items for your sewing box. You’d be surprised how much stuff you can save or scavenge from everyday life – ribbons, spare buttons, beads, safety pins, etc. – stow them all away. Most haberdashery st
