Thursday, March 14, 2013

A Silk History Lesson

Silk lovers are going to enjoy Mary Corbet's brief history of the Bedding Brothers Silk Company through all its evolution in the early part of the 20th Century.
http://www.needlenthread.com/2013/02/vintage-silk-embroidery-thread-tags-tips.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Even though I an not a "silk lover", it has been fascinating! Melita

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

The history of thread companies is fascinating. Have you ever heard about how Kreinik got started?

Anonymous said...

No, just know it is a family business. Have you got a link to the story?

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Yes. This is the shorter version. I can't find the longer one.
http://kreinikthread.blogspot.com/2011/03/remembering-jerry-kreinik.html

Sorry I can't make URLs "live" in comments, but you can copy the link and paste it in a new window to read a bit about Mr. Kreinik and his wife.