Hands Across the Sea has a fascinating article about needlework tools and storage boxes from Palais Royal. You can learn a bit about this French "shopping mall" and see some of the incredible work available in 18th-19th Century France.
https://hands-across-the-sea-samplers.com/ultimate-easter-egg-discerning-needleworker-2/
If you are intrigued, visit Gay Ann Roger's My Needlework Tools website to explore more vintage tools of all kinds.
http://myneedleworkbox.com/tools.html
If you are ready to buy, Carolyn Meacham offers only the highest quality items. She also sells via eBay.
http://www.elegantarts.com
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright March 19, 2016 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
The Palais Royal Tool Box
Labels:
boxes,
Carolyn Meacham,
eBay,
Gay Ann Rogers,
historical stitching,
history,
Palais Royal,
storage,
tools
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