Embroider my World Almond Green - a photo on Flickriver

            When it was my birthday a few months ago, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions.  She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas.

Amongst the gifts were some pretty Art Deco green buttons, some vintage ribbon printed with green patterns, some green velvet ribbon and some hand dyed lace pieces from Estonia, which I have set up on the back terrace against one of my antique embroidered Art Deco doilies from the 1930s, and accessorised with an with a spool of Edwardian Coats pale green cord and a Dewhurst's Sylko Almond Green reel of cotton which dates from between 1938 and 1954.

Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world.  Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.

In 1802 James Coats set up a weaving business in Paisley. In 1826 he opened a cotton mill at Ferguslie to produce his own thread and, when he retired in 1830, his sons, James & Peter, took up the business under the name of J. & P. Coats.  In 1952 J. & P. Coats and the Clark Thread Co. merged to become Coats & Clark's.  Today, the business is known as the Coats Group.

Taken on: January 26, 2024

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/125 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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