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Monday 29 October 2018

Crinoline Lady and Scottie Dogs Giveaway

Many years ago, I was given a folder with lots of old fashioned iron-on embroidery transfers inside.   Quite a few of them date from the 1930's and '40's.       I had great plans to use them, but the truth is that I will never get round to it.


I was going to take them to a charity shop, but...

Does anyone out there embroider?      Would you like a bundle of iron-on transfers?   Some come with a colour guide, most are simply those tissue paper blue printed transfers, make up your own colour scheme.



There are two copies of the dog.


A whole heap of other designs, some large, some small.


One set of love birds.





All are available and free to a good home.    Just leave a comment if you would like any/all of them.



27 comments:

  1. Don't want them Elaine but I have find memories of embroidering similar. I think I've still got a tablecloth which my Mother embroidered with the crinoline lady.

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    1. The crinoline lady is very evocative, I remember an aunt having one on a mirror, as a child I thought it was the prettiest mirror in the world!

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    2. That particular Crinoline lady turns up regularly on tablecloths I have bought/sold.

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    3. Goodness knows who designed her, BB, but I bet they would be surprised to know that she is still about and very much enjoyed.

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  2. Oh my, I would love these transfers, as you know I am always embroidering something and would make good use of them, Please use my email on the blog if you need an address.
    Briony
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    1. Excellent! I am delighted that they will be going to a good home, Briony. I still have another hour of looking after my grandchildren, but will check out your email later.

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  3. Loved the comment on the hoover. lol
    Briony
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    1. Ha! I never hoover when it is raining or snowing, too cold, windy, or baking hot. ;)

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  4. I'd not be able to use them. But oh such pretty old designs. They bring back memories. :-)

    I'm sure someone will be able to make good use of them

    Sweet of you to do this.

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    1. They have languished on my shelf for far too long. I only rediscovered them because I was hunting for a particular fabric for one of the fairies. One tiny bit of de-cluttering, I feel better already!!

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  5. If there is a teddy bear one...I would love it!!

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    1. I have just worked my way through them, Bettina - not a teddy bear in sight, sorry!

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  6. I don't embroider, but I remember when these transfers were given away with magazines, stapled into the centre of the mags. My mother used them and made some lovely table cloths in her day.
    Margaret P

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    1. I used to love doing embroidery, Margaret. My eyesight is not up to it now and my fingers are not so nimble, either. I even embroidered a few bits for my bottom drawer - now that really dates me!

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    2. Please don't enter me for the giveaway, Elaine; as I say, I don't embroider - they could go to a much better home, someone who can make really good use of them.

      Margaret P

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  7. My wife has used them in the past to make blingy tee shirts

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    1. Now there's an image, Bill - the Church Explorer in a blingy tee shirt!

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  8. Beautiful transfers, I love the Scottie dog but sadly it would probably languish on a shelf so I won't take it away from someone who would use it.

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    1. I think we are fairly similar - so many craft desires, not nearly enough time to do them justice!

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  9. I would love one of the Scottie dog if at all possible. It looks so like my Nanna's Suzy from when I was a child.

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    1. Hello Kim, Then you must have one! If you email your address to me at: flissandmax @ gmail . com (remove the spaces!) I will be happy to send 'Suzy' to you.

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  10. If I was younger I would love to have those designs to embroider. Sadly, the fingers wouldn't be able to cope with needlework now.

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    1. That is a shame, Valerie. I confess that my fingers are definitely not as nimble as they used to be, either.

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  11. Oh, these are so pretty. I have a book of these transfers too, and like you said, will never get around to using them. My mother used to embroider, all the time! We would go to a little "dime store" in the small town where she lived and pick out something new to embroider, any time I was spending the night with her. I miss those days. Thank you for the offer.

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    1. Isn't it wonderful the little things which unleash some lovely memories, Henny. I have just found up some old knitting patterns which belonged to my mother, they whisked me back in time to her ever clicking knitting needles. I couldn't believe how she could follow a pattern, chat, or even watch television, all at the same time as producing super-fast and very beautiful knitting!

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  12. Would absolutely love them!!

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  13. I found a huge box of Weedon´s embroidery patterns years ago in an antique shop. Most are in their original covers, but I have used quite a few but by tracing off the transfer on the light box. Lovely bit of history xcx

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Lovely to hear from you.
I will try to answer comments in the next post.