Description
Whirr, whirr, whirr. Late into the night, the sound of the sewing machine drifts down the hallway. Maman is finishing a costume for the school play: a dragon, green and red, with a tail stuffed with old stockings and a row of felt spikes down the back. Pins in her mouth, measuring tape around her neck, she does not notice the clock strike midnight. In the morning, the dragon is waiting at the foot of the bed, and her son shrieks with joy.
This box is a tribute to every person who has worked that kind of magic with needle and thread. Shaped as a sewing machine in red with a red and green color scheme, it opens to a secret compartment sized for buttons or pins, the bits and pieces that always go missing. It is a delightful gift for seamstresses, quilters and knitters, for a grandmother who taught you to sew, or for a new graduate of fashion school. Keep it on a shelf in the sewing room, beside the pincushion, or on a windowsill where the red will shine.
The details
- A red sewing machine design
- A cheerful red and green color scheme
- A secret compartment sized for buttons or pins
- A delightful gift for seamstresses, quilters and knitters
- Fine French porcelain from Limoges, every color applied by hand
Fill it with a few pretty old buttons from your own tin and tie it with a length of ribbon for a gift that feels truly homemade.
