Luxury thread winders

These thread cards are in the spirit of the beautiful little winders found in luxury vintage sewing sets. Whether in mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell or precious woods, there would be a pair of embroidery scissors, a thimble, a bodkin, an awl, sometimes a pen and maybe even a vial containing vinegar water, in case the embroiderer got a hot flush!

As with the cardboard models, there is a tiny slit in this winder: this is not a flaw, but to stop the thread from unwinding.