Antique Needle Threader

Needle lace is a type of lace created using only a needle and thread and scissors to stitch up hundreds of tiny stitches to form the lace itself.

The skill of sewing with a needle and thread was required in the centuries before the sewing machine was invented.

Single Compartmented Drawer Which Still Retains Needles/threads And Buttons And Working Lock. Scrolled Lyre Centre Column With Brass Strings.

The octagonal box with multiple internal divisions for storing needles, thread, bobbins and other accessories but now useful for more general storage.

A charming study of Nicolaes Maes' 1657 work 'Young Girl Threading a Needle'. The artist depicts the young girl working diligently on her needlework in an interior.

This lovely hand stitched needlepoint stool features elegant light pink, dark pink, and yellow flowers with a light blue background. The ottoman rests on 6 ornate dark stained oak le...

It is jam packed with its old and original contents, all manner of sewing notions: buttons, thread, patches, needles, and fabric swatches.

Beautiful little figurine representing a little girl on a bench with her doll on the side, trying to thread a needle. Measures: Width : 18 cm Height : 28 cm Depth : 21 cm.

19THC HAND SEWN SILK THREAD NEEDLE WORK IN CUSTOM MADE FRAME.THIS WAS PURCHASED IN LONDON MANY YEARS AGO AND IS FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION.THE CONDITION IS FANTASTIC AND VERY VIBRANT....

Beautiful antique 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing table with hand painted vivid scenes, decorative hand carved and painted legs, open top table show hand painted compartments for...

The woman watches closely as the little girl delicately tries to thread a needle. This heartwarming scene has the typical romanticizes style of the 1890's.

Possibly made by a Russian manufacturer who have many fichus of this type in their documentation. Note a few pulled threads and small needle holes which do not affect the solidity of...

It has compartments inside for wool, cottons, thread, needles, etc, and the lift off lid to the interior well has been beautifully fret carved with intricate patterns.

It has a drawer with compartments for cottons, thread, needles, etc and a large compartment below for wool, cloth etc.

A raw look an elderly beggar sitting in an alley beneath layers of torn posters that decorate the building walls, he is completely focused through his thin spectacles as he pulls a n...

The tapestry is unframed and unlined (allowing one to see the needle threads on the back). It will make a stunning piece when framed for display.

Possibly it was a sewing caddy for threads and needles.

Used as a traveling sewing kit, this box includes all of its original contents, silver scissors and thimble, mother of pearl needle case, thread separators, and embroidery tool, as w...

Scottish sewing set of Tartan ware, 19th Century Set of 3 items of Tartanware, Scottish sewing set, exists of a box, not marked A needle case not marked, a thread dispenser, mark...

Dave Campion modeled for the man in the Hayseed Critic, as well as other beloved Post covers, including Excuse My Dust, Threading the Needle, and To The Rescue. Campion ran a newssta...

I, said the Beetle, with my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud. Who'll dig his grave?

Victorian silver chatelaine with 5 attachments, 1889, William Comyns, London Assay Very comprehensive chatelaine with, a spring loaded silver notebook and pencil, silver pin cushio...

A very fine and rare sterling silver gilt Sewing Etui, complete with original rectangular dark green leather bound case with canted corners, the lid and sides decorated in gold with ...

18th century rare French liturgical fragment, made with gold and silver thread and polychrome embroidery is bordered with rare 18th c Italian trim handmade with needle using real sil...

Most of the original sewing implements accompany the box such as bobbins, sewing bird, needle cases, and thread containers.

The interior features a main tray which contains six tunbridge ware thread spools, a needle book, tool pad, pincushion, thimble, tape and several thread winders.

The interior is lined in blue paper and features several compartments for thread reels, thimbles, needle books and other sewing equipment all housed in a removable tray to allow acce...

This lovely Palais Royal box interior features its removable silk pad, a removable tool tray fitted with Various mother-of-pearl tools including a pricker, scissors, thimble, thread ...

This cabinet consists of a separate lockable sewing compartment complete with needle books, thread spools and various other sewing tools.

Featuring a silk backed ruched lid and a removable tray which contains several compartments including eight Mother of Pearl thread reels, two needle books, and pin cushions.

The interior is lined with red silk velvet and features a removable tray which houses various sewing tools including six mother of pearl thread reels, tape measure, two engraved thim...

The lid of the child’s tunbridge ware box lifts off to reveal a collection of miniature sewing tools including a thimble, thread winders, scissors, thread spools, needle book and pin...

When the lid is lifted there is a red leather embossed envelope which opens for discrete storage in the lid, the interior is fitted with small grey silk covered paper lined storage s...

The interior is lined in green silk velvet and has several compartments including seven mother of pearl thread spools, thimbles, needle books, pin cushion, complete tool pad and cut ...

The tritik process of resist dyeing, with its use of needle and thread to secure sections to be kept away from the dye-bath, is not to be confused with the similar plangi or pelangi ...

This pretty table was used as a work or sewing table for the stowing of threads and needles. Before the 18th century, a seamstress had to keep her needlework in a work basket or bag.