Saturday, June 25, 2011

Scissors and irons for the sewing room

Tried my hand in making Fimo scissors. The results are shown in the photo. The real life pair has been passed down in our family for generations.  I believe they are from the period between WW1 and WW2.  They still work better then the new, modern ones.

I found the white "coal" iron in my stack of collected miniatures.  Bought it some years ago.  The two little irons I made from Fimo.  I remember my mother telling me about using two small iron irons.  That was before electricity time. Both were put on oil burners at the same time. You held one with a towel to work and when it was cooled you put it back on the burner and used the other one.  Bless God for electricity
I am showing the inside of the sewing box to the request of one of my friends.


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15 comments:

  1. unicornioJune 25, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    I love your scissors ,they are very real.The color are very good. Hugs Matilde.

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  2. MaribelJune 25, 2011 at 4:33 AM

    Tienes unas manos estupendas. Te ha quedado todo muy bien. Has hecho un buen trabajo.

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  3. Maria IrelandJune 25, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    Your scissors are great well done . I love the irons and the sewing box is wonderful. Hugs Maria

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  4. carmenJune 25, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    preciosas esas viejas tijeras de familia...y las planchas de hierro...yo he visto planchar con ellas, no en mi asa, pero sí en las vecinas....

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  5. FlorJune 25, 2011 at 6:30 AM

    Que bien han quedado la tijeras ♥ las planchas y la canasta de costura hermosa!!!
    Muy buen trabajo Drora ( =
    Un abrazo
    Flor

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  6. cockerinaJune 25, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    when she was a girl, my grandmother used to iron with coal, even older!
    put pieces of burning coal inside .. Yes, blessed power! ha ha!
    the sewing basket, is the same as what I use on a 1:1 scale!
    very nice, congratulations!
    Caterina

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  7. RosamargaritaJune 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    Bravo Drora! eres una experta con el fimo, te han quedado muy reales, perfectas!, tanto las tijeras como las planchas...
    Un abrazo y muchos besos

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  8. Sans!June 26, 2011 at 7:51 AM

    Drora, I am very sure you are going to be great with fimo! Your scissors and the 2 irons are faultless! Graet work, Drora :)

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  9. AscensionJune 26, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Que buen trabajo, te han quedado de lo mas reales, me encantan.
    besitos ascension

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  10. Mari@June 26, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Wonderful work Drora. Thank you for your comment on my blog. I love your country and I hope to return again in the future but now I'm really happy to visit it. Hugs from Italy

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  11. Mari@June 26, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    PS. To traslate my blog you can find the google botton on the top right side and select your language. The translation isn't perfect but probably can help you to
    understand. Hugs

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  12. Eloisa June 27, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Que bien te ha quedado todo, especialmente me gustan mucho las tijeras y la cestita de costura. Enhorabuena. Besos.

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  13. PlushpussycatJune 27, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Oh Drora, I am in love with your sewing box! Where can I get one? Your scissors and irons are precious too. I just bought some Sculpey today. I like seeing what you have made from polymer clay. Also found your family history interesting--thanks for sharing!
    Jennifer

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  14. maria l.July 7, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    so beautiful.
    Ilike it very, very much.
    This and other thing you made.
    TIENES UN BLOG PRECIOSO , LLENO DE IDEAS Y TODAS MUY BIEN REALIZADAS
    uN SALUDO

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  15. Gill Bayes MiniaturesJuly 10, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    I remember my mother having a pair of scissors like yours, they were from the war time. She used to use them for dressmaking but also cut my hair with them
    Gill x

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