Embroider my World Turkey Red Shade - a photo on Flickriver

When it was my birthday last year, a very dear friend who enjoys photography as much as I do, and knows that I collect beautiful and vintage pieces, gave me a wonderful selection of antique ribbons, buttons, buckles, lace and other fine notions. She also gave me three follow up tins of similar delightful gifts for Christmas. Those wonderful gifts have inspired me to create a series of still life images showcasing them along with spools of brightly coloured cottons from my vintage bobbin collection entitled “Embroider my World”. If you are interested, you can see the series here: www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/albums/72177720314094967/

In this case, I have chosen two Dewhurst's Sylko Turkey Red Shade spools of cotton, which date from between 1938 and 1954. I have placed them on a 1930s red and black floral embroidered doily and accessorised them with some delicate ruched red satin ribbon and lacy red and white trim, both of which are Victorian pieces from my collection. When you look at black and white photographs of the Victorian era, you don’t imagine it to be such a colourful place, do you?

The shade of Turkey red comes from a dyeing method that was widely used to give cotton a distinctive bright red colour in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. It was made using the root of the rubia (madder) plant, through a long and laborious process which originated in the historical Levant region, namely being developed in India and China. Turkey red was brought to Europe in the 1740s and in France was known as Rouge d'Andrinople.

The theme for "Looking Close on Friday" for the 6th of September is "two of a kind", and I thought this lovely pair of Dewhurst's Sylko Turkey Red Shade spools of cotton perfect for the theme this week. I hope you like my choice, and that it makes you smile!

Belle Vue Mill, commonly known as Dewhurst’s, was built by Thomas Dewhurst in 1828. It opened in 1829 as John Dewhurst & Sons and was one of Skipton’s largest spinning and weaving mills. The mill’s position next to the Leeds Liverpool Canal meant that raw cotton could be shipped in by boats from Liverpool. Finished goods would then be sent back the same way ready for distribution. Coal to power the machine’s steam engines was also delivered by barge. In 1897 Dewhurst’s was bought by the English Sewing Cotton Co. It continued to produce Sylko, one of the mill’s most famous products. It was produced in over 500 colours and sold throughout the world. Sylko cottons are still available at haberdashers today.

Taken on: March 1, 2024

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Camera: Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, 6.2mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon DIGITAL IXUS 80 IS
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	6.2mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
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