Silk and Wool Housewife

[KathyBradford]

A silk and wool housewife awaits the embroidery of your initials. Burgundy, green, navy, and gold silk and navy wool needle flaps edged in burgundy silk are covered in fine navy wool. One is available.



Each housewife kit will be stocked with the following items.



• lump of raw beeswax wrapped in linen
• paper backed tin and bone buttons in handsewn poke sack
• patch fabric –FHW jean cloth, C. Childs satinette, FHW satinette, canton flannel, FHW wool flannel
• needles
• thread wrapped on cloth - non-mercerized black, brown, tan, blue, and off-white cotton thread
• reproduction postage stamps on 100% rag paper
• hanks of hemp twine in two sizes
• wooden dice
• tin of matches
• tracts
• handsewn poke sack in which to carry it all

Please let me know your initials so I can embroider them on your housewife. For some examples of previous ones, please see the Handwork album here at

http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/album.php?albumid=25

There are two pages of pictures.

25% of proceeds will be donated through ACPP.

10% discount for active and retired modern military and law enforcement personnel

$75 ($18.75 to preservation) includes shipping.

If you’d like this, please post here, PM, or e-mail PreservationParcels@hotmail.com to reserve for up to seven days. Money orders, personal checks or Paypal at preservationparcels@hotmail.com gladly accepted.

stitch by stitch, acre by acre

[JLHurst]

Re: Silk and Wool Housewife

If you can pick this up gents! Mrs. Bradford's notions are top notch, and goes towards a worth cause!

Thanks for the cap Kathy!

[Abrams]

Re: Silk and Wool Housewife

Another endorsement bump from a very happy customer. I own one of Kathy's housewives and a sleeping cap. Both are top-notch.