How many of you save the wishbone
from the Christmas turkey?
Do you know that you can make
an unusual thimble holder using
a wishbone and crochet cotton?
Victorians had a flair for whimsey!
They often turned unusual objects
into something to delight the eye.
Animal horns and hooves were often
made in pincushions, so using a
wishbone for a thimble holder seemed
perfectly logical - they never threw
away anything!
Below are some samples of thimble holders.
Do you know that you can make
an unusual thimble holder using
a wishbone and crochet cotton?
Victorians had a flair for whimsey!
They often turned unusual objects
into something to delight the eye.
Animal horns and hooves were often
made in pincushions, so using a
wishbone for a thimble holder seemed
perfectly logical - they never threw
away anything!
Below are some samples of thimble holders.
Left - a vintage wishbone thimble holderRight - a newly made wishbone thimble holder
(this one uses an ordinary sized chicken wishbone
which was a little small).
Below is a vintage wishbone thimble holder
and pincushion.
and pincushion.
And another one below here this timebeing a lot smaller pincushion than in
the previous photo.
This is a vintage crochet book -Crocheted Gift Novelties from 1916
And below is a pattern from this bookfor you to make your own!
It will be up to you as to what size hook
and crochet thread you use.
Have fun!
(click for larger image)
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