Porcelain Sewing Box with Thimbles Limoges Box

A sewing box with its thimbles close at hand celebrates every mended hem and pieced quilt top. Everything here is porcelain, hand-painted in Limoges, France, as a Limoges box for the craft room.

Thread, Thimble and Time

For generations, the sewing box sat beside the favorite chair, full of spools, buttons and the thimble that protected a busy finger. This piece calls up that scene with affection. Its color is applied with a brush, so each finished box shows the small variations that come from handwork.

Notions on Display

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Groups with yarn, scissors, spool and quilt subjects
• Suits a sewing, quilting or needlework collection

For the Hands That Mend

Give it to a seamstress, a tailor, a quilting guild friend, or a grandmother who taught the family to sew. It also makes a fond thank you for someone who altered a wedding gown or stitched a christening dress. Display it on a sewing table beside a pincushion, on a shelf with antique thimbles, or in a curio near a framed sampler. Thimble collectors in particular find it a natural companion to their tiny treasures.