Hostafan 1, I love the sewing machine my mum had one just like take, don't know what happened to it. Near the floor was a treadle which worked the machine, she made everything on it from cloths to soft furnishings.
I did too. Curtains in the last 4 houses I lived in, maternity dresses for my now ex wife, little dungarees for my girls. I started darting shirts for my brothers and turning flares into straight legs , so I guess late 70s early 80s for that.
I have plates and cutlery/crockery from my gran, some are everyday some are fancy and only come out on occasion. I have a few of her cooking things which get at least weekly usage. I also have her garden furniture which is used here. I have his grans knitting basket which I use, and we have her sofa in the living room. I used to use my great grans sowing basket but it eventually died, all I have from her now is a little flower vase.
Hostafan1, I used to go down to my mum and use it. My now ex was going to throw out a three piece suit but I took it to bits and made my son then around 4 and three piece suit for a wedding we were going to. Before my twin's were born I couldn't get a maternity dress to fit so I made them. My twins were almost 8 lb each only one ounce difference When ex went mum and dad bought me an electric machine not as nice in my opinion to use.
I've now inherited my late mother in law's electric machine, which is about 40 or 50 years old , a customer gave it her as it was going to be dumped. What surprised me was how the threading mechanism hadn't changed since my 1917 Singer. Guess they just got it right first time.
Was the one you inherited a singer as well. The one mum and dad bought me is and it still run fine today unless my youngest uses it, then I have to sort it out. and tell her hands off. I never knew that, your right they got it right first time. I wonder how many other thing that have been make were right first time of use.
Pete.8, I remember Petticoat Lane very well I was born not far from there I was 22 in 1968 so might have seen him with his barrow. My aunt had a sweet stall or shop can't remember which and I helped her out at weekends.
It was my great grandfather Dee, so it would likely be the early 1900's! I sometimes stayed with relatives in Bethnal Green and would 'help' another relative on his fruit/veg stall on Petticoat Lane. My family roots are in the East-End and before that in Norfolk
Billericay - Essex
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For @Lyn : I have the Be-ro book too, but I only got it in the last few years - it's still being produced and is still a bargain at £2.99.
I can't even begin to list all the stuff I've inherited and use. Cutlery, crockery, tools, jewellery, clothes, linens, books, furniture, vases, plants - I'm not really a shopper, and I love a bit of patina!
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Lyn, that does ring a bell but I used to go Pike fishing with my dad and brothers so might be getting confuse with that. Not sure what the sweet shop was called but do remember making the toffee, barley sugar, butterscotch things like that. If I can find the old cash book the name might be on there. Why do you ask?
Now I’m thinking more about it , I think it was Dandy’s. They had a huge St. Bernard dog and the girls used to ride on him. my mum started school in 1932 and they were both her friends. Maybe I’m muddling them up.😱
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Bit to early for me I wasn't born till 1946 so my be I'm thinking about the fish called Pike. I can't remember if it was Petticoat Lane or one of the other markets, there was an African Price he was always in his tribal outfit very colourful. He would always pick me up and carry me, I was in splints that's why but do remember he was always very kind to me. My nanna lived in Homerton, we lived by London Field's and aunts and uncles all lived around that area. Do you remember a company call Pollycoffs not sure about spelling my and worked there for many years.
I have some secuteurs that were my Nan's, which I keep in the house for use on houseplants (don't want to risk losing them in the garden), and also a couple of pairs of gloves from her (proper smart leather ones, not garden gloves - she had small hands like me. I also have her mince pie tins which I use at the appropriate time of year.
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I started darting shirts for my brothers and turning flares into straight legs , so I guess late 70s early 80s for that.
I sometimes stayed with relatives in Bethnal Green and would 'help' another relative on his fruit/veg stall on Petticoat Lane. My family roots are in the East-End and before that in Norfolk
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I have the Be-ro book too, but I only got it in the last few years - it's still being produced and is still a bargain at £2.99.
I can't even begin to list all the stuff I've inherited and use. Cutlery, crockery, tools, jewellery, clothes, linens, books, furniture, vases, plants - I'm not really a shopper, and I love a bit of patina!
Now I’m thinking more about it , I think it was Dandy’s. They had a huge St. Bernard dog and the girls used to ride on him.
my mum started school in 1932 and they were both her friends. Maybe I’m muddling them up.😱