Old sewing basket find!
Went to an auction today of a lady's estate who died a few months ago at age 99. I got it for $15 and couldn't wait to see what was in it! Lots of pins, most were rusted so I will try to find a vintage pin cushion to put them in. There were several packages of needles, 2 packages of snaps, a package of hook and eyes, an old pair of scissors and also 8 "mending kits" from hotels and casinos. Also found a set of knitting needles and several crochet hooks. It contained multiple wooden spools of thread and several vintage metal thimbles and one that looks ceramic? maybe. There was also an old checkbook box FULL of old buttons. I'm decorating shelves in my sewing room with vintage sewing notions so I'm loving this! It's so much fun to go through stuff like this.