Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Toadstool Knitting Set


Toadstool Knitting Set
made by
Miladi
Made in England

This is a particularly fun looking
boxed set from Miladi.
I would say it is
circa 1950's.
The colourful graphics are
eye-catching as are the happy
little Pixies.


Inside this set (as found)
are two toadstool/mushroom
knitters, scraps of wool,
"tubes" of embroidery thread
labelled "Miladi",
and an instruction
 leaflet whose cover
 matches the box lid.


Close-up of the 
toadstools/mushroom knitters.


Miladi was part of the Berwick
Toys Company and of which there were
a number of childrens' sewing sets
in odd shaped boxes - either
octagonal, or
six-sided, using this label.

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Here again, we find
the delightful pixies
on the box top.

^o-o^



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crazyhaberdasher said...

I am so sorry everyone - I was tidying up the site and I mistakenly deleted the comments. I feel so terrible about it ... please do comment again if you would like to. I wont do what I did before!
... eating humble pie ... Maz :{ !!

TJ said...

Wow hello Spool knitter...! Thank you so much for visiting my site and taking the time to comment. How incredible is an ENTIRE blog dedicated to this old folk tradition. I love it! Keep in touch... best wishes from germany, tj