tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post7898213146876572918..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: Welcome Little Stranger, 1770Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-64907124703210659142013-08-03T17:12:38.495-04:002013-08-03T17:12:38.495-04:00Wow! I assumed the messages were embroidery, until...Wow! I assumed the messages were embroidery, until I looked at the images up close. Amazing!<br /><br />BTW, I had my daughter in 1984, when ultrasounds were only done when there was a medical reason for it. After hearing for months from other women about how I was carrying the baby like a boy, I had a "little stranger" of my own!Sheri Cobb Southnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-43274978341578274972013-08-03T08:23:00.168-04:002013-08-03T08:23:00.168-04:00OMG I was looking at that very pincushion last wee...OMG I was looking at that very pincushion last week and never realised it was pins! It's part of the quilt exhibition from the V&A which is here in Brisbane (and if you are local, go to it!)Floranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-70452676243649139022013-08-02T06:02:15.872-04:002013-08-02T06:02:15.872-04:00I'm enjoying your blog and have added it to my...I'm enjoying your blog and have added it to my list of favourites at <br />www.anotebookforeileen.blogspot.co.ukA Notebook for Eileen.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16429764005091292192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47213872303176550112013-08-01T19:12:41.257-04:002013-08-01T19:12:41.257-04:00I wonder how many of these still exist because the...I wonder how many of these still exist because the child for whom they were made and the mother to whom they were given died. One can imagine that they were preserved as a momento of a lost love, rather than used as a practical gift. Really, to me, these are objects of terrible sorrow.GSGreatEscaperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03362042499522934670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-7670236308718262872013-08-01T04:52:13.387-04:002013-08-01T04:52:13.387-04:00Notebook for Eileen - glad you found us, one way o...Notebook for Eileen - glad you found us, one way or another!<br /><br />Scrapiana - I found that reference to the pins & pain, too, which certainly puts an edge to a well-intended present! Wish I'd seen that exhibition, but I will keep an eye out for the catalogue. Here's the link to the V&A page: http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/collections/early-years/layette-pincushions/<br /><br />While I was hunting around the internet for more examples, I did see this charming 1830s example currently for sale on eBay - tempting!<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-GEORGIAN-LAYETTE-BIRTH-PIN-CUSHION-SEWING-BOX-WELCOME-LITTLE-STRANGER-/181183251232?pt=UK_Crafts_Sewing_Supplies_MJ&hash=item2a2f5d0320<br /><br />Karen Anne - I've read somewhere that though the patent for safety pins was 1849, they weren't widely manufactured & in common use until the 1870s. I'm sure many babies would agree that it was one of the great inventions of the 19th c. :)Isabella Bradford/Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997375216314200469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-10547232853066218522013-07-31T06:59:59.629-04:002013-07-31T06:59:59.629-04:00You've probably covered this before, but I loo...You've probably covered this before, but I looked it up: the safety pin was patented in the U.S. in 1849, although there were older forms of it. I wonder how long it took to get into widespread use here and in Britain.<br /><br />Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-8264977663045724882013-07-31T06:43:57.261-04:002013-07-31T06:43:57.261-04:00That little pincushion at the top was included in ...That little pincushion at the top was included in a cabinet of smaller items in the V&A's Quilts 1700-2010 exhibition a few years back. <br /><br />The catalogue entry for it stuck in my mind because it mentions that these little pincushions were traditionally given to new mothers, but after the birth; superstition held that gifting them sooner might increase the pangs of childbirth. 'For every pin a pain' and 'More pins, more pain' were commonplace sayings at the time. <br /><br />I don't know if the catalogue is still available, but try to check it out: it's a lovely resource.scrapianahttp://www.scrapiana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-12244777614188547182013-07-31T04:18:34.414-04:002013-07-31T04:18:34.414-04:00I've come across your Blog quite by chance. I...I've come across your Blog quite by chance. I'm not a great history lover but this really appeals to me with all the details of Royal births.<br />Well done.A Notebook for Eileen.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16429764005091292192noreply@blogger.com