09/28/2026
I’ve always been strangely lucky when it comes to inheriting seamstress stashes.
I’m talking vintage sewing notions tucked away in old wooden chests, sewing desk drawers, boxes, and forgotten little corners — and I’ve never even sought them out. They just seem to find their way to me.
Like last week. I bought a small desk with six drawers, and when I opened them… they were stuffed full of sewing treasures. 😭
I always wonder about the women who owned these things before me. Most of the time, I receive them after they’re gone. Sometimes there’s a name tucked away somewhere, but even when there isn’t, I find myself imagining who they were.
Sometimes I make up characters for them — little stories and lives of my own invention — because I like the idea of giving these forgotten things a little life again.
So this journal spread is for the latest collection of artifacts I’ve accumulated, and the woman I imagine they belonged to. The spread is making its way into Octobers letter! Which will be mailed soon, just a few days later than usual. I promise it’ll be worth the wait!
I just hope whatever I make with them would make her smile… and not have her rolling over in her grave. 😅🧵
