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Title: Great-Grandma's Vintage Sewing Thread #2
Size: 6″ w x 6″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Frame: Unframed; Ready to Hang
Signed: On the front 
COA: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
A Teresa Bernard Oil Painting

A still life painting with vintage sewing thread. The type of sewing thread your great-grandmother most likely used to sew her family’s clothes.

A unique still life oil painting featuring four vintage sewing thread on spools made of wood. Each spool contains sewing thread of a different color: red, orange, green, and blue. A sewing needle pierces a green spool, set against a neutral gray backdrop to complement its counterpart painting. This artwork is the second in a series and bears the signature of oil painter Teresa Bernard in the bottom left corner.

This small 6×6-inch work of art will fit anywhere there is a limited amount of wall space you want to embellish or spruce up. Great-Grandma’s Sewing Thread #2 is hand-painted on a small gallery-wrapped canvas. This type of canvas allows the artist to paint on the sides of the canvas giving it a polished look thereby eliminating the necessity of a frame. Nonetheless, framing is an option if desired. Regardless of your choice, it will be an attractive addition to your home, gallery, office, or any display space. A personalized Certificate of Authenticity (COA) accompanies the purchase of this still life painting.

The physical canvas artwork does not have the copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com.

Artist Comments

This painting is part The Wooden Spool Series. I call it ‘Great-Grandma’s Sewing Thread #2’ because we live in the modern era, and thread is no longer sold on wooden spools. Sewing thread spun on wooden spools was probably used by our great-grandmothers, but not so much nowadays. Sewing thread is now sold on plastic spools.

Manufacturers are no longer making these wooden thread spools, but that doesn’t mean they have no value. In some ways, they can still have some usefulness. One benefit of these vintage spools is their durability and the ability to repurpose them in a variety of ways long after the thread has run out.

I recall playing with empty wooden spools as a child. I strung them on a string and used them to make necklaces. When I played with my Barbie dolls, I also used them for doll furniture, among other things.

Vintage wooden spools are useful for a variety of arts and crafts projects. Using your imagination, you could transform them into beautiful artwork or something else that would give them new life. Use them yourself or for a project, your children could enjoy. Better yet, use them in a project that you and your children could enjoy doing together.

—Teresa Bernard

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“My Grandmother taught me how to sew. It’s a beautiful skill. She sewed almost all her own housedresses. Never wore pants. Bought her underwear and outer clothes!” — Bobbi A, MeWe

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Title: Great-Grandma's Antique Sewing Thread #1
Size: 6″ w x 6″ h
Canvas Type: Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas
Frame: Unframed; Ready to Hang
Signed: On the front 
COA: Signed Certificate of Authenticity
A Teresa Bernard Oil Painting

A painting of antique sewing thread in a still life setting.  This is the first of two paintings depicting antique wooden spools.

The still life painting depicts two antique wooden spools wound with sewing thread, one in red and the other in blue. A sewing needle pierces the blue spool. The background is rendered in a light gray tone, matching its companion piece in the series. The artwork is signed by the vintage artist Teresa Bernard on the lower left side.

This original painting is perfect for cramped spaces or rooms because of its small size. It was painted by hand on 6×6-inch gallery wrap canvas. Great-Grandma’s Sewing Thread #1 has a stylish look because its composition extends over onto the canvas’s edges. This art piece will look fantastic in your house, business, or wherever it is hung, whether it is framed or not. An official Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is included with purchase of this still life painting.

The original canvas painting does not have the copyright watermark ©️ teresabernardart.com.

Artist Comments

This painting is part of the Wooden Spool Series. I call it ‘Great-Grandma’s Sewing Thread #1’ because we have now come to the age where thread no longer comes on wooden spools. Our great-grandmothers would have probably used sewing thread spun on wooden spools.

Wooden spools found today are often over 50 years old and have become collectible antiques. Nowadays, it is common to find sewing thread available for purchase on plastic spools. Our grandmothers, and certainly our mothers, would have used them for their sewing projects.

I remember playing with empty wooden spools when I was a young child in the 60-70s. As I grew older, my grandmother began teaching me how to sew doll clothes and other items. However, I barely remember thread coming on anything but plastic spools. I remember raiding my grandmother’s sewing box for just the right color of thread I needed, and I remember finding some wooden spools there.

Unfortunately, wooden spools met their demise back in the 1970s when manufacturers stopped using them to spin thread on. It was purely a business decision. It was more cost-effective for them to use plastic spools instead. If you happen to come across a vintage sewing spool, don’t throw it away; hang on to it. Wooden spools are antiques and do have some value. Just how much it is worth depends on how old the spool is and its condition.

—Teresa Bernard

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“Teresa, you are absolutely amazing with your artwork! Especially the fine intricate details of small things. The realism is so impressive and appreciated. God has blessed you!” — Karen Nash, MeWe

“I have a few of those old wooden spools.”  — Nancy Scott,  MeWe

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