Vintage Sewing Susan Needle Book Japan Gold Eye Sewing Needles Original Threader Sewing Notions Needle Card Mid Century Japanese Export Haberdashery Quilting Dressmaking Ephemera
Colorful illustrated sewing accessory retaining approximately three-quarters of the original needles, appealing to vintage textile collectors, craft room décor, retro paper ephemera, junk journals, and sewing memorabilia enthusiasts.
$18.95
Bright, colorful mid-century graphics and practical craftsmanship make this vintage Sewing Susan needle book a wonderful survivor from the postwar era of Japanese export sewing accessories. Produced in Japan and printed with cheerful illustrations of women gathered around a sewing project, it captures the optimistic style that made everyday sewing notions both functional and visually appealing. Today these illustrated needle books are collected not only by sewing enthusiasts, but also by collectors of Japanese exports, vintage haberdashery, textile history, and mid-century paper ephemera.
The folding needle card is marked "Japan" and measures approximately 5⅞ inches wide by 3⅜ inches tall when closed. The original threader remains in place, and approximately three-quarters of the original gold eye sewing needles are still retained within the labeled compartments for assorted sizes. Light age-related wear, gentle handling marks, and soft bends from decades of storage are present, but the colors remain bright and the graphics display beautifully. Whether added to a collection of vintage sewing notions, displayed in a craft room, incorporated into a quilting collection, or preserved as colorful mid-century ephemera, this is an attractive and increasingly uncommon example of Japanese sewing memorabilia.
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