Dawn Cook Ronningen is the author of Antique American Needlework Tools (Schiffer, 2018). She is a collector, needleworker, teacher, and lecturer.
When Dawn bought her first antique friend in need book, she was attracted to its sweet, sewing-themed pockets, which are finished with braid trim on the pocket flap edges and labeled for the various contents held inside.
Studying the details of vintage and antique textiles can lead to many questions, and it helps us learn more about the era they came from.
