Sewing Box

Joint sewing, embroidering, knitting, or tongueing has always provided the opportunity to speak about personal experiences, to talk about private things, in short: to chat out of the sewing box as a German saying goes. It's not to imagine what stories the many embroideries of my offer could tell if they could speak to us ... Here I'm talking a bit out of my own sewing box, in the hope that one or other little thing could be of interest for you.

The big event in Switzerland for all Christmas past collectors, the Christmas Collector's Fair 2009 in Zurich, has successfully finished. What remains are good memories and this picture of my booth from a Winterthur newspaper (oh yes, the silver watch is mine).

Trees on the way: Pictures from my hiking holiday in Southern Tyrolia. (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)

Here are some pictures of the tree standing up in our living room at Christmas time in 2008. (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)

The annual Christmas Collectors Fair in Zurich, held traditionally at the beginning of December, was a great event for enthusiasts of old Christmas ornaments in this year, too, despite of the economically difficult time. Here are some pictures from around my booth as presented in 2008. They were taken on the second last day of the event and show what has been left of my offer. (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)

From my hiking holidays in Tyrolia I brought along some pictures of trees that are almost so lovely and beautiful as our beloved Christmas tree. (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)

The annual Christmas Collectors Fair in Zurich, held traditionally at the beginning of December, is a great event for enthusiasts of old Christmas ornaments. Here are some pictures from around my booth as presented last year (2006). (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)

Though my personal collection of antique Christmas ornaments isn't that extensive, I feel honoured that in winter 2003/04 I was allowed to show my treasures in the Elztal Museum in Waldkirch. That's a pleasant small German town in the Black Forest, not far from Freiburg (Breisgau). The following sheet of pictures, taken on the occasion of a visit there, is dedicated to the wonderful and engaged people of the museum, and I would like to add a heartful thank you to all of them. (Click thumbnail to open a larger image or a pop-up gallery; navigate with mouse or arrow keys)