Remember this peculiar object that I tormented you with last week ?
Well the answer is it’s a Dutch cabbage slicer for making sauerkraut.
Now who’d a thought it.
I picked it up at Beetham Post Office Tearoom in Cumbria. It’s a favourite stop off for lunch on our way to the caravan. As well as wonderful home cooked food the whole place is a feast for the creative eye or anyone interested in antiques and homeware Thankfully the blade is to blunt to cut anything, so there’ll be no chopped off fingers while I work with it.
After giving it a good coat of looking at an idea started to form of what I was going to do with it.
Ta dah sometime later and here it is.
“Feel The Difference”
I’ve used old fabric scraps from my stash. The words are from the salvage edge of some material I had. Sewing wise I’ve used long and short stitch and added some French knots. So nothing to complicated.
Time for a bit of desk hopping
wow that's genius!! Have a great week Helen #2
ReplyDeleteWow, what an imaginative way to add beauty to an unusual domestic tool. Well done, and thanks for dropping by at my desk.
ReplyDeleteChris #6
Brilliant use of the cabbage shredder Lynn. Thanks for putting us out of our misery about the mystery object and now fabulous wall art. Happy WOYWW. Sarah #10
ReplyDeleteNow if i'd have seen the blade last week i'd have guessed straight away...! NOT hee hee. What an inventive way to show off that aged handle and you magnificent talents Lynn.. A talking piece for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing WoywW Tracey #8
That is truly gorgeous Lynn. I'd have never guessed what it was but really love what you've done with it...clever you.
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Annie x #13
Hi Lynn, fabulous piece. Would never have guessed what it was.Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #4 X
ReplyDeleteHappy WOYWDW What a lovely piece of work. Looking at the first picture would never have thought it would end up like that well done,
ReplyDeleteLilian B #16
Gosh, who'd a thow't it indeed! (I can do a bit of Lanky when I want)
ReplyDeleteWell, that is stunning. I would never have imagined doing anything with it and you have turned it into this beautiful hanging piece of art. You have the eye for such things - well done!
Hugs, Neet 1 xx
Well Lynn, this is just beautiful and I do love wood, now it's a work of art for you to admire and enjoy. Have a Good Week. Hugs Rita xxx
ReplyDeleteWow! That's ingenious! And I thought that you were planning to make coleslaw with it. However, there's no doubt that what you've done with it is lovely - your embroidery, simple as it is, is perfect for such a tight spot. And I do like the little lady seated on the end. Elizabeth x #21
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great eye for making something beautiful out of it. Very nice. Dorlene #24
ReplyDeleteNow that looks brilliant, much better than using it to cut cabbage! Wishing you a happy woyww, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing transformation - so beautiful and such fun. Take care and have a good week. With love & God Bless, Caro x #12
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn, That is just beautiful and to think it was a cabbage cutter.
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Happy WOYWW
Sue #7
I never imagined that it was a cabbage slicer, but then you cleverly removed the cutting blade, you naughty girl ;-) You've certainly turned it into a beautiful work of art! xxx
ReplyDeleteVery clever!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is awesome! What a great upcycle, so creative! I love the lady sitting at the bottom! Have a great week, Lindart #23
ReplyDeletesorry I’m late! I wish everything I gave a good coat of looking at came out so well or so inspired! it looks brilliant. as a cabbage cutter (who knew) it was a bit of a time consumer, surely...I cannot see how it would have helped to have to feed cabbage through that gap just to cut it. I must be missing something because it wouldn’t have been used so well if it didn’t work well! Looks great with some sewing in it Lynn, am unsurprised by the loveliness of your re-purposing.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! I LOVE what you did with the cabbage slicer. Happy belated WOYWW! #26
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