For the past couple of months, our creative mother-daughter duo, Sharon Mansfield and Lisa Classon have been extra busy creating beautiful things for our store and for their classes. Sharon has been botanically dyeing men’s and women’s clothing with fantastic results: The jagged edges of the leaf prints near the collar of the above shirt are such an […]
The Cutest Cleanliness Around: Handmade Aprons by Hannah
We posted this image on our Instagram last week (@thetinthimble) with the caption, “Can you guess what Hannah is whipping up with these adorable fabrics we sent her? We can’t wait to get the finished pieces back in time for holiday gifts!” We were so excited to get the package from her earlier this week. Within it were […]
Hidden Delights
One of the many benefits of being on the Tin Thimble team is being constantly surrounded by beauty. Not to brag, but we have people tell us every day how charming the shop is. In the many nooks and crannies, you’ll find interesting pieces that are handcrafted, vintage, or both! We’ve collected some photos of […]
Crate Expectations: A Brief History of High Hand
Hi, my name is Lori and I am a box hoarder. Or rather, a container hoarder. Which means that when I saw that High Hand has fruit crates seemingly just lying around, I needed one. Fortunately for me, High Hand Nursery does sell some of their fruit boxes, so there was no need for a […]
Our Month on Instagram: August 2015
What did we do this month? Our tenth annual button sale! It was big, it was beautiful, and there were well over 12,000 buttons. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us! We were so excited to be able to announce the availability of our virtual tour. This high resolution, panoramic tour is […]
Take a Little Tour (Virtually) of The Tin Thimble
This is one of the coolest things to happen to us for awhile. It’s amazing to even be able to share it with you. Get this: there is now a virtual tour of The Tin Thimble available on Google StreetView. In fact, all of High Hand is open to virtually tour; even the extensive and beautiful […]
A Little About Vintage Buttons
They say that if you want to learn something fast, throw yourself to wolves. Put yourself in a situation where you need to have already learned what you want to know. So, I did. I wanted to learn about vintage buttons, so I asked to help price them for our upcoming button sale. Sharon and Emma were as sweet as can be […]
Month on Instagram: July 2015
What did we do this month? The lovely Melissa Arnold came to visit and taught her indigo workshop, which proved to have gorgeous results. Petunia the shop cat started to come by almost every day, and now spends the entire day with us when she visits. We had such a fun day with Marie Clark of Permanent […]
Naturally Inspired: Sharon’s Experiments in Botanical Dyeing
Sharon has been experimenting with botanical dyeing for years now, to the point that she has become an expert. It’s an all natural process that colors fabrics with the imprints of leaves and other botanical objects with the help of metal and steam. Over time Sharon has botanically imprinted fabric of all sorts, including those of […]
Thank You – Student Art Show 2015
We had our Student Art Show on April 10th to celebrate our tenth anniversary. How time has flown by! Not only since our founding, but since the show. We wanted to pause and thank everyone who came, wanted to come, and supported us in countless other ways. The Student Art Show is a wonderful opportunity for […]