Things to do in Winston-Salem

Korner’s Folly

413 S. Main Street
Kernersville, NC 27284
(336) 996-7922

http://www.kornersfolly.org/

The Strangest House in the World 1880's home of artist, designer Jule Gilmer Korner. 22 rooms. 7 levels. 15 fireplaces. Intriguing and entertaining.

Körner’s Folly is the architectural wonder and home of artist and designer Jule Gilmer Körner. Built in 1880 in Kernersville, North Carolina, the house originally served to display his interior design portfolio. Visitors can now explore the 22 room house museum and its unique original furnishings and artwork, cast-plaster details, carved woodwork, and elaborate hand laid tile.

The Factory

210 North Main Street
Kernersville, NC 27284

A unique shopping area housed in a 1887 textile manufacturing in downtown Kernersville offers boutique-style stores. The attractive landscaped courtyard is the hub of the Factory.

Downtown Arts District

Trade & Liberty Street, Between 5th and 7th Street Downtown
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

http://woodlandmoth.tripod.com/indexdada.html

An ultra-hip area of downtown, DADA, is an eclectic collection of working studios, galleries, shops, residences, restaurants, and nightlife. Just a block from the Benton Convention Center, this exciting neighborhood is easy to find.

Horne Creek Living Historical Farm

308 Horne Creek Farm Road
Pinnacle, NC 27043
(336) 325-2298 

Horne Creek Living Historical Farm serves as an outdoor museum dedicated to the study, preservation, and interpretation of North Carolina's rural and agricultural heritage, circa 1900 - 1910.

                                    

Historic Bethabara Park

2147 Bethabara Road
Winston-Salem, NC 27106
(336) 924-8191

http://www.cityofws.org/departments/recreation-parks/historic-bethabara

Site of the first settlement in Forsyth County. Guided tour includes 1788 German Church and reconstructed fort. Medicine Garden and nature preserve on site.

There are also numerous wineries and vineyards in the region to visit, nut if you do visit one or two please remember not to drink and drive or operate a sewing machine!

An Essential Sewing Tool

So, what tool is the most essential for sewing?

A needle of course!

Do you think of your needle as a sewing tool? If not then you should, as without it there wouldn't be much sewing done! Whether it is a hand or machine needle, both work very hard to help you create your heirloom garments and projects.

So for this blog, I thought I would share some of the vintage needle packets I have acquired through the years. They are so much more interesting than the packets you buy theses days.

                                                 The packets had nice artwork on them.

 Unwrapping the packet was like opening a present- You never know what you will find!

                                                              Love the artwork!

                                       You could save the wrappers to get a free needlecase!

                                          The wrapper was full of information to read!

 Some of the information was on how the needles had been carefully made to make sure it didn't cut your threads!

         Some of the information was advertising for the company's other product-thread.

And may of these vintage needles are still usable today as they have not rusted over the years!