Hussif and Button Stick

We were issued with a Housewife on joining the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1979.  Why a housewife to a 16-year-old cadet? That too an item which was neither male nor female, and wasn’t even a living being. It  was a simple Khaki pouch containing needles, thread, thimble, buttons, and a pair of scissors, meant…

Project Log: 18th Century “Housewife” Sewing Kit

What is a Hussif? - Pintangle

Antique Georgian Pocket Book, Hussif, Purse, Card Cas… - Gem

Part 57 Hussif or Sewing Roll or Housewife

Embroidery in progress: An Elizabethan Stumpwork Bride's Bag – 2

Sainik School

Indian Army, REJINCES

Jane Austen Regency Housewife Hussif Sewing Kit - Elizabeth

Original WW2 British Sewing Kit Hussif Housewife in General

Project Log: 18th Century “Housewife” Sewing Kit

I Make a Historical Sewing Kit