Sewing Kit

While sewing, mending and emboridery is an essential skill that many cannot be without, it has also become a beloved hobby and a way to pass the time for many people no matter the gender and social status. Poor people, farmers, soldiers, sailors and maids alike do anything to make sure their clothes will last as long as possible and mend it before it starts completely falling apart. If you manage to make it look cute and not like a pile of threads and holes while you are at it, the better for you. And for rich merchants and nobility, showing off your needle skills and being able to work with precious and rare threads and fabrics without ruining them is a symbol of prestige.
No matter where you land on this wide social scale, chances are that if you partake in embroidery you are in need of a sewing kit. Most sewing kits have a similar structure: they consist of a long strip of linen with many pockets that allow you to roll it all up into a neat bundle and take it with you wherever you need. If you are rich, you might have intricate laquer or carved boxes decorated with precious stones instead of a handy fabric pouch, but the contents of it will be mostly the same as far as functionality goes.
You will find there a pin cushion made out of a little bit of fabric and stuffed with raw wool to keep the pins from rusting. You will find a needle book, once again cut out from little pieces of spare fabric, for storing needles with different lengths and uses. You will have a bunch of buttons sewn in to prevent them from loss and you might also find a piece of wax to keep the thread strong and a little bit of chalk to be able to draw on fabric different motives that you might want to make.