As soon as I read the topic for the challenge this week, I thought of my grandmother and a piece of work she created when she was 76, after signing up for a night school course to ‘learn something a bit different”. Her eyesight was getting worse and she was suffering with arthritis in her hands, but once she had started the embrodiery course she was determined to see it through. The result of her labours was framed and put on show in the town hall, causing her much embarrassment.
She had knitted, sewed and crocheted all her life; in the early days of her marriage it was through necessity, but in later life she enjoyed giving small gifts to friends and family. Her’s is an incredible story of love and separation, of loss, betrayal and fortitude and perhaps one day I will write about her. In the meantime, although I appreciate it is not to everyone’s taste, I hope you enjoy her “Bird of Paradise”. I inherited it on her death and it is one of my most treasured possessions.
and a close up of the detail of the bird’s head
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What a wonderful creation to inherit thank you for sharing it.
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Thank you Ronnie, I’m so pleased that you like it too.
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Good One. Lucky one to have such a marvelous gift. Worth to treasure.
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I’m glad that you like it, I am so proud of my grandmother 🙂
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I love it. I really like the sequins 🙂
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Thank you, so glad you liked it. 🙂
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beautiful!
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Thank you, glad you liked it too 🙂
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WoW! That is gorgeous. 🙂
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I think so. It is a very lovely thing to have 🙂
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that is gorgeous! My grandma knitted, sewed and crocheted too, she dressed me when I was a kid. I hope I can pick it up again one day.
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