Tuesday 22 March 2011

One Woman's Trash....

Last week at our local guild meeting Kay handed me a brown paper bag. She didn't want to offend me; but before throwing the contents of the bag out she thought I should see them. Inside that bag was a very old, half finished embroidery on linen. A threaded needle still pierced the cloth caught in the act of creating the next stitch. I wondered why the needlewoman had stopped. She had obviously intended to continue...but never did. 


The needle was so rusty it was stuck fast in the cloth...really stuck. It took several tugs with pliars and pressure against a hard surface to remove said needle.

But I finally got it out.
An embroidery hoop was still in place creating this lovely half circle crease. I wondered if it would ever come out. Kay was pleased that I accepted her gift. I fear she expects me to finish it as the original needlewoman would have.   She might not recognize after I've had my way with it!
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9 comments:

  1. Nahhh...she just wanted you to make good use of it. She knows you're not conventional!! ~lol~

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  2. So, now you are an archaeologist preserving an artifact in digital form on the internet.
    How lovely is that?

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  3. A story continues. I wonder what it will become in your hands?

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  4. I am sure that you will transform this in an amazing piece of art. The only thought of seeing what you will 'invent' is giving me excitement.

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  5. i think she will be amazed at what you come up with. you always do such beautiful work. i love those kind of surprises.

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  6. What a wonderful gift -- I'll wonder forever who started this stitchery and why was the needle left in it as if the stitcher just stepped away for a moment. Now you'll be able to add your own history to it.

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  7. this post makes me feel very very good. thank you for it and i thank "her" for it too.

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  8. How lovely. I wonder what she would make of it all. It reminds me a little of the tomb of the unknown soldier: all the stitchers in history represented by this little fragment. Will be ready to hear the rest of this story.

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  9. I washed it today and the edges have frayed beautifully. Never tire of frayed edges.

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