Friday, February 26, 2010

For The Love of Needlework - Part 1

Today I finished unpacking my grandmother's needlework...and I was knee deep in styrofoam packing peanuts and bubble wrap! The UPS Store on West Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas did a FANTASTIC job of packaging and shipping these heirlooms...if you are ever needing to ship something from Las Vegas, I HIGHLY recommend them (super friendly and fantastic to work with!). There are 10 framed pieces and one that has been removed from the frame, as the mounting/stretching needed to be redone. Two small pieces are crewel embroidery...there is one cross stitch piece on Aida...and eight large pieces of needlepoint. As I unpacked each piece, I studied and admired them, as if for the first time. Unfortunately, I could not find dates on any of them...which saddens me, as I would like to know a little more history. Since there are so many, I will share them over a couple days...keep in mind, all of the pieces (except the crewel) are framed with glass, so there will be a bit of glare...here are five very large needlepoint pieces....my favorite being the top right one shown. It is obvious the hours and hours of time and love that went into stitching each masterpiece....

7 comments:

  1. What a treasure you have! And what fun it must have been to unpack each one and seeing it as if for the first time. thanks for sharing with us.
    babs in alabama

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  2. Belinda your grandmother's needlework is stunning. I absolutely love the winter scene.

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  3. WOW, each of those pieces are amazing and have so much detail. You know she spent many hours on them, how great that you have them to enjoy. Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. Being a long time needleart person, I am awed by your grandmother's work! I love doing needlepoint and her work just beautiful and I can tell you that hundreds of hours gone into pieces like that, you are blessed to have received them. BarbM

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  5. Wow-beautiful pieces!! Thank you for sharing them. :)

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  6. These truly are stunning! I'm so glad you are sharing them. They are certainly treasures from your grandmother's collection. How fortunate you are! So glad to have you back, by the way. And me deep condolences once again to you for the loss of your sweet grandmother.

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