Rallentanda

Rallentanda

Sunday, October 23, 2016

The Gentle Arts



fine needlework
hours of intricate sewing
destined for the  thrift shop

Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

14 comments:

  1. It always makes me feel sad when I see these unappreciated treasures being sold for a pittance.

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    1. You would need to cross oceans and continents to get here Keith..I buy all when I see them and am making a hand stitched quilt out of them which will take years but I feel it honours all those women of the past who made them.

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  3. I do love old fashioned embroidery. I never learned though. Great haiku.

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  4. My but that's beautiful. Would you mind me using it for my desktop photo for a while?

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  5. A lot of them do end up at a thrift shop. Especially if they were done on clothing:)

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  6. A nicely created haiku Rall ... I love how you are honoring the people who create needleworks.

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  7. I have a chair and bench my grandmother embroidered and I still keep them proudly in my living room. It is sad it is not treasured when you think of the time, effort and love put into it.

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