Most valued craft item....
Thomas J. Clark
made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
MJB5019
thing like the knitting spool I had as a kid?
I have the spoon my grandmother used every morning to stir the old fashioned
oatmeal. It's worn down on the side of the direction she stirred. It's not a
needlecraft tool, but it's a tool. ( I used to have all her old 10 cent
crochet books and back issues of workbasket).
Mj in southern California
Big 3 sites for newbies
http://www.dnai.com/~kdyer/ online stitchers "bible"
http://www.crl.com/~dmcmahon/ where the abbreviations live
http://powerup.com.au/~sheal/freebie2.html tons of freebies
Marisa Wood
> The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
> made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
> on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
> thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
> do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
Here're my top four:
4) A crocheted afghan my Grandma Orcutt made for me, as a high-school
graduation present;
3) A "Crazy Ann" quilt my mother made, in pink and white, which I've had
since I was seven. The backing she used was my old security blanket, and
I'd had that since I was a toddler;
2) A "state flower" quilt my great-grandma made. Each block of the quilt
had an embroidered flower.... one for each of the first 48 states, then a
matching pillow with blocks for the state flowers of Alaska and Hawaii!
It has already been passed down to my mom, and, eventually it'll be passed
down to me (I'm an only child);
and
1) My dad's oil paintings. I have four of them hanging in my bedroom.
He...was not supposed to be alive to paint the last three. In 1997 he was
diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. The prognosis was grim, to say the
least....
But, he's beaten the odds, and since his diagnosis (and miraculous
remission!), he's gone on to win a local award or two, and to paint a
variety of subjects: florals, landscapes, seascapes, animals, and--the
most recent painting of his I have--his first, and so far only, portrait.
The subject? Me, at seventeen.
*sentimental sniffle*
Marisa Wood =^o_o^=
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MJB5019 <mjb...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> You've got me curious. Was your grandfathers tool some kind of "knitting"
> thing like the knitting spool I had as a kid?
>
> I have the spoon my grandmother used every morning to stir the old
fashioned
> oatmeal. It's worn down on the side of the direction she stirred. It's
not a
> needlecraft tool, but it's a tool. ( I used to have all her old 10 cent
> crochet books and back issues of workbasket).
>
> >
> >made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of
nails
> >on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
> >thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much.
What
> >do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
>
>
>
> Big 3 sites for newbies
> http://www.dnai.com/~kdyer/ online stitchers "bible"
> http://www.crl.com/~dmcmahon/ where the abbreviations live
> http://powerup.com.au/~sheal/freebie2.html tons of freebies
>
grandmother used many, many years ago. (She would have been 101 this year
had she lived.) I wouldn't part with that for anything! It's in my
knick-knack box in my sewing room. Just wish I had some of the doilies she
crocheted with it.
Candi
CPBrown48
writes:
>The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
>made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
>on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
>thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
>do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
>
My most valued craft items came from my grandmother, who was a china painter
and teacher. She also sewed, quilted, and crocheted.
First is the set of dishes she painted for me. They are a violet pattern (one
of my favorite flowers) on Bavarian china. She started them when I was about
14, and finished them over a period of about five years.
Second is the quilt my grandmother made and I found in my mother's basement,
still rolled on part of the quilt frame. I haven't done anything with it yet,
but need to find somebody to finish it for me. In spite of its being stored in
the basement, it is in very good condition, and doesn't have any mildew or
smells that I have been able to find.
Third is all the baby clothes my grandmother made for me. My mother still has
them in her cedar chest. They are so detailed and pretty!
Then, there are the oil paintings that my grandmother did. The only paintings I
have on the walls. My favorite is of an Amish boy and father walking down a
snowy path, beside a stream in the moonlight. That one would make a great
xstitch picture, come to think of it!
My sister has a metal tin full of crochet hooks that had belonged to my
grandmother. Some are just common metal ones that you could still buy today,
but some are made out of ivory and wood, and are probably antiques. Of course,
my sister crochets alot, and although I know how, I don't do much of it.
My mother has a whole house full of things my grandmother made. We grew up with
them, received hand-made things as gifts as we were growing up, and am afraid
we didn't really appreciate them as much then as we do now. When you grow up
with something like that, you just take it for granted that everybody else does
too, I guess. But we always knew how special she and her art were to us.
Cindy Brown
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>In article <7pifle$1cc3$1...@news.inc.net>, "Thomas J. Clark" <tm...@wi.net>
>writes:
>
>>The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
>>made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
>>on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
>>thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
>>do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
My Mom died in 1996 of lung cancer and up til the last few months
she did needlework and sewing. She used to always use cheapo
scissors until finally my father bought her a pair of Gingher's for
her birthday. When my Dad divied up her belongings I got those and
they are my most cherished possesion. Every time I use them I think of
her hand holding them and oooh do they cut wonderfully. One day when
my daughter grows up and is (hopefully) doing needlework or sewing
they will go to her.
Kim in SW Fl
"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world." - Socrates ô¿ô
The Shannons
>>The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
>>made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
>>on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
>>thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
>>do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
The most valued crafts in my house is the collection of quilts from my
grandmother's house. When my grandparents' house was put on the market
after my grandfather's death, my mother, sister and I carefully divided the
items we wanted between us before offering the rest to members further out
on the family tree. While I had a few select items of furniture that I had
great attachment to, most of what was in the house - china, knick knacks,
etc. - had no real pull on me. I left those to my mom and sister while I
carefully culled all the storage closets - and there were many - for all the
quilts my grandmother made over many, many years. Since my mom stated she
already had many quilts from grandmother, I sorted the quilts between my
sister and myself. I don't think my sister realizes to this day how much
sisterly love came into play while I made sure the quality of the quilts was
equal between the two piles.
The next most value but certainly the most used crafts in my house are the
afghans - one from my grandmother and one from my husbands grandmother.
When the movers lost the box with my wedding dress but came through with the
afghans, I decided I got the best of the two boxes.
Mary K.
CRFT456
born, by my grandmother. I no longer have the note "Although there may be
mistakes in this, it was made purely with love." She was in Georgia, I was in
Guam...the surprise package came the week after I had him. He is now 11, and
the blanket is still out.....used with care, on his brothers and sisters as
well. I am now expecting #7. And mostly, relations were quite strained among my
entire family, to the point we no longer spoke-and she passed away last year.
That was one of the last loving gestures she was able to do, but also one of
the most lasting-and it will be passed on to my son when it is time for his
first child.
Cynthia
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I'm crying now so I can't finish reading the last 200 messages that I
haven't read yet!
Sob Sob, Emma
Mays
she died. It took her a long time to finish- and I was usually
working on one too. Sometimes we would both realize at the same time
that we had made a mistake and laugh while we unraveled row after row!
Every time I look at this piece I remember the wonderful conversations
we had......
-
Ruth Mays
Disorganization is merely the sign of a very healthy
individual trying to do more in a shorter period of time
than those lazy, obsessively tidy types who can think of
nothing better to do than straighten objects in drawers
and stuff like that which only feeds their own egos and makes
them think they are better than those of us who are truly gifted.
Marisa Wood
post, is an antiqued silver heart pendant, custom-made for me by a jeweler
my company does business with. Over the years, J. and I have become close
friends.
Of course, I said, "You really shouldn't," when he offered to make a
birthday gift for me, but *of course* he did it anyway.
And I love it. In fact, I'm wearing it now. :)
Larry and Mary Ruth Gray
wrote:
>The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
>made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of nails
>on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
>thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much. What
>do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
>
>
The most valued craft in my house is the quilt that my great-great
grandmother made. The family story says that she had 3 daughters and
all died of ??? (maybe diptheria) in the 1850's. She took their
Easter dresses and made the quilt. As far as I know, no one else ever
used the quilt, but it has been passed down through the female line of
the family.
It is currently wrapped in a cotton sheet and stored in my cedar
chest. It is about time to get it out and re-roll it.
Thanks for reminding me of that task.
Mary Ruth in NC
Isabel
1) The needlepoint my Grandmother did (I have three pieces)
2) The two afghans my mother made for me (one's raggedy and falling
apart, but, hey, I still love it)
3) The three handmade wooden jewelry boxes my Dad gave me (he made all
three from kits) and the photographs we hve from him (he's a quite
good photographer; I get a lot of compliments on the photos I have at
work)
Isabel
Things on the "next to do list":
Oscar the Grouch
Cookie Monster
24 "Santa Claws" Plastic Canvas Ornaments
16 Santa Claus Plastic Canvas Ornaments
plastic canvas windchime
KDLark
table cloths (some out of tobacco twine, when she had no thread), doilies,
bedspreads. One set of doilies had 3-D daffodills. She taught me how to
crochet, and I made many crooked "pineapple" blocks. When I was about ten, she
decided to make me and my sisters bedspreads. The pattern alternated plain
blocks with blocks with roses in the middle. Mine had yellow roses, my sisters
had pink and red, respectively. I worked on this bedspread, too, patiently
making yards and yards of fringe.
My grandmother died when I was in my early twenties -- she had Alzheimer's, and
didn't even recognize us. I still have the bedspread, and hope that someday
I'll have no kids or cats around the house, and can use it.
Also, I have a cross-stitch my mother made me when I married (the first time).
It's a simple stamped one, in colors that I consider kind of lurid now, and it
has that corny "be happy and healthy and glad to come home." I'm looking at it
right now, and it reminds me that she's the one who got me into cross-stitching
and sewing in the first place -- so it's also priceless!
Katrina Larkin
John & Liz Hampton
first rescue in an emergency would be
1) the afghan my grandmother crocheted for me. She made one for each
of her 11 grand daughters. It fits the top of our king sized bed & is
great for rolling up in if I have a bad cold or (every 20 years, if I'm
lucky <lol>) the flue.
2) the chalk painting my little sister did for DH of his cockatoo when
she was still a senior in high school. The picture in itself is
beautiful, but the thought that she did it especially for him makes it
that much more special.
3) The orange juice can wrapped in yarn that I made when I was 11 that
my dad kept on his desk at work until he was diagnosed with Alzheimers
when Iwas 17. Less than a year after that, he didn't know who I was
anymore, (at least he liked me & wanted to adopt me) but the can reminds
me of how lucky I was to have had him as long as I did.
4) All of the Xmas craft / crap that I grew up watching my mom & aunts
make, or that my sisters & mom & I made while sitting around on Autumn
afternoons watching old movies on TV.
--
Liz from Humbug
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The Dubelkos
treasure and hope to be able to pass them down to my daughter. I am very
into family history and heirlooms and these things mean that much more to
me.
1) an old quilt left to me by my father that his grandmother made. It is in
wonderful condition and I think the only one left in the family in such a
condition.
2) A few afghans and other crocheted items that my grandma made me through
the years. That is one thing that I remember about her is that she had a
large output of crocheted items and she did it well.
3) A few years ago, after the abovementioned grandmother passed away, my
cousin on the other side of the family gave to me a "sock monkey" that my
grandma gave to him as a child. It really was a touching gesture.
4) My maternal grandmother quilts a bedspread for each of the grandkids
when they are married. and I really treasure this.
5) My step-grandmother who just passed away last week gave me and another
of her granddaughters matching knitted bedcovers that she made. It is
beautiful.
That's about all I can think of now...
Caryn
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Richard
>My most valued craft items are too many to mention! :-) .........
This is crackin' me up, the heading is singular, most valued craft
item, LOL, but it's so hard to pick just one.....hee,hee.....
Richard
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LISA & TIM
I guess anything my grandmother made...she passed away a little over a
year ago. The quilts she made for me and the hooked rugs.
It's always cute and sentimental to help my mother decorate her Xmas
tree and see the homemade ornaments of my childhood still going up on
the tree...
And I treasure any handmade gift that any of my friends or family have
taken the time and care to make just for me. My mother has gotten back
into crafts (she used to sew a storm when I was little!) and last Xmas
she made me a gift....it's the cutest thing and I display it with pride
and love!
Lisa in NS, Canada
Debbie Jones
hook onto drawer knobs, and the pillows, made out of real pretty washcloths,
with a crocheted edging on them. My grandmother made these, and she passed
away three years ago. A couple of the pillows I have had for years, and
they look pretty sad, but I can't seem to throw them away!
Debbie
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Michael Hays
Boy, it is hard to name just one.
There are all the lovely afghans both baby sized
and full sized that my mother has knitted over the
years.
Then there are the chairs I have that my dad did
the caning and rush and reed seats in.
And one of the ones that means the most to me is
the afghan I crocheted for my grandmother. She
was a very healthy and active woman till about 8
months after her 90th birthday. Then she
developed several problems all at once. She spent
the next almost two years in and out of the
hospital. I crocheted her an afghan made out of
squares that had roses in the center. I took it
to her when she was in the hospital. She had been
in and out of lucidity for about a week at that
point. I gave it to her and she looked right at
me with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh Sharon,
it's so beautiful. Thank you so much." When Moe
passed away, my aunt gave it back to me. It will
always mean a lot to me as she knew who I was that
day and it gave her such joy.
Really, when we think about the love each handmade
thing is made from, they are all priceless.
Sharon
Gill Murray
will give you an idea of the age of these things. The first is a huge
tablecloth, with crocheted lace in a daffodil design around it. My maternal
grandmother crocheted it for my mother's wedding in 1931, then sent the lace
to Belfast, Ireland, to be attached to the Irish linen cloth. The second is
a handmade silk christening robe, the same grandmother made for my mother's
three children. It has an "M" embroidered on it for the first child,
Michael, and we were all christened in it. As it happened both my children's
names started with M, but we couldn't use it, since they had emergency
christenings at the hospital, as there were problems. (Both survived) The
third item is a pram blanket, crocheted by my grandmother, then 88 for my
first child, born in 1962. It isn't perfect, but was certainly made with
love.
Gillian Murray
Florida
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made for my dear little ones when they were born. These have been used and are
still in use even though the "babies" are in school now. My son loves his so
much that he won't sleep without it. He also uses it for play as a cape when
playing superhero... or to lay on while watching tv or an assortment of other
things.
The most valued item that I ever recieved was a quilt that my mother made me. I
used it so hard and loved it so much... taking it with me whenever I would
sleep anywhere.... that it ended up in rags. I tried to have it repaired but it
was beyond repair and when I wasn't looking my mother threw it away. I was
devestated because I was in college by this point and she never replaced it
with another. I keep asking and never have gotten another.
Kerry
mommy, wife, and 3rd shift worker
Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated;
often moving in the opposite directions,yet always punishing anyone who comes
between them.
By: Sydney Smith
Kathleen Mary
Very hard. I am fortunate to have a few things - but first :
Carol wrote :
> The most valued craft(s) in my house is a tool, don't know the name, it's
> > made of wood, long rectangular, opening in the middle, with a row of
nails
> > on each side, this was something that my grandfather made, and the other
> > thing is the doilies that he himself made. I treasure them so much.
What
> > do you have that has allot of personal value? Carol In WI
Carol hi --
I had to read this paragraph a couple of times before I could visualize what
you were describing but when it finally penetrated my brain - I remembered
that my mom and I found two or three of these in the attic of our house on
Alphonse St. - IT is kind of primitive knitting machine, I have even seen it
in a magazine recently - I think - Piecework ? or a web site, I can't
remember which - OR it was at least mentioned. Mom and I tried to figure out
how to work the thing, but we never got very far with them. Mom must have
seen them before because she knew how to start the thing, but a lack of
patterns and ideas caused us to put them down in disgust, like any machine,
once you figure it out, what do you make???
IF I can trace down any references do you want them Or am I telling you what
you already know???
NOW my favorite things...
I have One thing that is from Italy, an old towel very much unlike our
modern ones. Mom swore that it was hand woven by my grandmother, I have NO
idea what this piece was orginally used for or if it really is hand woven. I
keep it with my fabrics and just touch it now and then.
My wedding dress : My mom knitted it (please Note : in Knit cro -sheen or
in South Maid, I can't remember which one, NOT speed cro-sheen !!!) My guess
is knit cro sheen ... it is beige and has some of her beading on the neck
and hem..I don't know how she got it done in about 6 months or why I had the
audacity to ask her to do it .. .but she got it done. I must have been crazy
to ask it of her.. I was not thinking clearly, until I said my vows, I
remember that entire period dimly, Love just DAZED me. It was lovely,
really and is beautiful now even as it ages..
Like most, though, I can't limit to One thing - what of the shawl made of
bought lace with a long trim of tatting ... IT is beautiful ... or the
tatted "hat" so reminiscent of the Middle Ages and Renaissance ! Mom at the
end seemed to want to make me some things to remember her by. I thank her
every time I touch them.
OF my own work - My latch hooked rug which hangs in the living room. IT is
not your usual bought latch hooked rug, I assure you ! It is on 5 to the
inch and has a lot of detail. There are several cross stitch pictures that
have never been framed...
BUT :
my crocheted bedspread - the pattern has Popcorns And it was for this
pattern that I re-learned to crochet when I was a teen - I made one
bedspread and gave it to a niece then bought the thread for my own.. It is
on my bed this moment. I love that thing. IT is made of the first Good
thread I ever bought when we moved here -Bucilla Wondersheen - and has
weathered generations of Cats ! Even now, I sigh when I look at it -- ME
??? I did THAT >>>??????? !!!!!
Kathy Mary
--
*****
"...But I have reasoned deeply, and speaking as a philosopher, since the
soul is not found without a body and yet is not the body, it may be in one
body or in another, and pass from body to body. This, if it be not proven
true, seems at least likely, according to the opinion of Pythagoras..."
Giordano Bruno, Philosopher and Mystic
1548-1600 (Burnt Feb. 17, 1600 in Rome.)
MaryPulver
on the table, dresses up the whole room.
Mary Monica
There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, nobody knows what
they are. -Somerset Maugham
kimb...@nospam.juno.com
You know, this thread has been very heartening to read.
I know a lot of you, like me, are watching the pennies and nickles,
yet not a single person has mentioned cherishing something because
of it's expense or because it is something better than the "Jones's".
Everyone has such pleasant memories to go with their items and it
makes me able to put a person to the name.
Have a great day!!
Brenda Voss
'32. When the family had to sell off the house we found the quilt in the
attic and some parts of the quilt were quite rotted away. We took the
better sections and had them framed. One piece went to each child and
grandchild.
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X/USA/S/-/-/-/1C/PM "The Lord Is My Shepherd"/X/A/O,S/:-D~/D(Red Green fans
unite!)/G/W+/D/M/B/b+/R-/S-/K+/E+/C/J+/Harrison Ford/David Eddings,
Robert Jordan/anything made by Mom!
DonnaKate
months, but I haven't had a second to do more than glance at the newgroup.
Does anyone know what has happened to the website for Noah's Needle? I loved
their site, and haven't been able to find them in a while; the URL I had
bookmarked keeps bouncing. If anyone knows anything about this, please email
me, as I have no idea when I'll get back to check out the group.
Donna in Colorado
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DonnaKate
to this in October. If you are, please email me. I have three friends who are
going, two of which were a complete surprise. It would be fun to meet people
from the newsgroup!
DonnaKate
pardon me if this has been talked about already.
Has anyone heard what is going on with Noah's Needle? I used to love their
website, but when I tried to check it recently, it said it wasn't found. Does
anyone know if she has a new URL, or if the shop has gone out of business?
Please email if you have any information, as I don't have much time to read the
posts here right now.
Thanks,
Donna