tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828886149891259713.post2432552852836823082..comments2020-07-01T10:35:09.578+00:00Comments on My art grows around me: Who finds crocheting exciting?Marjojohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12640985618819395961noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3828886149891259713.post-20706557656210193812007-11-30T18:04:00.000+00:002007-11-30T18:04:00.000+00:00just came here via your link of Wed 28 Nov. i love...just came here via your link of Wed 28 Nov. i love that you work and rework your pieces. <BR/><BR/>i rarely have anything stay the same for it's whole existence, i evolve all my things in time with the exception of a few metalwork pieces i will never be able to recreate.<BR/><BR/>the link with your grandmother is lovely. mine is with my great aunt, all her hand stitched clothing and her old crochet, knitting and sewing things which were passed on to me over the years. we never got on, but my love of obvious handstitchedness gave me something to link to her. she never outwardly acknowledged the connection, but she continued to pass on items i could work with so i think she knew. <BR/><BR/>i wore her nightgown to a wedding in france last year, the piece was long and flowing, bias cut to acommodate our lumps and bumps, lace sewn around the neckline. but what i loved most was not seen, the tiny tiny stitching on the hem and seams. to know that she had sat as a young woman, probably when she lived in egypt, sewing this by candlelight...<BR/><BR/>thank you for bringing these thoughts to mind for me. and for sharing yours.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276876280803790049noreply@blogger.com