Whilst going through a box of fabric the other day I came across this tablecloth. It belonged to my Grandmother and must have been hand embroidered by her, or perhaps by her mother.
My point is, and it's one that I so often think, that it seems crazy now, in the 21st century, the things that people in the past would have done as a routine pastime. It would never occur to me to sit and hand embroider a tablecloth, I just wouldn't consider it as an option, just think of the time it would take, the amount of stitches! And I think the same when I'm in a museum looking at hand made lace, of a giant tapestry, or even frankly a hand sewn garment. Things that most people these days wouldn't attempt or even know how to and yet back in the day it was a necessity and women wouldn't think twice about doing it. As someone who is so determinedly attached to her sewing machine, I have an awful lot of admiration for these things and those women!
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