tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post1773745874218940312..comments2024-03-04T07:40:27.538+00:00Comments on N e e d l e p r i n t: Collect Those Stitching Memories Now Before It's Too Late - Even Flour Bags!N E E D L E P R I N Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-13482476949362660232011-12-21T12:32:38.618+00:002011-12-21T12:32:38.618+00:00These memories are so precious - I love those word...These memories are so precious - I love those words 'shading to the pictures of history' and you see we didn't have flour sacks where I lived when I was young. So things were done with sheets - worn sheets were cut down the middle and then sewn selvedge to selvedge so you had an interesting rib down the middle of the sheet instead of a bald patch - I always prefered bald patches... and when those finally gave way, then they were dyed and made into summer dirndl skirts or pinnies - a bit of embroidery and they looked fabulous!N E E D L E P R I N Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016259421156728225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-49005515524248480402011-12-21T05:58:10.644+00:002011-12-21T05:58:10.644+00:00How right you are. In the group I belong to we ar...How right you are. In the group I belong to we are interviewing all our elderly members for their stories about embroidery and the rolls this played in their lives. All those little lives add the shading to the pictures of history and are very important.carorosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976291590807462068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6385848468383267674.post-75936173313678088572011-12-21T01:41:51.947+00:002011-12-21T01:41:51.947+00:00Many are the quilts and dresses even that were mad...Many are the quilts and dresses even that were made in my Mother's family back in the 1930's with flour sacks. My Father's mother made quilts with them too and with 10 children I'm sure there was clothing made as well. <br />Angela in the USRecycled Cottage & Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209720538924091082noreply@blogger.com