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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Needlework: Baby Crewel Work






Here is a sample of some crewel work I did when my children were young.   Concentrating on knitting as a pastime at the moment. But this is nice way to document a baby's birth and something they will always have. I did have them professionally framed under glass and the colors have held up perfectly over the years.
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25 comments:

  1. Misty @Creative ItchApril 29, 2010 at 11:22 AM

    Just beautiful!! Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!

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  2. MelissaFebruary 28, 2011 at 5:44 PM

    Those are gorgeous!! What a precious gift.

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  3. SarahMarch 2, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    They are fantastic, and I agree something that can be held on to forever!

    I am a follower of your blog. Thanks for joining our I love blogging hop! I hope you can stop by and follow back www.mooseandtater.com

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  4. By the BluegrassMarch 3, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Oooh, I have been wanting to learn crewel. These are wonderful!
    xo,
    Sena

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  5. JillMarch 3, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    Beautiful! and such nice keepsakes.

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a great weekend!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  6. Christie describeHappyMarch 7, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    Really beautiful work! I just found Creweling and am enjoying it so much! I even posted about it on my blog today (http://describehappy.blogspot.com/2011/03/dont-be-crewel.html)

    Great inspirations here!!

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  7. Sara @ Mom EndeavorsMarch 7, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    I love the last one. My mom had the exact same one growing up--Love it! :)

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  8. momsthewordMarch 7, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    Very cute and I love how colorful they are. My oldest has one that a friend did and it too, has held up under glass for 22 years.

    Thanks for linking up to Making Your Home Sing Monday!

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  9. MeganMarch 8, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    these are beautiful. I've always wanted to try crewel work.

    megan
    craftycpa.blogspot.com

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  10. TexaGermaFinlaNadianMarch 9, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    I love those needle points for babies. Great idea getting them framed so they last!

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  11. MarianneMarch 9, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    These are beautiful. I still have some my grandma made for me when I was a child and my children even has some that she had started and I finished after she died before they were born. It is so special to them and to me to have them hanging in their room.
    Thank you for sharing.

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  12. GlynisMarch 9, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    The needlework is beautiful!
    New follower from Rachel's blog hop.
    Hope you come visit me at http://momsinvent.blogspot.com/

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  13. Boo-Bah AKA IrisMarch 9, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    I love crewel work. I haven't done any in years. Yours are beautiful.

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  14. ★Carol★March 9, 2011 at 5:00 PM

    You did such a beautiful job on these crewel work pieces! And you're right, they are a great way to document a birth or even a marriage!
    Happy REDnesday!
    Carol

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  15. Grammy GoodwillMarch 10, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Thanks for the memories. I did a cross stitch of the last one - babies don't keep. Mine are now 30 and 33!

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  16. Anne MaskellMarch 11, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Your work is beautiful! I've never done crewel work, only cross stitch. Your children are so lucky to have these works of love!

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  17. UnknownMarch 11, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Wow! These are awesome! I'm just now trying to pick up embroidery and eventually move into working with yarn for crewels.

    I think I've mentioned this before, but I'm a knitter too. :-)

    Thanks for sharing this at Favorite Things Friday!

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  18. LindaMarch 11, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    I was entertained to see the baby's don;t keep one that is still in my closet .. and I liked the one for Joanne Elizabeth in 1981. I have one for my Elizabeth Joanne also born in 1981

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  19. Naturally Me CreationsMarch 12, 2011 at 3:35 AM

    Very nice...and what a sweet idea!

    Tnx so much for linking this up at my party this weekend! :D

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  20. Lisa McDonaldMarch 12, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Very pretty needlework.

    Happy Pink Saturday!

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  21. Laura Quaglia (Fun With This and That)March 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    That is allot of work,My mother did that kind of work. Laura

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  22. Alison AgnewMarch 15, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    you did some lovely work here...you don't see crewel work so much these days...maybe your post will inspire some women to give it a go...thanks so much for linking this to fridays unfolded...i hope you'll be back to show more of your craftiness!

    blessings,

    alison
    stuff and nonsense

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  23. Karen and GerardMarch 26, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Those are so nice! I love the crewel pictures my mom made for me. I even did a couple!

    Stopping by from bloggers over 40. Your flowers in the header a gorgeous!

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  24. KatApril 2, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Those are cute! My mother in law just made us one for our first baby girl

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  25. rubabNovember 9, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    one of your needle works that says I LOVE MY GRANDCHILDREN remind me my Grandmother's. her showed her children.
    stopping by from bassgiraffe

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