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:

Misty @Creative Itch said...

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

Melissa said...

Those are gorgeous!! What a precious gift.

Sarah said...

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

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By the Bluegrass said...

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

Jill said...

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/

Christie describeHappy said...

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!!

Sara @ Mom Endeavors said...

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

momstheword said...

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!

Megan said...

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

megan
craftycpa.blogspot.com

TexaGermaFinlaNadian said...

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

Marianne said...

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.

Glynis said...

The needlework is beautiful!
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Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...

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

★Carol★ said...

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

Grammy Goodwill said...

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

Anne Maskell said...

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

Unknown said...

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!

Linda said...

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

Naturally Me Creations said...

Very nice...and what a sweet idea!

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

Lisa McDonald said...

Very pretty needlework.

Happy Pink Saturday!

Laura Quaglia (Fun With This and That) said...

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

Alison Agnew said...

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

Karen and Gerard said...

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!

Kat said...

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

rubab said...

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