Thought you might appreciate this piece as much as I do.
This baby bonnet was brought home from NW Pennsylvania when we cleaned out my Husbands Aunt's home after she died. She had done needlework all her life and so had her Aunt, who raised her.
The stitch is very small, made with a steel hook, and very detailed netting stitch with 3 dimensional Irish Crochet Flowers. It was tied with a 1" wide satin ribbon, which had disintegrated too far to save.
Pretty, isn't it? Beautiful handwork is so much better than mass produced!
3 comments:
I really like that crochet work! From a distance it looks like lace.
Wow, that is really stunning. What a wonderful item of family history to have.
hi Mary,
thank you so very much for your sweet wishes for the new year.
I wish you all the very best & hope you are keeping warm.
may your year be filled with hugs , kisses & lots of laughter.
hugs ♥
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