On Saturday I found a piece of embroidery to rescue and to put on my wall along with all the other small pictures.
It was in a small frame and when I took it out and turned over I found this on the back.
Whoever C. Mason was they were very good at embroidery in 1953 - and pleased with their work!.
I'm going to take it to the framing shop to cut a card mount to fit the picture which I freshened up by dabbing with a damp cloth and a bit of washing up liquid and then with warm water. Most of the foxing - brown spots - are on the material surrounding the actual stitching so a mount will cover the worst of it. Then I can search car boot sales for a frame which will need to be a wee bit wider than the one it was in.
I also picked up a couple of small click lock boxes from the same house clearance people and spent a grand total of £2.
Back Soon
Sue
Great needlework - great rescue. Those clickclack boxes are ruinous expensive new and far and away the best dry storage ever invented so you got a great deal there.
ReplyDeleteYour happy finds from house clearance stall holders are a kind of comfort; we've used house clearance companies for two properties where it was impossible for us to do it ourselves, and it's nice to think we might have been supplying a source of income and a source of satisfaction to other folk! (Both companies had the reputation of selling on or donating as much as possible to avoid dumping things unnecessarily - we checked)
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty find!
ReplyDeleteThat will look fab when it has a mount and a new frame. The colours are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely embroidery to rescue. I carry a tape measure in my bag so I can measure up frames in charity shops/ car boots which has saved a fortune over the years. So many second hand frames available.
ReplyDeletePenny
Thank you for rescuing the stitching. Handwork isn't always valued as it should be.
ReplyDeleteI often wonder what will happen to my finished cross stitching items, most are made into cushions.
ReplyDeleteThat is delightful. Someone worked very hard on that and loved their work. I'm so glad you are making it live again. xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful piece of embroidery. Marjorie
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful find. As someone else has said, handcrafts are not as valued as they should be. It will look great framed and on your wall.
ReplyDeleteThat's really pretty! I'm glad you're saving it and that it will be appreciated for many more years :-) xxx
ReplyDeleteThat is a brilliant find and an all in spend of just £2. I would have had to get that out of it's frame and rescue it from the bad framing job straight away as well. I love the 'All my own work' as well, she (or he) has every right to be proud.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to let us see it when you have it ready for hanging on the wall. It's going to look a LOT better for sure.
What a brilliant find. The embroidery is lovely. I have two of similar vintage and style that my mother embroidered.
ReplyDeleteAs others have said - you had a great find that day! There are so many different stitches in such a small piece, in fact the more you look the more you see. I wonder how old C Mason was
ReplyDeleteLove the embroidery story! You can make up a provenance for C. Mason.
ReplyDeleteCeci
That's so lovely, Sue, and will look fabulous when you have it finished properly. I have collected many embroidered tea towels from various resale and antique shops. They are now a pretty valance for the windows in my bedroom.
ReplyDeleteWow-that was so funny to see my name on the embroidery although I was only three at the time and Mason is my married name. It’s a lovely piece of work and thank goodness you rescued it. Great buy of the boxes too. Catriona
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming, cheerful piece of stitching!
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely needlework. C. Mason would be happy that you found it and shared it with blog friends. It will be a nice addition to your art wall.
ReplyDeleteI sang in my local church choir with a lovely lady called Chris Mason. She was older than my mother would have been (she died young) so she could very well have been sewing in 1953. I was born in 1958. Tricia
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely embroidered piece. I hope you can find a frame at a boot sale for it.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
Oh that is lovely. I have trouble leaving cross stitch behind if I find it at the charity shop or a sale. I know how much work went into something like that and don't want it discarded!
ReplyDeleteWonderful!
ReplyDeleteI missed this! The work is beautiful though. I'm glad you rescued it!
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