Originally posted 2009-05-18 06:06:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
It’s said that the best way to get a child to read is to have parents who read. That’s certainly true in my house, where everyone reads and we all have bookshelves as major decorative elements in any house or room we occupy.
It’s also said that one way to have daughters who pursue math, science, or technical careers is to have a Mom who does to. The jury is still out on this one for me and my daughters.
And the best way to pursue crafts is to have a Mom who sees art and craft as an essential part of life.
This was never in doubt for me as my Mom is an artist who never found a craft she wouldn’t try at least once. The question, when it came to me, was never said, but what would my craft be?
Would it be Fine Arts or pottery as my Mom did? No, not good at drawing, OK at crafts, but they never caught fire with me.
Would it be sewing, knitting, or crochet as my Grandmother did? Maybe sewing, but being a leftie, she couldn’t teach me her method to knit. And I didn’t get past a long chain in crochet.
But they did give me the confidence to try and were willing to buy me the needlepoint kit. And my Grandmother, who had done one pre-worked needlepoint canvas and not finished it, showed me how to do the basic stitch.
And I didn’t look back.
What strikes me, as I look at your stories and comments for this month’s giveaway, is how many of you had a family member who got you started on the road to needlework.
It’s a legacy we pass on to our children, by stitching, by having needlework in the home, by giving needlepoint as gifts, and by treasuring the results, asking for help, and answering questions, we preserve art for the future.
Related posts:
- A Different Use for Needlepoint Canvas
- Visit Craft Stylish
- How I Learned to Needlepoint
- Sunday Stitching – Project Done
- Finishing Pillows
See the rest here:
Family in Passing on the Tradition
