…………………….Something many people didn’t know about Jac is that she was an AVID needlepoint maker!……She made countless pillows, and different objects, even a carpet, that are in almost every room of the house….Every night, as we watched TV, she would have her basket beside her with her yarns and beads and her chart and work away……She ordered many of her canvasses from England….She worked from BLANK canvasses….NOT painted ones, so she had to start from the center and count each stitch according to the chart!!!…..She even had me make a few pillows, and I have to say they came out very well. I even did some BEADED ones, but I just didn’t have the patience, and I couldn’t manage needle pointing and watching TV at the same time!!! Jac was great at multi tasking. The pillows in the photos are all in our living room…….All of the crochet throws in the pictures were made by Jac’s mom…..When she was finished, and after she blocked the pillow on a wooden board, we went into the city to buy trims and have a pillow maker finish it, but many times her mom would make the pillows up…..sometimes adding velvet borders the way many Victorian pillows were finished. The borders would show off the needlepoint beautifully. I love to have Jac’s pillows all over, and remember the many many evenings we sat together and talked and watched TV……as she needlepointed away.
I zoomed in to have a better look at the designs. Jac had a lot of patience and the pillows are beautiful. I tried quilting and Rosemaling. I had the patience for neither. I admire people who do.
Jac’s needlepoint pillows are fabulous. I’m with you… I could not needlepoint and watch TV.
Truly incredible needlepoint! Jac was very talented in many ways. Thanks for a peek into your treasures, Louis.