NEEDLES
I used a pair of knitting
needles when I took on the role of a sassy granny in a play where I sat in a
rocking chair knitting throughout the whole show. But I was also the heroine who saved the day
when I stabbed one of my knitting needles in the villain’s backside! J
A crochet needle was used to
make this gorgeous bedspread.
A friend is very talented
at using a needle in the art of cross stitch.
She does amazing work. It must
take tremendous patience which is why I could never do it!
An embroidery needle did
beautiful work on this tablecloth.
Hand quilting takes a fine
sharp needle making itty bitty stitches in a neat row.
We don’t do a lot of this
anymore, but there are times when darning is needed.
To do it properly you need a darning ‘egg’ and special needles with large eyes.
There are other types of
needles, of course . . .
. . . such as those
growing on certain trees.
There’s the needle on a
speedometer . . .
. . . or the magnetized
needle in a compass.
How about needle-nose pliers.
We get shot with needles. This baby's expression is priceless. J
There’s the Space Needle
in Seattle.
And a town in California called Needles.
I could go on, but I think I’ll stop here. This looks like a quaint little place. I’ll bet they have a souvenir shop . . .
:->
La Nightingail
P.S.
More about the town of Needles.
Needles, located on the borders of California,
Nevada, and Arizona, was founded in May 1883 during the construction of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway which originally
crossed the Colorado River at Eastbridge, Arizona, three miles southeast of modern Needles. Needles was named
after "The Needles", a group of pinnacles in the Mohave Mountains on the Arizona side of the
river.
My daughter is knitting something with the same stripy pattern as your piee in the first photo!
ReplyDeleteI wonder what happened to my grandmother's crocheted bedspread (which my late sister had). I have worked with quilting (machine) and knitting, and when a much younger person I did needlepoint and cross-stitch. And my mother taught me to embroider. I think I have a tablecloth somewhere which she embroidered.
ReplyDeleteThanks for a another multilayered post on the theme. I use needles a lot for garment, bag, and leather repairs and have fingers scars to prove it. Both my grandmothers were from that generation when women took pride in their seamstress skills, but my mother's mother was very creative and constantly trying out new techniques in every kind of needlework. Like your theater character she always seemed to be knitting, crocheting, or sewing, though I don't think she ever stabbed anyone :—{
ReplyDeleteAnd I recognized Needles, CA as it was once the home of Peanuts cartoonist Charles M. Schulz. He had a recurring character from Needles named Spike, Snoopy's desert residing brother.
Very fun - and I love community theatre! I also love finding hand made needle work and often frame and put it in my house or give as gifts. Truly priceless.
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