Mothering Sunday

March 1, 2008 ~ posted by fiona in stitch

I took a little time from work yesterday to embroider a Mothering Sunday card for my mother. It was going to be a flower but I think it decided otherwise!

embroidery

If you like to delve into the origins of tradition, this web page from Woodlands Junior School in Kent describes the history of Mothering Sunday, or mid-Lent Sunday as we also used to call it.

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  1. Caroline Inckle Identicon Icon

    Wow! what a groovy flower, coral, space creature, thingy?!
    Looks like it’s about to dance right of the fabric to give your mum a big colouful hug!!
    Caroline
    : )

    Caroline Inckle :: March 1, 2008 @ 8:31 pm

  2. monika Identicon Icon

    What is it that lovely something in the middle? It looks like a dancing reflection of the sun on the water, lovely!

    monika :: March 1, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

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    Happy mother’s day! « Carolineinckle’s Weblog :: March 2, 2008 @ 11:41 am

  4. Bev Identicon Icon

    wow. it’s beautiful. Your mum is very lucky!

    Bev :: March 3, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

  5. fiona Identicon Icon

    thank you all for the comments. Mum liked it too :-) . Monika, the bit in the middle is a scrap of scrim with some fleece needlefelted into it, stitched down with French knots.

    fiona :: March 4, 2008 @ 2:40 pm

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