A feed of thePollyDolly's images and videos for this album Sun, 11 May 2008 09:25:29 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?sort=ascending Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:55:50 MST Photobucket feed generator en-us 60 http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=ES1965aged25.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=ES1965aged25.jpg&sort=ascending" title="ES1965aged25.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_ES1965aged25.jpg" alt="ES1965aged25.jpg" /></a><br>ES 1965 - ES1965aged25.jpg</p><p>This thread is a little tribute to my lovely aunt...who is aged about 25 years in this picture. She lost her fight against a particularly nasty breast cancer at only 56 years of age. She was a very kind and generous person and is missed terribly by her family and many friends. She was also a very talented person in whatever field she decided to work, knitting, embroidery, and other needle arts, and floristry at which she made her living for about 40 years.</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/ES1965aged25.jpg ES 1965 This thread is a little tribute to my lovely aunt...who is aged about 25 years in this picture. She lost her fight against a particularly nasty breast cancer at only 56 years of age. She was a very kind and generous person and is missed terribly by her family and many friends. She was also a very talented person in whatever field she decided to work, knitting, embroidery, and other needle arts, and floristry at which she made her living for about 40 years. Sun, 11 May 2008 09:25:29 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=ESWithherSisters.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=ESWithherSisters.jpg&sort=ascending" title="ESWithherSisters.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_ESWithherSisters.jpg" alt="ESWithherSisters.jpg" /></a><br>ES (middle) and sisters - ESWithherSisters.jpg</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/ESWithherSisters.jpg ES (middle) and sisters Sun, 11 May 2008 09:19:51 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=desssmaller.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=desssmaller.jpg&sort=ascending" title="desssmaller.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_desssmaller.jpg" alt="desssmaller.jpg" /></a><br>ES Embroidery on my wedding dress - desssmaller.jpg</p><p>My aunt was a talented embroiderer and worked a beautiful panel for us for the front of my wedding dress...it has english Yorkshire roses for me, and welsh daffodils for my husband's family, with bows ( tying the knot!), lovespoons, pearl beads and antique lace, my mother made the dress itself, and we made it so I could remove the decorative panels, dye it and wear it again...but so far through over 20 years I've never had the heart to pull it apart!</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/desssmaller.jpg ES Embroidery on my wedding dress My aunt was a talented embroiderer and worked a beautiful panel for us for the front of my wedding dress...it has english Yorkshire roses for me, and welsh daffodils for my husband's family, with bows ( tying the knot!), lovespoons, pearl beads and antique lace, my mother made the dress itself, and we made it so I could remove the decorative panels, dye it and wear it again...but so far through over 20 years I've never had the heart to pull it apart! Sun, 11 May 2008 09:12:55 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=dressdetailsmall.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=dressdetailsmall.jpg&sort=ascending" title="dressdetailsmall.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_dressdetailsmall.jpg" alt="dressdetailsmall.jpg" /></a><br>ES Embroidery - dressdetailsmall.jpg</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/dressdetailsmall.jpg ES Embroidery Sun, 11 May 2008 09:12:37 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=weddingsmaller.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=weddingsmaller.jpg&sort=ascending" title="weddingsmaller.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_weddingsmaller.jpg" alt="weddingsmaller.jpg" /></a><br>ES Floristry - weddingsmaller.jpg</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/weddingsmaller.jpg ES Floristry Sun, 11 May 2008 09:12:18 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=wildflowerdetail1.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=wildflowerdetail1.jpg&sort=ascending" title="wildflowerdetail1.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_wildflowerdetail1.jpg" alt="wildflowerdetail1.jpg" /></a><br>ES Embroidery - wildflowerdetail1.jpg</p><p>Showing the fine craftsmanship of the stitching, and creative variety of the use of the stitches.</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/wildflowerdetail1.jpg ES Embroidery Showing the fine craftsmanship of the stitching, and creative variety of the use of the stitches. Sun, 11 May 2008 09:12:00 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=wildflowerembroidery.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=wildflowerembroidery.jpg&sort=ascending" title="wildflowerembroidery.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_wildflowerembroidery.jpg" alt="wildflowerembroidery.jpg" /></a><br>Embroidery - wildflowerembroidery.jpg</p><p>I've inherited this panel which I drew out for my aunty to embroider using the botanical illustrations of Keble Martin. Over the years she made dozens of such pieces all which are now treasured by family and friends. Her mastery of the long and short satin stitch as seen in the poppies for example, is especially superb.</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/wildflowerembroidery.jpg Embroidery I've inherited this panel which I drew out for my aunty to embroider using the botanical illustrations of Keble Martin. Over the years she made dozens of such pieces all which are now treasured by family and friends. Her mastery of the long and short satin stitch as seen in the poppies for example, is especially superb. Sun, 11 May 2008 09:11:41 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=frenchknotdetails.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=frenchknotdetails.jpg&sort=ascending" title="frenchknotdetails.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_frenchknotdetails.jpg" alt="frenchknotdetails.jpg" /></a><br>French Knots! - frenchknotdetails.jpg</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/frenchknotdetails.jpg French Knots! Sun, 11 May 2008 09:11:22 MDT http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg&sort=ascending thePollyDolly <p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/">thePollyDolly</a> posted a photo</a></p><p><a href="http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/?action=view&current=frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg&sort=ascending" title="frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg"><img src="http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/th_frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg" alt="frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg" /></a><br>FrenchKnots! - frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg</p> http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u239/thePollyDolly/ES1939-1995/frenchknotpicturesmaller.jpg FrenchKnots! Sun, 11 May 2008 09:10:55 MDT