The Dresser and the Tapestry

The story of the dresser and the tapestry begins in the mid-90s in Mississauga. Our friend Dave gave us a dresser from his house. He had inherited the house and its contents from his mother, his father passed away in (I think) the 70s. When Dave decided that the house was too much for him and was selling to move to a condo he called me over and gave the dresser to me.

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Inside one of the drawers there was a paper Eatons bag. Inside the bag was a long narrow needlepoint tapestry with a few other items.

Dave's father worked at Eatons all of his working life. It was over 50 years that he was there. I remember seeing the 1/2 century club certificate that was awarded to him.

I remember Dave telling me that his father did needlepoints. He had made all the seats of the chairs for his dining room suite. They were very beautiful. Dave told me that he was working on this needlepoint when he died so it's still a WIP.

Well, if I want to finish it, at least I have all the stuff I need! Check out what was in the bag. There's the tapestry with treaded needle and two extra skeins of the tapestry wool.

Check this out! The original product tag from the tapestry with its original price sticker! I love old stuff! I love Canadian stuff (Eatons) but it cracks me up that even back in the early 70s this item was made in China! And it wasn't a cheap item. $13.99 was a good chunk of change back then .

The two birds are worked using Petit-point which is very fine needlepoint that yields a much finer image than the larger needlepoint areas. Amazing work eh?! I really should finish the row that was being worked and then take this to a professional to frame.

These three pictures show the details of the tapestry.

























Yeah, I know...I have a really old ironing board but I LOVE it! My step-mother bought it around 1971 at a Rummage Sale held by the Brownies for a whomping 50 cents! My dad did the "repair" on the leg where it was broken. He wrapped a bunch of masking tape around it and I can remember my step-mother going on and on to him about how it wouldn't hold and such...hahaha. More than 4 decades later I'm still using this ironing board and the tape is still perfectly in tact. Way to go daddy!