This lovely piece of embroidery has been around for a long time. Like so many other family memorbilia, it had residence in the big cedar chest. The handwork was done by Grandma Louise as stated in the letter from Aunt Rose (posted above). It is beautiful and it is without a single loose thread.
Mother made this dressy apron for Grandma Wasden around 1926. We loved to watch when Mother went through the contents of her cedar chest, because when she got to the tatting shuttles, she would make each of us a little piece of lace. There just wasn't time in her busy life to revive the craft, but she never forgot how to do it. This apron is sewn on a sewing machine, but the work is very carefully done.
