I love this picture. It tells so many stories, a story about needlework, another about mother – daugther relationship, a story about the 50s and last but not least a story about how often a child is a chip off the old block (eplet faller ikke langt fra stammen).
My husband and I found the picture while clearing up my mother-in-law’s apartment. In the photo she is sitting together with her sisters and their mother. Surely it is from the time when women should be productive also in their spare time. However you can actually tell fromt the picture that they all love what they are doing.
Today we are back on track, and knitting and embroidering are ever so hot. According to research knitting and other types of crafting have quite a lot in common with mindfulness and meditation, and besides creating makes people feel better about themselves.
