My stitching heritage

Those of you who follow me on Twitter will know that I'm in Cyprus, visiting my family and eating my body weight in Feta flavour crisps ...and so much more! However, I think that it's also the perfect opportunity to share a little more about my stitching heritage, which I only recently discovered fully myself. Last year I shared the story of my great-grandmother and the silk she painstakingly spun and wove for her daughters' dowry - which I am now one of the lucky recipients of. My Armistice Blouse made from my great-grandmother's silk Today, I want to share the story of my grandmother's skill - she is so ridiculously modest that she initially...