I made a throw pillow with this candle wicking stitch. I totally forgot about that. Your message reminded me, and now I have no idea where this pillow is. Lisa > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:memory-lane- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ML] Chenille Bedspreads > > When I was kid..in the 40's, making your own chenille bedspread was all the > go...My Aunt Zula made one, and she used a snuff glass to make circles all > over a piece of muslin, I guess it was....Then she did that candle wicking > stitch around the circles..Can't remember if she made any fancy designs or > embroidery or not...Imagine she used it till the day she died....I have seen > many designs on them...Peacocks, etc...Have owned a couple myself...Some of > them are highly collectible now...And I have seen them cut up into stuffed > toys, etc... JneT > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:25:11 -0400 marilyn E B <[email protected]> > writes: > > What do you remember about these? > > > > Marilyn