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A long piece of wood lies flat on a brown carpet, lengthwise to the camera. It consists of three pieces of wood stacked on top of each other and held together by butterfly thumb screws. These screws also hold the piece together at the ends of the wood stacks.
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Title:
Single Quilting Rod
Creator:
Great Grandmother Lenny
Date Created:
1960
Material:
Wood, metal
Techniques:
Quilting
Description:
One quilting frame, which was used by my great-grandmother Lenny. My grandma remembers having another one in the set, but could not find it. It is a long pole with butterfly screws holding four pieces of wood together.
Story:
This is one of the quilting frames my great-grandma Lenny would use when quilting. She used this tool when she was making Grandma Lenny's wedding quilt and my mother's baby blanket. My Grandma remembers these quilting rods extending and being held in place with a clamp against the other rod. It is not a usual setup for quilting frames, but it worked well for Great-Grandma Lenny.
My Grandmothers Point of View:
Grandma Lenny remembers her mother working on making quilts. She remembers her mother taking up the whole dining room table, hand-sewing quilts. My grandmother says she does not have the heart to throw out the quilting rods. For her, it has memories of her mother, and she still wants to hold on to that.
Subjects:
Quilting; Tool
Source:
Photo taken by the Author, item property of Grandmother Lenny.
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Single Quilting Rod", The Threads of Crafting, The Threads of Crafting Corperation
Reference Link:
http://localhost:4000/items/single_quilting_rod.html
Rights
Rights:
This tool is intended to serve as an example of prior quilting habits. It is included in this project because of the integral role that quilt frames play in fibre craftsmanship. These items tell a story of craft and ownership as much as the physical crafted items they create. The owner of these tools has granted us permission to share the tools for this project. If you are interested in using this tool in another project, please get in touch with the author of the site at this email: superme240@gmail.com.
Standardized Rights:
https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/canadian-intellectual-property-office/en/guide-copyright
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