This picture of a Chinese theatre party is one of the most exciting cross stitch patterns I have ever stitched. The traditional blue-white pattern, the very characteristic Chinese figures and lanterns take you back in time and you almost feel like you are there attending this beautiful, traditional sceneđź’™
So I find the best & easiest way to memorize beautiful quotes is to stitch them🥰
Erszike and Erszike🥰, two wonderful souls who embody the beauty and love, the life and tradition of Kalocsa. I met them yesterday and enjoyed very much listening to how they talk about their heritage, how they carry in their everyday life what the word ‘Kalocsa’ means ❤️
Ica and Andrea, masters of kunsági embroidery. Carrying on a rich heritage filled with dreamy, colorful flowers 🌸
Colors of matyo embroidery❤️ So vibrant, so intensive, making the lovel matyo patterns come alive🌹
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? And what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.” – Bahá’u’lláh
“For a long time this was my favourite photo of our family because it reminded me of the moment it was taken. My mother was holding me tight. I felt safe and protected and could never imagine anything bad happening to me. I wish I could turn back time to feel the warmth of my parents, to be able to play with my brother and sister in our garden again.”
“Sometimes you feel like your wings are tied before you could learn to fly. You come from a disadvantaged background and your opportunities are few. You might not have the chance to go to school like your brothers do. You are encouraged to do housework but not to read and write. You learn that you should marry to secure your future but your heart awakens and you want to fly. You are sensitive and that is the strength of your character. You look to the future and are not bound by opportunistic tendencies. You stand your ground, even if noone else […]
“On my first day at my new workplace, the town’s only old people’s home. The head nurse introduced me to her team of staff and explained to me the daily routine. The home had about 100 inhabitants. Some of them I had known from my childhood, grandparents of my childhood friends. Others were friends or neighbours of my own grannies, who lost their spouses and were left alone in their older years. One day, I invited my grandmother for a visit. She was very hesitant and worried about her own feelings first. But coming to meet her friends turned out to be […]
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