Slippers for the May Queen - from above
These Slippers for the May Queen are made from merino felt, embroidered with silk threads, and embellished with rooster feathers and vintage gold round and star-shaped studs. I created them for an exhibition that is to run the whole of October - they were bought by the curator who hung the exhibition.
The verse around the shoes, stitched in silk floss, reads:
"Oh May Queen, May Queen,
Take off your shoes...
...Put on your slippers
For summer is through."
The slippers are for the May queen to wear in autumn when her long summer of toil is over.
They are about 20cm long.
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Comment by Meg Mackenzie on May 15, 2012 at 15:26
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Thank you Luiz!
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Comment by luiz vaz on May 15, 2012 at 7:41 -
Lovely!
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Thanks Janet!
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Comment by Janet M. Davies on May 14, 2012 at 3:37
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wonderful
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What lovely comments. Thank you all. Nicola, I only wish that they were in my size. I made them smaller than adult size. They would probably fit a child. I thought that the May Queen might be rather short to be able to hide in the hedgerows! They are about 20cm long at most.
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Comment by Nicola Thomson on May 13, 2012 at 17:49 -
Gorgeous, bet they are warm
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Comment by Pippa Price on May 13, 2012 at 13:29 -
Lovely story to go with beautiful stitches
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Comment by Judy on May 13, 2012 at 12:34 -
Your May Queen slippers are so special and I love the story that goes with them. Thanks for sharing. Hugs Judy
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Comment by Connie Kusevskis on May 13, 2012 at 10:22 -
Cute
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Comment by Margaret on May 13, 2012 at 10:14 -
delightful slippers
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