An Exquisite Treasure From Maya!!!

I was awestruck and totally speakless (THis does not happen very often- just ask my husband and kids!!!!) when I opened the envelope that arrived from Bangalore India, yesterday!! Maya, your workwomanship is amazing!!!! I can't get over the fact that you crocheted the lace insert piece yourself!! It is so lacy and delicate! you must have used a lace makers crochet hook. My grandmother used to make lace with a crochet hook and I truely regret not getting her to teach me!!!

Maya has told me that this type of window is called a 'jali" window. The real Jali windows have inserts carved from marble and are just a lacey and delicate as the one that she has portryed her in her fabric version. Then she stitched and sketched in all of the wonderful shadow and floral details, the wonderful line of tiny golden sequins and finished the whole thing off with a glorious hand done blanket stitch edging. Her stitches are so perfectly spaced, I am in total awe of your talents, Maya!!!!

Here are a couple of detail shots and you can click on the photos for an even closer look!!!

Here you cna see the carefully sketched tiny hatch marks that Maya drew to give dimension to her wonderful piece. So beautifully done!!!!!

The back is lined with aonderful midnight blue silk and she stitched the title and name and her name all in fabulous tiny stem stitch.

Thank you so very much for giving me such a beautiful piece of fiber art that speaks so beautifully of your glorious country and culture. I have always spent lots of time studying pictures of India whenever I can find them, like those in National Geographic. I would love to think that perhaps some day I might be lucky enough to visit your wonderful part of the world!!!!
Thank you! Thank You! Thank you again!!!!