thrifted threads: embroidered cloth

had i the heavens' embroidered cloths.

enwrought with golden and silver light,

the blue and the dim and the dark cloths

of night and light and the half-light,

i would spread the cloths under your feet:

but i, being poor, have only my dreams;

i have spread my dreams under your feet;

tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

                                   -william butler yeats

did you do any embroidery when you were younger?

i did...it was my favourite subject at elementary school 

(waaaaay back when...when my family still lived in the philippines)

i think that is the reason i can't help but admire any embroidery work - 

especially work that has been hand made, hand crafted.

i found this yellow hand made top in a tinker trunk

at a second hand (not-really-thrift) shop while visiting the town of duncan, b.c..

the second hand, consignment store had a ton of treasures in it 

but a lot of it were priced so high i decided to just browse.

that is when i discovered the tinker trunk... with its 'everything for a twoonie" sign.

guess what was sitting on the top of the pile?

i very rarely wear yellow...(i think it makes my complexion look sallow)

but in this case, the embroidery overrides the sallow yellow,

especially on a grey and cloudy day (yup...the rain is back!!!)

wishing you all a very lovely wednesday !!!

erica

xoxo

joining lindsey for 'what i wore' wednesday