A thrifted crewel find
This is a close up of a handmade green felt poncho with white crewel embroidery. I hesitated, but then thought, “hey its only $4 and look at the quality of stitching!” This motif is repeated along the bottom hem of the entire poncho, almost 4 inches high in tone on tone white. The outer petal is a flat white wool thread, while there are embellishing stitches in a shinier white. I still can’t decide if it is me, as it really is a vivid green, but when my girlfriends saw it they where bowled over. My husband said it reminded him of a Christmas tree skirt. I am betting on my friends responses, women dress for other women anyway. It certainly is cozy and my guess is a wool/synthetic blend of mostly wool. Maybe it was pool table felt? Anyway, I can wear it in the rain and stay dry and it matches my umbrella so it is a keeper.