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Found: The Original Couch Floozy

July 31, 2013 by Brynne 3 Comments

I actually acquired this lovely piece of art at Goodwill over a year ago, and I can’t believe that I completely forgot about it!  It went into storage at my inlaws’ house and I just recently rediscovered it.  And subsequently freaked out because, oh hey there – it’s the couch floozy!

You might think this vintage needlework represents the Biblical woman at the well, but no: this is the original couch floozy, who just can’t commit to one sofa.

Shunned by the local townsfolk for her sofa skankiness, she is forced to draw well water at inopportune times of the day to avoid the clacking tongues of housewives who are secretly jealous of her vintage finds…

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry

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Someone in days of yore thoughtfully and painstakingly embroidered this delightful tapestry, just for me.

Knowing that one day it would make for a fabulous tie-in to my favorite blog post.  And then, years – decades – later, some other equally agreeable soul deposited said tapestry at Goodwill.  Knowing that I would dig through heavy oceans of framed seashell prints and motivational posters to find it.

Look at the insane detail in the stitches:

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry 5

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry 6

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry 3

See her upraised hand?  She’s admitting to the number of vintage sofas she has hoarded. Five. Five couches…

(And aren’t these totally the sandals a couch-floozy would wear?  I know I would.)

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry 4

I’d love to find out more about the origin of this awesome piece, but all I have to go by is this stamp on the back of the frame, which is unfortunately uninformative.  Let me know if you have any thoughts!

woman at the well vintage needlepoint tapestry 7

So you’ve met the original couch floozy.  Now all she needs is a name… Any suggestions?

I wanted to call her “the patron saint of thrifting”, but Google tells me that honor in fact belongs to St. Vincent du Paul.  There is also apparently already a “patron saint of antique dealers” – St. Odo of Canterbury.  Yes, I looked this up.  Yes, I care about being factual.

It does however appear that “the patron saint of vintage sofas” is available though, so we are in business!

[P.S. I joke about all this in the most light-hearted and non-sacrilegious way possible.  My intent is never to offend!]

Brynne
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Comments

  1. Julia Konya says

    August 1, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    LOL a the patron saint of thrifting and of antique dealers!!! I had no clue.
    Love it!

    Reply
  2. Megan Poletti says

    November 16, 2013 at 6:23 pm

    That's why the Society of St. Vincent de Paul exists! They even have thrift stores! 🙂
    Love this tapestry, by the way.

    Reply
  3. brynne@thegatheredhome.com says

    November 17, 2013 at 2:04 am

    Yes! There's a St Vincent du Paul thrift store that I pass on the way to work and I was overly excited when I figured out why it was called that! 🙂

    Reply

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