The death of a loved one is always difficult to survive. Not only the man himself is leaving, but his memory is literally erased from everyday life right before his eyes. Things are thrown out and handed out, photographs are often lost, the character and habits of the deceased are forgotten, how he lived, what he loved, what he aspired to. Of course, in the age of information technology, it is much easier to store digitized photos and videos as a memory of a person, but not all of this is enough.
A rather unusual type of needlework is gaining popularity. After the death of a loved one, whether it is a relative, lover or friend, anyone can bring a craftswoman a few things so that she made a toy from them. And usually this is some kind of animal, which during life resembled the deceased: a cat, a wolf, a dog, a bear, a bird and any one of many others.
As a result of the efforts of the needlewoman, a toy comes out from under her fingers that is no longer needed by anyone, but a completely independent and holistic personification of a deceased person, the way he was seen by his closest and dearest people.
Important! Of course, in deeply religious circles, it is believed that wearing or using the deceased’s clothes in any way is a sin, but only the close circle of a person decides what is acceptable for them and what isn’t, because there are no scientific grounds for the negative impact of the deceased owners of these items.