Great find....I think these little ladies are desperate to be finished and loved. I too can't believe someone could part with something a family member had created. I still wear a fine knitted waistcoat my mother made for me when I was 16 (true classic patterns never date) and I am well into my forties. My linen press and chest of drawers contain needlework items created by my grandmother and my great grandmother and most are still in great condition, are loved and still in use.