An impressive 28 babies from one family have worn a hand-sewn christening dress, an heirloom made in 1914 from their great-grandmother's wedding dress.
abc.net.au/news/family-heirloom-108yo-christening-dress-28-babies/101796606Family heirlooms are often a piece of jewellery or a treasured recipe, but a handmade christening dress crafted from a 108-year-old wedding gown has been handed down through four generations."If that little dress could talk, it would have lots of stories to tell about its travels around the world," said Gisela Hansson of her late grandmother's creation.
"I think times were a little bit tough and she didn't have much material around as the First World War was hanging around," Ms Hansson said.Maria Metzkes used the fabric from her wedding dress to make the christening dress.The dress was first sent overseas in 1949 to Germany after Ms Metzkes's first grandchild was born and she was unable to attend the christening.
"My grandmother had the wonderful idea that every child who wore the dress should have their name embroidered around the bottom part of the petticoat," Ms Hansson said.