The Life Box (Part 12)

My Mom and my paternal Grandmother, Tatjana, crafted my first folkdress in 1965. I wore it that year when my Lithuanian School staged an Independence-Day program.

I thought the best component of my folkdress was the "karuna," or "crown." Mom and Baba either thought I was too young for a crown made from sashes or they couldn't get (or afford) sashes for the crown: they used common, fabric-store ribbons to sew the piece.

Mom crocheted around the edges of the ribbon.

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Positioned on the back of the crown are the bobby pins we used to secure the piece on my head.