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Nanny Pat's chair has an enthusiastic Redditors

At first glance it looks like any other family picture, but the photo of a radiant woman from Toronto, Canada, in front of the armchair she meant The InternetContent ='JJ Lin'> is now a grandmother.

John ArmitageContent ='JJ Lin'> a picture on Reddit of his grandmother, Nanny Pat, holding in the hand-made chair, you do not realize that the picture would soon come to an end on websites in Russia and China, with the many, pretending that his grandmother was her grandmother.

He said The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> had been 25 years in the making, and added: "you used to compare road to pick up the kill from the side of The RoadContent ='JJ Lin'> thread colors. They also bought a peacock for color comparison. I'm not allowed to sit on it. "

of course, spurred commentators to ask more about their commitment to The ProjectContent ='JJ Lin'> and what were your plans for him. More ThanContent ='JJ Lin'> 116,000 upvotes and 2300 comments at a later time, it would be fair to say, Nanny Pat is a viral Hit .

John said, "your grandma is a legend", while she said: "Please tell grandma some random internet-dude said, is that the madness! You give her a hug and kiss on the cheek for me please. "

John said Nanny Pat was puzzled by the attention, so that together with her grandson and daughter, Diana Armitage, she agreed to help the BBC understand why you found The ProjectContent ='JJ Lin'> and what is planned for you to do with your new fame.

her family stepped in to help, with our interview as Nanny Pat is hard of hearing. However, they refused to give her last name and the exact location of The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> , as if to a privacy. Her grandson also got your age wrong in the first post, so you took care of the correct.

But a quarter of a century ago, the 87-year-old decided she wanted a Petit-point chair, and leftover yarn she had in her home. They started in 1993 and finished the hand work is in the last year, finally, the padding in the spring of this year.

A dead skunk

she says that her inspiration came from living things, the screens work on their farmland property in the Greater Toronto Area, and they came up with the design by working with an artist who painted for the hand-shops.

Mrs. Armitage said: "Nanny Pat provided a template of The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> and photos. Originally a sting on wanted to the pig, but they decided it would be to sit prickly to. "

The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> shows the Wild AnimalsContent ='JJ Lin'> and birds that live in southern Ontario forests around The FamilyContent ='JJ Lin'> 's farm.

There are also local wild flowers - TrilliumContent ='JJ Lin'> , dogtooth violets, and cornflowers from the trenches. There are also Trees - Cedar WaxwingContent ='JJ Lin'> sitting on a pine branch, and there are maple leaves on the exhibition.

While Nanny Pat has a large family with eight grand-children between the ages of 14 and 33, worked on The ProjectContent ='JJ Lin'> -even between the garden season, and in the afternoon. As long as there was a good North LightContent ='JJ Lin'> in The WindowContent ='JJ Lin'> , she was satisfied.

Nanny Pat finished The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> is one year earlier than you expect

to help her family only strengthened in her, pick up the kill of The RoadContent ='JJ Lin'> , she needed to ensure that the selection of the yarn color accurately.

Mr Armitage says: "My MotherContent ='JJ Lin'> remembers that, when we picked up, a skunk and a rabbit. Nanny Pat wanted to closely check the colors in the fur to help choose The RightContent ='JJ Lin'> colored yarn. "

Nanny Pat, a mother of four, to compare also volunteer as a quilt-a lecturer at The RoyalContent ='JJ Lin'> Ontario Museum, and pick up hair from The AnimalsContent ='JJ Lin'> would.

Mr. Armitage added, the Road KillContent ='JJ Lin'> was much better to use than Google ImagesContent ='JJ Lin'> . He said: "The Problem is that the majority of computer displays and inkjet-printers - and show the true color of the recorded image. This was definitely the case 20 years ago. And so a Computer MonitorContent ='JJ Lin'> will not necessarily look the same as a real Thing - so if you want the correct colors, you need to find to The RealContent ='JJ Lin'> Thing . "

The FamilyContent ='JJ Lin'> also loved birds and bought a couple of peacocks, the useful inspiration for the design and the color matching. Unfortunately, you are now dead.

But how do you make The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> ?

John explains the mechanics: "Nanny Pat, the first templates for The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> parts wanted to cover with the needle tip, so that additional margins for the upholsterer. She collected photos, and nature guide books of all The AnimalsContent ='JJ Lin'> that she was interested in as a reference for the design. You decided to have 14 stitches to the inch, because it causes a more rounded shape. "

Russian-fandom

And what Nanny Pat, did you think about your grandson makes you a viral Hit ?

John said: "To The BestContent ='JJ Lin'> of my knowledge, when My MotherContent ='JJ Lin'> told her she did not understand the concept of viral. She is a Very NiceContent ='JJ Lin'> grandma, but struggles with modern technology.

"If you like The InternetContent ='JJ Lin'> grandma, she is a damn good pick. "

it turned out Nanny Pat was flattered that at least one Russian account, took The ImageContent ='JJ Lin'> and translated John's original label.

"she is flattered, because you know how much admire the Russians and the value of hand-made textiles," says John.

And while her family did question me if you ever finish The ProjectContent ='JJ Lin'> , you are incredibly done proud of you.

Nanny Pat said that she wanted to put The WorkContent ='JJ Lin'> in 2020, and was very pleased, she had terminated early.

they are made, "fini 2017" on The HiddenContent ='JJ Lin'> bottom edge of the back, 2018 to The OtherContent ='JJ Lin'> parts, and your initials.

her dream would be to see it in a museum One DayContent ='JJ Lin'> .

But while The ChairContent ='JJ Lin'> as a special and held up a dark room and a protective slip cover, no one is allowed to sit actually?

Mrs. Armitage and their mother and say: "We can all sit, it is a very comfortable chair. Except for John. It can be messy. "

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Source of news: bbc.com