Margaret Seaman, 93, has been sewing the six-foot-long woolen fabric for eight months to reHis Majesty's Principal Residence in London, as a scale model of Buckingham Palace, for the coronation of King Charles scheduled for May 6, 2023.
The lady announced that she needed 13 hours a day, over the course of 8 months, to accurately manufacture the model of Buckingham Palace, and despite her advanced age, which of course affects her vision, she paid attention to every detail, small or large.
When asked about behind the scenes of her preparation of the Buckingham Palace woolen cloth, which she sews using polystyrene blocks for the frame and wire to the gates, as well as featuring young guards in bearskin hats and walkers gazing out at the grand palace, it measures six feet six inches long and five feet wide.
Seaman's mastery of knitting was not just a profession in which she found her passion, but rather her return was a way for her to do good and help those in need, so she collected more than 100 thousand pounds sterling for charities through her craft, so she enjoys a special place and respect in Britain.
Margaret, mother of four and grandmother of 16, says: 'I find it difficult to walk. The days of gardening and luxury are over, but I can sit and knit and collect money for good causes. I'm just afraid of fame - I'm so proud to be.'
And she continues, 'Now when I sit in the car, people knock on my window and say: Are you the lady who does the sewing? But the fame did not change me, I am still Margaret with the same qualities.'
Margaret began knitting after losing her husband, Fred Seaman, to prostate cancer at the age of 86 in 2013, when she joined a knitting club.
Margaret Seaman, 93, has been sewing the six-foot-long woolen fabric for eight months to reHis Majesty's Principal Residence in London, as a scale model of Buckingham Palace, for the coronation of King Charles scheduled for May 6, 2023.
The lady announced that she needed 13 hours a day, over the course of 8 months, to accurately manufacture the model of Buckingham Palace, and despite her advanced age, which of course affects her vision, she paid attention to every detail, small or large.
When asked about behind the scenes of her preparation of the Buckingham Palace woolen cloth, which she sews using polystyrene blocks for the frame and wire to the gates, as well as featuring young guards in bearskin hats and walkers gazing out at the grand palace, it measures six feet six inches long and five feet wide.
Seaman's mastery of knitting was not just a profession in which she found her passion, but rather her return was a way for her to do good and help those in need, so she collected more than 100 thousand pounds sterling for charities through her craft, so she enjoys a special place and respect in Britain.
Margaret, mother of four and grandmother of 16, says: 'I find it difficult to walk. The days of gardening and luxury are over, but I can sit and knit and collect money for good causes. I'm just afraid of fame - I'm so proud to be.'
And she continues, 'Now when I sit in the car, people knock on my window and say: Are you the lady who does the sewing? But the fame did not change me, I am still Margaret with the same qualities.'
Margaret began knitting after losing her husband, Fred Seaman, to prostate cancer at the age of 86 in 2013, when she joined a knitting club.
Margaret Seaman, 93, has been sewing the six-foot-long woolen fabric for eight months to reHis Majesty's Principal Residence in London, as a scale model of Buckingham Palace, for the coronation of King Charles scheduled for May 6, 2023.
The lady announced that she needed 13 hours a day, over the course of 8 months, to accurately manufacture the model of Buckingham Palace, and despite her advanced age, which of course affects her vision, she paid attention to every detail, small or large.
When asked about behind the scenes of her preparation of the Buckingham Palace woolen cloth, which she sews using polystyrene blocks for the frame and wire to the gates, as well as featuring young guards in bearskin hats and walkers gazing out at the grand palace, it measures six feet six inches long and five feet wide.
Seaman's mastery of knitting was not just a profession in which she found her passion, but rather her return was a way for her to do good and help those in need, so she collected more than 100 thousand pounds sterling for charities through her craft, so she enjoys a special place and respect in Britain.
Margaret, mother of four and grandmother of 16, says: 'I find it difficult to walk. The days of gardening and luxury are over, but I can sit and knit and collect money for good causes. I'm just afraid of fame - I'm so proud to be.'
And she continues, 'Now when I sit in the car, people knock on my window and say: Are you the lady who does the sewing? But the fame did not change me, I am still Margaret with the same qualities.'
Margaret began knitting after losing her husband, Fred Seaman, to prostate cancer at the age of 86 in 2013, when she joined a knitting club.
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Before the coronation of King Charles, a woman designs a scale model of Buckingham Palace in wool
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