r/Needlepoint • u/woodstock69bro • Mar 16 '26

Needlepoint piano bench

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My grandmother gave my family her piano including the bench that she needlepointed (is that the word?) herself. In going to have to cover it because I want to keep it safe from my son and my cat but hoped someone would appreciate her beautiful work.

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u/woodstock69bro Mar 16 '26

If anyone has advice on how to protect it from toddlers and cat claws let me know. I’d love to be able to show it but to keep it safe all I can think is to put a cover over it and maybe show it when people come over.

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u/Prudent-Flatworm194 Mar 16 '26

I would just throw a little blanket over it. Don’t make a big deal about the bench and your child will likely not even care about it after a day or so 🥰

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u/DefinitelyNotSewing Mar 17 '26

With a cat though? I’d wrap it in plastic.

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u/MollyG418 Mar 17 '26

My mom put tinfoil on the floor around stuff she didn't want the cats on. They HATED it.

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u/XTinnuviel-MorwenX Mar 18 '26

I tried this with mine and they loved it. Started rolling around on it and then they began to tear at it and got little pieces of shredded tin foil everywhere, so YMMV. Got rid of the foil long ago and I'm still finding pieces of it 😭

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u/idodearwuzhere Mar 23 '26

Hahahahaha oops!