Little Red Riding Hood
“Hey, there, Lil’ Red Riding Hood
You sure are looking good
You’re everything a big, bad wolf could want”
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, 1966
The story we know as Little Red Riding Hood is a very old
one. The first printed version in the 1600’s is credited to a French author,
Charles Perroult. The early versions ended badly as both Red and her
grandmother were eaten by the wolf.
More familiar is the
Grimm Brothers version in the mid 1800’s with both Grandma and Red escaping the
wolf with the help from a hunter who had luckily wandered by.
Many have offered various metaphors as to the meaning of the
story. Let’s just leave it at “talking
to a stranger while walking through the woods to Grandma’s isn’t too bright.”
Textiles designed for children became very popular in the
20thC, especially in the 1950’s. Motifs
with cowboys and Indians, space ships and cars were to be found on fabrics,
which were made into pajamas, costumes and interior décor textiles for
children’s rooms. For young children there were familiar nursery rhyme and story book
characters. Embroidery patterns were
designed for quilts and baby blankets.
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| embroidered quilt block |
A search through your favorite antique shop or thrift store
just might reveal a real treasure to add to any child’s bedroom.
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| Child's dresser scarf fabric - c.1953 by Geo. Shamyer & Co. |
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