A bit about Idgie...
When I created Idgie, I thought she'd look wonderful in a pair of purple pants. I had a scrap of Irish linen; I think it may have been a tablecloth. I love the substantial feel of the linen. I prepared a dye bath and left the fabric to season. I was greeted with a lovely hue... just what I was dreaming of. The collar was an afterthought, I once again made a bath for the scrap and it dyed a shade or two brighter.
In the photo below, you can see her hand nestled in the wisp of hair...
Bringing us back to the feather in Idgie's hand, when I place the feather in her hand.... the story Idgie Threadgoode told came back to me. I've always liked the movie Fried Green Tomatoes...
The story Idgie told was this "One time there was this lake and it was right outside of town. We used to go fishing and swimming and canoeing in it. And, see, one November, this big flock of ducks came in and landed on that lake. And then the temperature dropped so fast that the lake just froze right there. And the ducks... they... flew off, you see, and they took that lake right with them. Now they say that lake is somewhere over in Georgia. Can you imagine that?" - Fannie Flagg
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