Yarn Along..

"...Now in those times, bits of sky could be eaten.  

It was different from other foods.  

Rice fills the belly, but sky fills the heart.  

The woman reached for the sky and broke off a piece, 

But eating the sky could be dangerous business.  

One could become selfish in their desire, intoxicated, and this was a terrible taboo.

The woman's hunger was stronger than her fear of what she knew had been forbidden, 

and she devoured more and more, until she was drink with it.

As punishment, God pulled the sky higher.

With the heavens now so far above, and God even farther, the people of the land and their children, and their children for generations to come, each filled with their own great hunger, were set out on a trail of infinite desire.

Their longing was made material in the bluest of God's 

blues - in garments dyed in indigo.'

-Adapted by the author from West African folklore, various provenances

Partial except by Catherine McKinley's book above:

Indigo: in search of the color that seduced the world.

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Joining Ginny..

For creatives..

A beautiful letter from

the wonderful Keri Smith that I stumbled on today..

Excerpt from her post..

Creating work out of that pressure, doing all of the things that you have been taught by others, and listening to that voice in your head that tells you you need to be better is not what will create that success you are craving. The true work, (meaning the work you are here to do), comes from a completely different place than this. This energy of pressure actually does very little to move you ahead and into the place where you desire to go, and in some cases can even lead you in the complete opposite direction. I know your head is telling you you need to do it but really that is just dogma you have been taught by other people who are scared of going to their own true place (doing the work that they are really meant to do), so they go on repeating what they were told by other fearful people, and so on and so on.

Let Keri sit down beside you and hold your hand..

Ecstatic Flailing

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The thing about never..

nev·er

ˈnevər/

adverb

1. 1. 

   at no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever.

   
   

   ~

   
   

   Never.

   Have you really thought about that word?

   
   

   How often we use it?

   Causally..

   
   

   Never. 

   
   

   A few years back I remember quite vividly

   that I said I would never weave.

   
   

   Why?

   I am not so sure..

   At the time it felt, well.. limiting?

   
   

   I dug my heels in.

   The more I tried to back away, the more it called to me.

   
   

   Change is a funny thing.

   
   

   

   
   

   There is so much beauty in the structure of weaving.

   
   

   The process.

   The learning.

   The community..

   
   

   My mind is reeling with all the possibilities.

   Saori,

   Reclaimed fiber,

   tapestry!

   
   

   Suddenly I am craving (!) miniature overshot patterns

   and

   ROSEPATH.

   
   

   I need Rosepath.

   
   

   

   
   

   While I may have said never,

   I can't see my past or future not being at a loom.

   
   

   That being said..

   I can't help thinking of 'The Raven'.

   
   

   Instead of nevermore..I'll take evermore.

   
   

   Evermore.

   
   

   ~

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

Yarn Along..

Rain on the roof.

Gray.

Twinkle lights and coffee.

Fire crackling.

Naturally dyed yarn in a dreamy apricot.

Reading Sheila Hicks.

I sooo need a copy of this book.

Joining Ginny...

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Out of Hand..

Many thanks to those who stopped by last

night to say hello during the 

Out of Hand

benefit gala at the Society for Contemporary Craft.

The event was AMAZING and I was

truly honored to be a part of it.

My demonstration station was weaving 

with reclaimed fiber on the Saori loom..

..along with artisans creating

handmade paper, wood turning, and metal enamel activities.

The view from the loom:

A beautiful insulation from Jenny Soracco, the current 

Studio Education Apprentice at the 

Society for Contemporary Craft.

She also has beautiful jewelry available in her Etsy Shop.

Next stop.. 

unload the car and get the cowl off the loom!

: )

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New to me..

New to me table,

Reclaimed fiber,

Vintage tools,

Nature bits,

and

sun.

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Yarn Along...

Chipping away at the "Terrain" scarf by Janina Kallio.

Loving and craving this brilliant green yarn.

naturally dyed with Queen Anne's Lace and Indigo that I took from the shop : |

Reading a vintage copy of "Beard on Bread" that 

was found at a local antique shop.  Snagged

a vintage book on woven garment construction

 and those cute miniature weaving shuttles as well.

It is an icy, 

sloppy, 

knee deep slushy, 

with more snow on top,

grey,

did I mention grey, 

kinda day.

Guild meeting was cancelled due to the poor weather, so time 

to photograph some yarn for the shop..

and knit.

..  dreaming of green..

Happy Wednesday

~

Joining Ginny