Snow ceremonies
In the morning, I’ve been working on stitching for the khaki cloth components. I’ve finished the eight strips, unless I decide to do a little more stitching on the threadcrumb patches.
I’ve noticed both a slowing down and a desire to rush to finish these components. I want to lay out the whole again and get an idea of the form that’s developing. I think about taking a whole day and just stitching up the remaining four inch four-patches. But it works so well to just stitch a few in the mornings. And I notice things that would normally escape me. I also have time to host some interactions between the cloth and the weather (landscape). It’s been enjoyable and a calming routine in the midst of the world’s events.
Today I took all eight strips out into the snow for a brief airing on the clothesline. I like the presence of the little tree at left, watching.
thank you for the reminder to bring cloth out into the world … although here in Texas it will more likely be baking hot sun, even in winter
Jude taught me to do this. It’s a favorite thing to do. We rarely having baking hot sun in Maine!
Oh, this photo is grand! The airing of the cloth, the coming together with nature!
It’s starting to feel like a crucial part of my stitching projects!