In December, I invited you to join me in a unique project to bring beauty and hope to survivors of domestic violence. I wanted to write an update and express my deep gratitude to all who participated in sending handwoven kitchen towels to the women who will be moving into the apartments of Dina’s Dwellings. […]
A unique project to give hope and beauty to survivors of domestic violence
The day after Claire’s boyfriend kicked her while she was holding their baby, he was nice to her. She knew then that he knew what he was doing was wrong. That Monday when he went to work, Claire packed two suitcases and a diaper bag and drove with her 10-month-old daughter to a women’s shelter. […]
Lessons from a thirteenth napkin
Simplicity napkin Do you weave napkins? a woman asked me at a farmers’ market. I smiled and said, No. After I got this question the eighth time, I started to wonder why I was avoiding napkins. I realized I was slow to weave them because at my house they get dirtier than kitchen towels and […]
“My favorite color is rainbow!”
tubes of cotton for the Lazy Summer Day kitchen towels Four-year-old Isabelle looks up from drawing a flower to ask Jessica, her teacher, a question. What’s your favorite color? My favorite color for what? Jessica notices the little girl’s furrowed brow and continues, I have a different favorite color for clothes than, say, for my […]
Before summer ends …
Like a Wildflower kitchen towels Each season has its particular joys. Before summer ends, I want to make time to … Hang laundry on the clothesline and crawl between clean sheets that smell of sun & wind. Pause to watch the flickering lights of fireflies when I let my dog Codi out before bed. Breathe […]
