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Thinking About Valentines Day

1/30/2013

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I was thinking about Valentine's Day and came up with these three pretty things.  They are made from the bottomless pile of rug wool, some of which has been overdyed, stuffed with wool and a little lavender packet, and finished off with a little embroidery and a loop for hanging in your window, from your cup hooks in the kitchen, or in your closet where the lavender will make things smell lovely. 

I also want to talk a little bit about the way I work and how I source my supplies.  The red rug wool was given to me by someone cleaning out their aunt's barn, the embroidery floss came from my big box of embroidery materials that I periodically replenish although I often get given things there as well.  The wool for stuffing came from Bella the lovely sheep who has now passed on to that lovely meadow in the sky.  The lavender was purchased in Virginia from a friend who had a lavender business and I made the little sachets from some of the many, many gauze curtains that were in the house when we bought it 4 years ago.

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So I would like to express my gratitude for the materials that people have given me. I'm sure they were thinking something like, "Good heavens, here is this big bag of (xxx) that I have to do something with.....who would want this, who???"  And then they go, "Oh, Martha, she'll think of something to do with it!"  And they hop in the car, or truck, depending on how big the bag of something is.  I greet them with smiles and gratitude and coffee and I carry the big bag down to the dye kitchen, or into the loom room to sort and put into the cubbies.  And quite often I'll have something for many years (like the lavender) before I find a real use for it.  The nice thing is that when I do use it I always remember where I got it, the person who thought of me, the day when I overdyed it. 

In short, most of my materials are permeated with gratitude, fond memories and creative inspiration.  Which is why they are Threads of Meaning.

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    The Threads of Meaning is a collection of my hand made creations and the materials I use to make them.  I quilt, sew, spin, knit, crochet, weave, make dolls, rugs (hooked and braided) and tat. I have had articles in Art and Antiques (May 2001) and American Quilter (Ultimate Projects 2004). I have sold work to the State of Hawaii and some very dedicated private collectors. I dye my own fibers and use vintage and new materials. I tend to prefer traditional techniques and natural materials used in innovative ways.

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