Spirit Cloth

How it might seem

The magic feather cloth  gets stitched on in the evenings, now that the days are filled with gardening.   And I have noticed how much this cloth seems like a nest  when it is at rest  on a chair or a couch.   How much fun it is to see all the feathers in my lap as I stitch.  Each way it falls  seems like a new  gathering.

 

I have begun to pin the remaining feathers up on the wall today.   And there are many.   Just as I begin, I think to myself how there seems to be an endless supply of them.   The basket never seems empty.  As if they have continued to fly in while I sleep.  Maybe there are Magic Feather Elves.  Thank you all you Piece Makers.

This post refers to the Magic Feather Project, you can read more up top or in the sidebar.

Coming together

This post follows the making of  a special story cloth. You can read more about the Magic Feather Project  by clicking the tab in the top menu bar.  Or by using the category for HOME , the link to the making of this cloth, in the sidebar or under the post.

There is truly significance for me,  for this project, in the bringing of all these pieces together.  The challenge  of making one piece, one peace, from the diversity in approach, highlighting the One-ness in intention.  And so blending  is  my focus.  But still honoring the individual  creativity of the maker.  

 This video was made during Spirit Cloth Diaries,  when I was planning the wings and the blending process....

 

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There is such a journey ahead of me still.  UN-stitching the edges,  reweaving them into a web  with a bit of  my own techniques touching them all.  And another layer of feathers  to add in between things.  Weaving them in as well I think, where I can.    There are still so many feathers  here.

I once imagined,  that all these little feathers, might fly  in and  touch one another in some special way, with my help. And through some sort of sympathetic evolution,  would transform into some new vision   that might change the way we see one another.  Create a new sense of Home  for those among us that need shelter from the storm.

I am sorry that many folks are having problems commenting. It is a Typepad issue and I cannot fix it.  Maybe just an opportunity for some quiet time :-)

Feathers in March

... these little plain birds.  Just blending in.  Having wintered the storm.  Enjoying the new spring warmth.  Sometimes when I stand  really still and act like a tree they land on me.  But not today.  Hard to get a picture of that anyway really. 

The season is changing. I feel a lightness returning... like new wings, or old ones well rested.  The Feather cloth  is finally back under the needle.  Its name is Home.   And it is nice to be here.

A link to the Magic Feather project is up top.  Home is a category if you want to look back.

Hey

So I am back to words for today. With a few things to say.  Because  I have found my way.  Across and through some things  that have just  been clouding my mind.    Just sorting through life stuff and making adjustments.    But when the mind clears, it is not so bad.   I had too many things to do.  So I have just begun to eliminate  some of them.   Spring cleaning a bit early maybe.   Anyway.   Mom is very old.   I am OK.  With a bit of patience, things fall into place.  And place is redefined. 

I received a few new stones for the Magic Feather Project.  I know I have been away from that for a while.  It was just that I didn't want to touch it while my mind was stuck in a negative place.   I am back to it once again.   But I have decided to hold off  accepting any additional contributions  until I can get  my balance  back completely.   Besides  I have so much to work with right now.   Amazing really.    Half done plans for a website devoted to this effort   will get rolling  soon.    Until then, I will be blogging about it here.   On Fridays.  Again.    

Thank you Saskia, for these wonderful  stones.   And for the  real one that does indeed look like Was.   

These 3 stones bring the total to 564!  Wow.

So What else?

This little cloth, which seems to keep going in the background here.  Whenever I have a moment.   Well... 2 things.  I thought today, what if I call it Earth Valentine?    Because there is a story emerging  and I think it fits.  I will tell it when all the words have been gathered.   And then I thought what if I hang it up for a bit?    And   morning gave it a wing.  

What If  (?) is the other thing.   That thing that needs attention.  Some explaining.  I will talk more about it on Wednesday.  Today I will simply wash the floor.  Clear a path. 

A little more Home

It might not be obvious yet, but there are some big wings forming.  In a full spectrum sort of way.  



This morning, sorting through the  basket of magic stitchery, ( it is such a treasure hunt...) there it was, a little home.  number 85.  Just right.   This has to be in the center somewhere. Home is like a center.

This post is part of the Magic Feather Project.