Foray into the fibers along your way and also for no notes I find it overwhelming as if aren’t on overload and I love your stories with the delicate illustrations
Sarah, I have winter retted milkweed. Why do you make cordage and not spin it? I’ve been thinking about spinning it. I’d love to hear your experiences with this. As always you are a delight and I look forward to Tuesdays because I hear from you!
Your process is so familiar to me. “What does it want to be?” Letting the fiber guide is both comforting and scary. Trusting it will lead you not too far astray and if it does, hoping the adventure is at least enjoyable if not particularly fruitful. Thank you, Sarah!
I have been reading your blog and now the substack fo a while and love every single minute I get to spend with you. Just googled milkweed to find out its German name - woul I have it in my garden without knowing? No, I don't. But I learned it has been put on the black list of invasive neophyte species in Switzerland. Anyway - I would love to write an article you on you for the German National Patchwork Guild's magazine, for which I am the international editor. How could I get in touch with you? I will send you a direct message on Instagram with my email address so perhaps this can work out somehow. I am a big fan!
Ah, the light shining though the beautiful milkweed fiber. You almost lost me to imagination at that point, your pictures take me into a world I can never inhabit…at least in the sense of spinning or plant fibers. But the world of light and beauty, the world which distracts us and instructs us and blesses us, that world I share. for me it is tapestry, weaving, creating a beauty that is inspired by nature. A world of sunlight on palm verde blooms, of balmy walks in the dark (4:30 Am ) when you notice a whole different kind of world. But your world is a blessing for us to share, and thank you. I especially love your notes!! A holt indeed. Who’d a thunk it. And the sweater? What a treasure. Thank you as always. Another gift of a morning inspired by your accounts of noticing and creating.
ahhhh cordage, using something mother earth has given us, turning and twisting it into a lineage to create a little bowl/pouch to hold found treasures is joyfully spiritual!! Thank you . . . for the reminder to create wonder.
You so seamlessly (yes...I do love textile metaphors)...illustrate to us readers, your beloved audience and partners on this journey -- that the innate understanding of one's material is at the core of GREAT work. Your patient listening to and respect for the fibers that make threads, your wisdom and experience in twisting/making thread and your skill in ultimately using (or not) these threads in a textile reminds is a reminder to us all....it is a practice. The thread here is gratitude for you, for your words your open humility, your wisdom and your humor.
There's a place for long-form content, a place for short-form content. We already follow you, so you can be assured we enjoy your long, meandering blogs. If you think you can provide quality short-form content for Notes, then try it, but please don't think we're suddenly gonna leave you if you stick with normal blogging .
How did u know? That cordage is the thing i want to make for ply splitting? So my question is-have you tried ply splitting with any of these many lovely plant fibers you mention? I would want to have 4 plies if i could. And thinking from what you wrote that new fiber (green or not SO dried out) would be better to spin for this.
Again i say thanks b/c you inspire so many ideas with your writing.
Thank you Sarah! Your writing always inspires and informs my creative life and makes me smile......Sara
Thank you for the delightful
Foray into the fibers along your way and also for no notes I find it overwhelming as if aren’t on overload and I love your stories with the delicate illustrations
I so look forward to reading your words/ seeing your process/ engaging with your illustrations.
Right now, I’m sitting with my elderly mother while waiting for her slumber. Hoping it is as restful as making cordage.
Thank you.
Sarah, I have winter retted milkweed. Why do you make cordage and not spin it? I’ve been thinking about spinning it. I’d love to hear your experiences with this. As always you are a delight and I look forward to Tuesdays because I hear from you!
Your process is so familiar to me. “What does it want to be?” Letting the fiber guide is both comforting and scary. Trusting it will lead you not too far astray and if it does, hoping the adventure is at least enjoyable if not particularly fruitful. Thank you, Sarah!
I think it is worth noting that "glen" is a four-letter word, like others that have found favor in your tapestry work.
Sarah, you’ve made my day! Thank you!
The power of the pause………..
Engaging writing as always…….
Oh how great is the day for finding this next epic in my inbox first thing this morning 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I have been reading your blog and now the substack fo a while and love every single minute I get to spend with you. Just googled milkweed to find out its German name - woul I have it in my garden without knowing? No, I don't. But I learned it has been put on the black list of invasive neophyte species in Switzerland. Anyway - I would love to write an article you on you for the German National Patchwork Guild's magazine, for which I am the international editor. How could I get in touch with you? I will send you a direct message on Instagram with my email address so perhaps this can work out somehow. I am a big fan!
'Winter retted milkweed' sounds like part of a spell, or indeed magic in itself.
Ah, the light shining though the beautiful milkweed fiber. You almost lost me to imagination at that point, your pictures take me into a world I can never inhabit…at least in the sense of spinning or plant fibers. But the world of light and beauty, the world which distracts us and instructs us and blesses us, that world I share. for me it is tapestry, weaving, creating a beauty that is inspired by nature. A world of sunlight on palm verde blooms, of balmy walks in the dark (4:30 Am ) when you notice a whole different kind of world. But your world is a blessing for us to share, and thank you. I especially love your notes!! A holt indeed. Who’d a thunk it. And the sweater? What a treasure. Thank you as always. Another gift of a morning inspired by your accounts of noticing and creating.
ahhhh cordage, using something mother earth has given us, turning and twisting it into a lineage to create a little bowl/pouch to hold found treasures is joyfully spiritual!! Thank you . . . for the reminder to create wonder.
Never mind what substack is saying, we all love you the way you are, that's why we are here with you listening, laughing enjoying your adveentures
You so seamlessly (yes...I do love textile metaphors)...illustrate to us readers, your beloved audience and partners on this journey -- that the innate understanding of one's material is at the core of GREAT work. Your patient listening to and respect for the fibers that make threads, your wisdom and experience in twisting/making thread and your skill in ultimately using (or not) these threads in a textile reminds is a reminder to us all....it is a practice. The thread here is gratitude for you, for your words your open humility, your wisdom and your humor.
There's a place for long-form content, a place for short-form content. We already follow you, so you can be assured we enjoy your long, meandering blogs. If you think you can provide quality short-form content for Notes, then try it, but please don't think we're suddenly gonna leave you if you stick with normal blogging .
How did u know? That cordage is the thing i want to make for ply splitting? So my question is-have you tried ply splitting with any of these many lovely plant fibers you mention? I would want to have 4 plies if i could. And thinking from what you wrote that new fiber (green or not SO dried out) would be better to spin for this.
Again i say thanks b/c you inspire so many ideas with your writing.