stitch-by-stitch snippets of internet inspiration
July 9, 2007
new membership, originally uploaded by Princess Valium.
If a ritual is performed more than once, it becomes “official,” or there is a greater sense of permanency, just as the more stitches you use to fasten a button to a shirt, the more tightly it will stay attached.
May we, a little band of love,
We sinners, saved by grace,
From glory unto glory changed,
Behold thee face to face.
from Hymns for the Circle #12 , collected writings that came out of a sewing circle
Her project in the hotel lobby consists of the screening of two video’s and a ‘sewing circle’. The public will be invited to join the making of semi high fashion items for which all materials will be provided. The sewing circle blurs the boundary between public and private space. Historically a very private, exclusively female ritual, the sewing circle as ‘performance’ in a public space addresses an entirely new set of questions and interpersonal connections. Tracey Prehay thus contributes to a complex debate on cultural encounters, the market place and the notion of mimicry.
Scripture on Sewing, Pride & Prejudice
July 6, 2007
Here are some Bible passages I found and may use in our Stitch-by-Stitch Circle. How do they resonate with you? Are there others you can think of? Please comment below!
Some Sewing Quotes
on PRIDE– Genesis 3
* Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. (Gen 3:7)
* The LORD God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. (Gen 3:21)
on PREJUDICE – Matthew 9:14-17
* No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. (Mt 9:16 )
Stitch Circle Quotes
on colored YARN – Exodus 28 (it’s worth reading!)
* Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them. (Ex 28:33)
on a CIRCLE – Mark 3:31-35
* Then he looked at those seated in a circle around him and said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! (Mk 3:34)
Pride in Widsom Literature
* When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom. (Prov 11:2)
* Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. (Prov 13:10)
* Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. (Prov 16:18)
in a PSALM – Psalsm 10 (see more below)
* The wicked are so proud that they care not for God; their only thought is, “God does not matter.” (Ps 10:4 )
Stitch-by-Stitch Circle July 18
July 5, 2007
Come to a Transmission Stitch Circle!
Bring yourself and something that needs mending, sewing, knitting, eating or, drinking.
We’ll be hanging out and practicing the slow art of conversation…
Topics for the evening are Pride and Prejudice
last week, for the 4th of July, we discussed Patriotism and Pacifism - so I thought this week we’d continue with the double-Ps and take inspiration from Jane Austen - herself a priest’s kid
Snacks and drinks welcome!
July 18th at 7pm
rsvp epiphany.ny@gmail.com for directions
stitching assistance will be available
Sewing Circle, originally uploaded by stagewhisper.