I recently acquired the book “A Gathering of Lace” and was absolutely thrilled when I opened its pages. I had mentioned it during the lace Knit-A-Long from a couple of months ago and had planned on getting it. Lucky for me fortune was smiling as I found a posting for it for only $15. Needless to say I scooped it up and made a new friend in the process. Anyways, i have to tell you what was written for the dedication –<\/p>\n
” How would it look, do you think, if everyone, old and young, would sit down together<\/em><\/p>\n to knit for a while? Laughter and merriment and riddles and questions and folktales and<\/em><\/p>\n anecdotes from each person’s life would blend together in the stitches. Then later, when<\/em><\/p>\n you recalled these events that have gone through your own fingers stitch by stitch, they<\/em><\/p>\n would speak their own language. Do you remember? do you remember?”<\/em><\/p>\n \n Hermana Stengard, Gotlandsk Sticksom, 1925<\/p>\n Translated by Lark Books and reprinted in The Mitten Book<\/em><\/p>\n \n This dedication really spoke to me because over the last few months I have been working on a project to do just this. That project is called “A Common Thread<\/em><\/span>” and while it will start with knitting, it will eventually branch out and encompass a vast array of “threads”. The goal is to get like-minded people together to do what they enjoy doing most – in this case knitting. It would be just as Hermana had said – everyone young and old, sitting together and knitting. I have even gone as far as writing out an ideology for the group …<\/p>\n “through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span>, we dissolve all differences \u2026 economic, physical, gender, age,<\/p>\n sexuality, ethnic, and intelligence. through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> we are able to connect in a way<\/p>\n we would not have known. through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> we have the tools to shape our destinies<\/p>\n and the destinies of others. through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> we are able to unify and collaborate.<\/p>\n through A Common Thread we are able to speak in a common language and see with different yet<\/p>\n similar eyes. through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> we are able to share our thoughts, our feelings, and our<\/p>\n dreams. through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> multitudes are one and one is a multitude. through A Common <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Thread<\/em><\/span> I have come to know you, and we stand naked and unashamed before each other.<\/p>\n through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span> all this is possible.”<\/p>\n So what is A Common Thread<\/em><\/span>? At this point it is an idea that is taking shape and will be launched soon. I don’t want to limit it through definitions at this point as I would like to see what it evolves into through common efforts. Stay tuned for more information about it and how you can be a part of it. Yes, you, as by simply reading this we are connected through A Common Thread<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n Hugzzz \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I recently acquired the book “A Gathering of Lace” and was absolutely thrilled when I opened its pages. I had mentioned it during the lace Knit-A-Long from a couple of months ago and had planned on getting it. Lucky for me fortune was smiling as I found a posting for it for only $15. 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