Connections

As evidenced by my web page, http://www.CampbellCreekWeavery.com, I value connections and stories.  One of my etsy customers offered on her order of two naturally colored organic cotton towels that her brother had mentioned a couple of years ago about Colorganic cotton.  I'm moved that she remembered something her brother said a couple of years ago.  Isn't that something many of us want:  to have our words, our thoughts, remembered? 

Another customer told me that her aunt, for whom she purchased a shawl, would appreciate knowing it was woven by a Quaker. And then shared her family tree of denominational affiliation.  I'm moved by our spiritual journeys providing connections to each other, especially in this age of divisiveness. 

Vav Magasinet's towel competition

my hanging towel

Vav Magasinet, the English version of a Swedish weaving magazine I subscribe to, sponsored a towel competition.  I wove two cotton chenille towels and seriously considered sending them to Stockholm.  My towels in a Swedish towel competition is rather like Ghana entering the Winter Olympics.  The design might be original; at least I haven't seen towels like what I make.  My towels have a rosepath design and a knitted loop for hanging.  The knitted loop is on small needles and took far more time to knit than I anticipated.

from Vav Magasinet

But I'm kinda sorry that I didn't make at least one of the towels a higher priority.  The teaser picture in Vav's most recent issue are very lovely and very traditional Swedish towels.  My hanging towels might have shook them up a bit!