Fiber Harmony (Stitch 'n Dish)

Tag: Family traditions

  • Yarn’s healing power

    Yarn’s healing power

    Sometimes, healing comes through a skein of yarn and a small, aluminum crochet hook (or knitting needle). Crafts, and I am writing specifically about YARN crafts, have always had the ability to create doors where there once were walls and bridges over the most turbulent waters. I recently had the opportunity to see this in…

  • Dragonflies

    Dragonflies

    A few years back, I began to appreciate dragonflies. I was on vacation with my family at the Outer Banks in North Carolina and realized that these creatures were more than just “bugs“. These were beautiful, multi-colored, many-sized and tempered (some friendlier than others) critters! One Summer in particular, there were so many that I…

  • A grandmother’s legacy

    A grandmother’s legacy

    When I was a senior in high school, and preparing to spend my last Summer at home before entering the United States Navy on active duty, my grandmother asked me what I wanted for graduation. I asked her to crochet me an afghan/blanket that I would take with me when I went away.. Crocheted blanket –…

  • Badges, medals, reminders

    Badges, medals, reminders

    In one corner of my office, I have a bulletin board where I hang little reminders of my creative side. It helps keep me grounded, reminds me that there are many aspects to me as a person, that I have unique and creative skills, and since I first learned to crochet from my grandmother, who…

  • New normals: adventures in yarn

    New normals: adventures in yarn

    I originally wrote this back in the midst of the pandemic. The life lessons seem timeless, and worth sharing again. The pandemic brought a lot of “new” things into many of our lives. Some were scary and frightening, while others were pleasant and even welcome! As part of my own journey, I have decided to…

  • Meditation, of sorts

    Meditation, of sorts

    I learned to crochet at around age 10. My grandmother taught me how to crochet a chain stitch and that Summer I made countless bookmarks from yarn. Years later with young children of my own, I went to the local yarn shop in Emmaus, Pennsylvania and learned how to knit. I made a number of…