Contemplating Stitch

August 15, 2018 by Linda A. Miller

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“When my mind quiets and my attention is on my hands, needles, and yarn, the world opens.”

~ Jennifer Urban-Brown

 

Revisiting my stitch meditations, I wanted to share on this new blog a selection completed in recent months.  I consider this work to be a contemplative practice.  What, you might ask, is a contemplative practice?  I define it as an activity that is approached meditatively, that calms the mind and brings my senses back to a direct experience of what is going on in the moment.  There is no goal just process.  With these pieces I let myself be aware of each stitch, feeling needle on the cloth…  very renewing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I learned about stitch meditations in the Creative Strength Training course I am taking.  Jane Dunnewold had shared this video by Liz Kettle and her stitching.  I loved it and made it my own.  Try it for yourself!

Another take on the idea of contemplative art with knitting in this article by Jennifer Urban-Brown-  “Zen Mind, Knitting Mind”.

Enjoy!

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Tags: contemplative art, creative process, embroidery, stitch meditation

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