On Sunday I went down to Ruckle Park on Salt Spring Island for “Ruckle Park Days”. The weather was beautiful and it was a marvelous day.
The 4Hers were there with their animals…
of many sorts…
There were nails to be pounded
logs to be sawed
butter to be churned
sheep to be herded
wool to spin and to weave
and an Earth Banner to create….
and music…
And the Saori Earth Banner is almost finished!
Oh, I love this community!
Happy Weaving,
Terri
My website: www.saltspringweaving.com
Thanks to Alan for the great photos!
on May 9th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I love to see kids weaving, or knitting. They are just so open to creating. Will you be displaying the banner in your community?
on May 9th, 2008 at 6:25 am
I do too Bety - it’s so wonderful to see the kids lined up to try weaving and some of them coming back to do some more!
I will be posting about the banner as soon as it is finished - but yes, I always like to have the banner displayed to complete the circle and let people see the whole thing - as usually they have only seen the small part that they worked on.
This banner will then go further afield.
Happy Weaving,
Terri
on May 9th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Terri: I saw this link on my Salt Spring Island Alerts.
Great community involvement. Love the pictures. So heartwarming!
Peace and Love,
Petra
on May 9th, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Thanks Petra…..it’s great having the photos from Alan - he really captures a sense of the people and the place.
Peace to you,
Terri
on May 9th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
What a great place you live in! The banner is lovely and those kids weaving are just too precious. I like the hammer dude too :-).
on May 9th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Ah yes….I really do love it here on the island…so many great activities and community involvement.
Aren’t the kids great - the Saori loom is a kid-magnet and because I have been out with my loom in public so much a lot of the kids already know how to weave and they are doing the teaching! Gotta love that.
Happy Weaving,
Terri
on May 10th, 2008 at 8:15 am
What lovely pictures, it looks like a great time was had by all!
on May 19th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
It looks like a truly magical event! I was enchanted by the wee carpenter and the young goatherd! And, oh…. the Peace Banner is looking so wonderful!
Yesssssssssssssssss!
hugs
Noreen
on May 20th, 2008 at 9:22 am
The event was very heartwarming for sure - it is so wonderful that whole families can be involved and learn about all of these skills and joy!
The new Earth/Peace Banner will be going to Sendai, Japan this year for another Saori Peace Weave event - I’m very excited to be able to send another ‘made on Salt Spring’ banner.
Happy Weaving,
Terri
on May 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am
How wonderful! It’s like prayer shawls for the planet…..
on Aug 6th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
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