is an homage to the people who have the gift of calm presence that allows us to bask in their sweet kindness, even for a moment.
We all need to rest at times and to take the time to recover from the challenges that can be utterly overwhelming.
The Gentle Restful Rabbit reminds us to refresh and restore ourselves in ways that bring balance and wholeness to ourselves, and to our beautiful planet.
The Weaving Kindness Project is all about saying to yourself and to everyone in your life:
“You matter! I wish you well! Take and give care!”May the Weaving Kindness project be like a lovely cup of tea,that brings refreshment and healing and restoration to all concerned. Hugs all round!!!!
All the links for the Weaving Kindness Project by Noreen Crone-Findlay are at:
The Wise Little Mouse woven on the Kindness Loom is an homage to a fable told long ago by Aesop. It’s a story about kindness and how important it is to be kind to one another. Sometimes, we are the Lion and sometimes we are the Mouse. Sometimes we need help and sometimes give help. That changes, but what is essential is that we remember to be kind to everyone, and also to ourselves!
Aesop’s story about the Lion and the Mouse tells how a brave and wise little Mouse knew that even though she was small, she was mighty. The Wise Little Mouse convinced a Lion to spare her life, because she knew that her capabilities were equal to, even though different from, those of the Lion. This amused the Lion, who spared her life because she made him laugh.
When the Lion was trapped in a net that he could not escape from, the brave little Mouse chose to return his act of kindness by chewing through the net that had trapped him. She kept her promise to be kind to the Lion when he needed that kindness.
That was courageous, and very wise, too because she knew that sometimes we can give help, sometimes we need to be helped and it is all about kindness.
EVERY ACT OF KINDNESS, NO MATTER HOW SMALL, MATTERS-
More than we can ever know, and NOW, more than ever…
Kindness is essential because we are all in this together and
sometimes we need to receive kind help and sometimes we can choose to give kind help.
There is enormous wisdom in knowing our strengths and in choosing to be kind,
even when it’s daunting and challenging.
And, so, I have designed and woven a Wise Little Mouse as part of the Weaving Kindness Project.
You can weave a Wise Little Mouse, too, as I have uploaded the pdf to my etsy shop.
This charming cluster of woven Kindness Kittens is part of the Weaving Kindness Project in which I hope to inspire love, creativity, kindness and healing through the gentle art of small loom weaving.
The Kindness Kitten is an homage to all the cats and kittens that have been our beloved companions.
They have hugging arms to give you a hug whenever you need one.
They are small enough to carry in a pocket, bag or backpack but big enough to bring a whole lot of comfort.
The Kindness Kittens have wings that are in fact, the Kindness Butterfly – the link to the video tutorial on YouTube is in the pattern and here on my blog.
As I have been working on the Kindness Kittens, they have been galloping about in my dreams.
In fact, I had to update the pattern to include the Tuxedo Kitten as there was no way Tuxedo Kittens were going to allow me to get away with NOT including them in the patterns and so they frolicked through my dreams, insisting that they be part of the Kindness Kitten crowd!
Oh my- Our feline friends capture our dreams as well as our hearts!
They also are wonderful to weave as Comfort Companions for people whose precious cats have crossed the Rainbow Bridge.
I hope that making the Kindness Kitten will bring you delight and that sharing them is also a joy!
All the links for the Weaving Kindness project are at: L I N K
Ooops! When I wrote the instructions for the pdf for making the Kindness Pin Loom I recommended using a specific kind of quilting pin for it, and arghhhh!
Those pins seem to be unavailable now.
So, I did a whole lot of test weaving using different kinds of pins and have recommendations for pins that will work (and one style that really really doesn’t work).
I made a YouTube video that explains which pins work fine, so all is well.
We all need ‘joy bursts’ that cause us to suddenly laugh in a way that dissolves the bubble of misery that has been puffed up all over the place these days.
Laughter is good medicine! And sure enough, when I show people the Flying Joy Pig, their first response is usually a hoot of laughter followed by an ‘oooh so cute’.
These little piggies really are adorable and they do their job of making people laugh and smile very well! AND they are a lot of fun to make, so I highly recommend these little sweeties as Kindness Critters!
When I say that the Flying Joy Pig is small…. I mean it! They are only 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) from tip of nose to curly tail.
They are so satisfying to make. I hope you will enjoy them and make lots and lots of them to merrily fly out into the world and spread their sweet joyful kindness and delight wherever they flutter!
PS: If you want to wear the Flying Joy Pig as a pin, then stitch a pin back to it. They would also make delightful earrings. A jump ring with a tiny brass safety pin attached to one of the wings allows the Flying Joy Pig to be pinned to a lapel, bag or hat. A loop of yarn makes it easy to hang the Flying Joy Pig on a push pin or in a plant or from the rear view mirror.
Yikes- the stress of the insanity out in the world these days is causing me to have panic attacks in the night.
I have found that getting up and warping up my Kindness Loom really helps me to get myself regulated and able to sleep again.
I have been working very hard on a new pattern for the Weaving Kindness project and hope to have it done soon so I can get it out into the world. But last night, I needed a break from ‘figuring it out’ so it was the Lucky Penny Pouches that called to me:
I find it so soothing to weave and stitch together the Lucky Penny Pouches…. these are going to be going to friends and family members that are dealing with challenges, and it made my heart happy to be weaving Kindness for them.
Sometimes, I get freaked out and think that my little bit of Kindness Weaving isn’t going to make any difference, but today I was re-assured by a post that Martha Beck wrote about using your art to calm down your amigdala as a way of healing your broken heart and thus healing the broken heart of the world.
That was so helpful! So, I will keep weaving threads of hope and healing, and hope that you will, too!
Big hugs ❤
I posted YouTube videos that show how to weave a square on the Kindness Loom and how to make a Lucky Penny Pouch. Those links are at: L I N K
Be well, be safe, be kind, take good care, get some sleep and WEAVE ON! ❤
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