First some interesting history....
Crochet
is an anchient art. Nobody can really pinpoint the day or year when someone picked
up a bone or stick and some yarn and started knotting chains of fabric into what
is now what we call Crochet . It's origin is obscure, although archeoloical findings
do show that Arabia may have been the original area where wool was first worked
with just one needle or hook. Anchient crochet specimins have been found in Egypt,
and it can be pesumed that the craft is of an age parallel with knitting, it's
sister craft. We know that it does go back at least as far as the days of Solomon
( around 950 BC), and some biblical historians credit its use even earlier-1200
BC- when the Israelites fled Egypt during the Exodus. They were said to have worked
with wool in this way during thier long trek across the Sinai desert. Also crochet
and other wool crafts had a profound place in the philosophy of the time. Creating
fabric without any artificial aid was seen as a declaration of man's kinship with
the Eternal g-d. It was an acknowledgement that he owed his skill and intellect
to a greater being. Exodus 35: 35 to 36:1. (35."He has filled them with the
skill to do all work of the engraver and the designer and embroiderer, in blue
and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and a weaver, doing any work and
makers of designs. 36:1. "And Betsal'el and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted
man in whom Elohim has given and understanding, to know how to do all work for
the service of the set-apart place, shall do according to all that He has commanded."
)
I have been crocheting, sewing and other needleworks
for over 27 years now.
When I was a child would watch my mother crochet and
sew all the time, and was 10 when she started to teach me this wonderful craft
that she learned from her grandmother. I remember that they would always have
some project that they were working on. As an Adult, I'm always crocheting something
new and love to design different and original crochet items for others to enjoy.
I also sew, bead neklaces and incorperate beads into my crocheted Prayer shawls,
purses and more.
I hope to honor my mother's memory by passing on the the
art of crochet, so I showed my daughter how to crochet. I will teach anyone who
wants to learn, and have helped a few people to get started on thier first projects.
I think that when you are keeping your hands busy you can't get into trouble
(something my mom would say) and it's true. It feels good to complete something
that will be used and hopefully bless the user. I've entered my pieces into competitions
in tha past to see if my work was satifactory, and have won 2 County Fair Best
of Show Awards(2001 & 2003) and 1 California State Fair Award of Excellence(3rd
Place Award) in 10-2001. SoIfeel condident that purchacing from Blue Purple and
Scarlet Designs, you can be sure to get a quality piece of hand crafted workmanship.
You can view and purchace items from my web site that are not on eBay by just
clicking above or on my favorite links below. I give all credit to our Heavenly
Father for the talent that He has bestowed upon me, and hope to use it for blessings
of others.
Thank You...Blessings and Shalom to all ....
