Letting the soul out
The Navajo rug makers always weave in a single bit of mismatched thread with the belief that the imperfection lets the maker's soul escape the work. This concept makes the perfect excuse to let an errant stitch several rows back stay where it is. And yet... I just tore out two long rows of the current crochet project to repair one dropped stitch. It got me thinking about those times when we write a piece here or there, and suddenly in the blink of a keystroke, it's gone. Not just frustrating,... Sign in to see full entry.