Cindy Crandall-Frazier

Contemplative Crochet

A Hands-On Guide for Interlocking Faith & Craft

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A joyful, imaginative book that will become your spiritual friend and teacher. Follow the journeys of the author and other crocheters to discover how they have used this craft to explore and strengthen their spiritual selves, and how you can do the same. Includes ten original projects.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SkyLight Paths
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 391g
• ISBN-13: 9781594732386
• ISBN-10: 1594732388
• Artikelnr.: 23050243

Autorenporträt

Cindy Crandall-Frazier is the author of Single Crochet for Beginners and Sock Doll Workshop: 30 Delightful Dolls to Create and Cherish and Contemplative Crochet: A Hands-On Guide for Interlocking Faith & Craft (SkyLight Paths). She is an educator and member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker).

Inhaltsangabe

Index of Projects vi
Foreword vii
Introduction ix
1 . Roots and Wings: Soaring while Keeping Our Feet on the Ground 1
2 . Plenty: Finding a Sense of Fullness and Gratitude 15
3 . The Power of Limits: Having More within a Structure of Less 35
4 . Meditation Meets Prayer: Two Practices in One 51
5 . Circles and Cycles: The Art, Meaning, and Use of Mandalas 69
6 . Prayers on a String: Tools for Intensifying Practice 87
7 . Pathfinding: Finding Our Way with Crochet 107
8 . From Heart to Hand: Sharing Our Craft 123
9 . The Creative Spirit: Making Crochet Uniquely Ours 147
10 . The Blessings of Hands: An Appreciation of the Hand that Holds the
Hook 165
A Concluding Letter 183
Acknowledgments 184
Suggestions for Further Reading 185