So a few months ago, during a time of solitude and healing, I wrote about one of my favorite studio supplies ~ a band of woven thread. A month ago Evonne Wee, at Yarn Is Me sent me this from China!
I’ve never even received a letter from China before, let alone a surprise package with not just one braid of thread but two.
I love the feng shui of two. In my mind a pair of things carries the promise of relationship, companionship, and community.
I’ve meant to write a post about Evonne’s wonderful gesture and gift for a while now. Then yesterday I received a surprise package from Canada from Heather Cameron of True Stitches!
YES another pair of rainbow thread braids. How about that ~ a pair of paired gifts! What abundance! Thank you Evonne & Heather.
It gives me such JOY to receive these physical manifestations of YOU, of the international, multi-colored community of bloggers that I’m a part.
I would like to pass along the bounty of community, the warm-hearted gestures of friendship received from Heather and Evonne, by giving away one of the two thread bands they each sent to me, to two of you. To enter the giveaway comment with the city, state, country in which you live.
The giveaway will be open until September 5th. I look forward to hearing from all of you!
What an awesome gift!!! I’ve always believed in paying it forward!! I didn’t get into your curve class for QuiltCon, but I made it into the Saturday class. I talked my friend to sign up with me!!
Linda
Medina, Ohio USA
Love the idea and the colors!! Good wishes from Tel Aviv, Israel.
I just signed up for one of your quiltcon workshops (so excited!) and came over to check out your blog. Those thread braids are amazing and beautiful! I’ve never seen anything like it before. See you in February!
Kim from Kansas City, KS, USA
I’ve never seen anything like this–it is so cool. Hi from just a few miles down the road–Fresno.
Love your blog and you are very sweet!! Thanks for the giveaway.
Wishes from Buenos Aires, Argentina…
Love your blog, love your creative energy and love the symbolic threads that bind us together. Best wishes from Indianapolis, Indiana USA.
Pretty threads thanks for giveaway. San Leandro CA, USA.
Wow, thank you.
Houston, Texas, USA
Thanks for sharing…….enjoy your thought provoking posts!
Bienvenue from Littleton, New Hampshire
It’s wonderful to be connected by such beautiful threads. Warmest wishes from Houston, Texas.
Wow, I just came across your blog as a result of reviewing workshops for Quiltcon (although I think I have seen Red Wedge or something similar before). I am impressed with your I Ching Quilt-Along and wish I had seen it sooner. I hope I get to meet you in February!
Chandra in Seattle, WA USA
Hi Sherri. Lola from Andalusia, Spain. I think these are truly generous women. Kind and sensitive. What a nice surprise to receive a gift from so far away. Recently i received some fabrics from Isabelle in Switzerland and she made my day !. Kind of magical connections.
Beautiful rainbow braids and thoughtful gifts. I am happy for you.
Bonjour and meilleurs voeux – best wishes – from Fribourg, Switzerland.
the thread bands are a work of art in themselves, it would be difficult to use them. I live just across the water from Heather in Victoria, B.C. Canada
Very cool! Sending you good wishes from Albion, NY USA.
how wonderful that you can connect with and touch people all over the world!
what wonderful gestures on their part indeed! 
they are such beautiful braids of color.
sending you much aloha from honolulu, hawaii, u.s.a.
The community of bloggers always surprises and impresses, doesn’t it? I’ve never seen those woven thread bands, but I am planning to start an appliqué project soon … and would love to try using one. I’m in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
What lovely thread gifts; colors are so soft. (Still working on I Ching….) Julierose from Connecticut, USA
I love the thread colors and especially how they were repeated. Love woven colorful communities, from Illinois.
Hello Everyone! So good to hear your greetings from all over the world!
Let me add that these thread braids are wonderful for applique.
How fun! Love all the colors. Makes me want to sew some buttons on ! Cincinnati , OHIO here…ready to sew !!
I’m just north of Heather, on Denman Island, BC, Canada.
I’ve been following your blog for some time and have recently recommended it to someone as a prime example of combining the personal and professional aspects of blogging, not easy and well done. thank you for sharing honestly.
Those are beautiful! And some came from Canada?!? I’ll have to start looking
Thanks from Melissa in Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Heartwarming post
Port Washington, New York, USA
reminds me of the athletes from all over the world ‘woven together’ yesterday to celebrate the closing ceremonies! Hello from Montreal, Quebec,Canada!
Big Hey from Skiatook, Oklahoma USA.