Stitches

Since last May, I’ve been working. I’ve spent hundreds of hours picking colors, tightening the ring, and weaving my needle and thread in and out of a sack towel to embroider a greater picture. It may be of a flower, a coffee cup, a palm tree, Santa Clause, or a few hearts. Each take anywhere between 3-7 hours, depending on the difficulty or detail. From May until October, I made roughly 65 towels.

The past few days, my mother had a busy weekend! Saturday, she attended a craft fair, selling 20 of the towels. Sunday was a Fall Festival, where she sold 17 more. I’ve been continually working on the towel, from recent requests that have come in since finished what could be done before the busy weekend. Between all that’s been happening in and around the orphanage, along with making towels in my “spare time”, I’ve been non-stop since I returned to Guatemala last weekend.

With all the sales, current orders, and donations given, I made just over $1,500! A huge thank you goes out to each and everyone who has purchased a towel, has donated to my mission work, or assisted me in this process, including my mother, who has put her time and energy not only in two days of sales, but in washing, ironing, stamping, re-ironing, and packaging them up for the buyers. She has a few extras that weren’t sold (see photos below), if anyone missed out and would like to purchase! I can also take orders if you’re interested, it will just take me a few months to get the materials, complete them, and send them off!

With every stitch, I pictured being just a little bit closer to the final product. They’re in no way perfect. Some of the thread started to thin as I was working, other shades of color are off slightly, and in some places, I just couldn’t get the curve I wanted with a few straight stitches, no matter how many times I tried. Sometimes, it was freeing, relaxing, and enjoying. Other days, I wished I hadn’t signed up for all this work, rushing to get them done as quick as possible, only to get frustrated at myself when I misplaced my thread, needle, or scissors.

With every stitch, I thought about myself. Each person, animal, and plant around me. I was thinking of all the hard work I had to do without giving thought to the one who created all the living things around me, how much effort He went through, how many different species He wanted to make, how long it took Him to make each one, and the stitches that held each of them together, each being uniquely different from the next. Some may appear flawed, beaten up, or strange in human eyes, but they are all perfect. And at what cost? The life of His Son.

Each stitch on the towels is a stitch made in thought of furthering His work and impacting the lives of those He took the time to stitch together Thank to each of you who allowed me to take part in His plans.

 

These were not sold, email (harperseverance@gmail.com) or message me if you’re interested.  Of the reindeer, Dancer, Donner, Comet and Prancer are available!
$20 per towel, (+ shipping if needed!)