Mechanical Mending

3/30/2021

And since hand/arm rest
IS the order of the day
I'm not even going to edit
or re-type all the above nonsense
but rather,
and against the better judgement
of my inner Storymaker
(who prefers things to be tidy--
or at least not to end so abruptly),
I'll hit Post
because really,
why not?

Velma Bolyard

3/30/2021 04:25:49 pm

learning to work with/around/under/through. is this the big lesson of one's entry into cronehood? in any case, figuring it out with a good heart (not the tears/anger routine that I sometimes visit) and making a story out of it is superb. these old machines...

Mary Galbraith

3/30/2021 04:27:43 pm

I learned to sew on my mother's White sewing machine. Always dependable. Kind to a young learner. (Was I really ever 7 years old?)
Thanks for the memories. As usual, your blog is charming and restful. Like the lilies of the field, I do not spin. Neither do I weave. I sew. I knit. I so appreciate those who do spin, who do weave, who do leave comforting blogs out in the ether. thank you.

Barbara

3/30/2021 04:52:23 pm

Hang in there..... as they say "this too shall pass" (whomever "they" are). You, however, are a gem and always bring a smile to my heart and lips on Tuesdays! b

Noël Nicholls

3/30/2021 04:52:26 pm

Sorry to hear your hand is not working well. Keep tapping on the typewriter and coffee filter papers. I have missed your blogs so I am glad you are back with your creativity and sense of humour.

Joanne link

3/30/2021 05:15:47 pm

I too have gone through the nerve pain times. It is amazing how the creativity leaks out another way, when spinning/knitting/whatever cannot happen as usual. Our bodies aren’t machines!

I learned during one of these stretches to spin one handed at my spinning wheel, and to alternate and use both hands. This turned out to be such an amazing life skill! The shoulder and nerve pain was very real, wish it had not happened, but now I love ambidextrous one handed long draw. Live and learn.

Margie Angel

3/30/2021 05:17:12 pm

You type very well with a 'hand thingy' going on. Me too, with the hand thingy..all thumb tapping these days...tried weaving and knitting and hooking... all tiny doses! No fun! But your coffee filter typing is great!

Ruth van Diren

3/30/2021 05:29:26 pm

When I broke my R wrist and cast was removed, I went to the piano only to realize I had to use L hand to hold R one over the keys! What a thrill some weeks later to be able to squeeze a clothespin open and hang up wash. Piano resumed eventually and so did all my other fiber pursuits. Sounds like you are at the clothespin stage. Don’t be discouraged. Bodies ARE amazing!

Barbara Condon

3/30/2021 05:36:44 pm

Oh, it is a Tuesday afternoon highlight when I find a field guide post in my inbox, whatever stories you are sharing! I sympathize with your pains, being in an advancing gnarly knuckled, locking digity crone zone myself. Velma's right!. ... I'm knitting myself a Magic Medium sweater with some commercial yarn I was gifted. Don't seem to have enough handspun for anything big. Question: Are all the length measurements in the yolk section measured from the back of the neck? I'm guessing yes.

Linda

3/30/2021 05:45:29 pm

Sarah, your joyous nature, your calming presence, your innate wisdom and your tenacity is infectious. Your gifts travel near and far to all who benefit and who have had the honor of your company in person, video and written word. Wishing you a recovery in the near future. Thank you for sharing your positivity

Dee Jochen

3/30/2021 05:48:56 pm

I am so glad you are keeping on keeping on. Your creativity is so inspiring. And I do hope you heal quickly.

Pat Cooper

3/30/2021 07:13:46 pm

And really, why not? Makers gotta make.

Yvonne

3/31/2021 07:30:05 am

When I received your email this morning, with the photo of the old black White machine, I smiled & my heart did a little flutter. That was the same machine that my Mother had, the same machine that I learned to sew on in the 1950s. I love reading your posts. They always bring joy and inspiration. I'm so sorry you're having to set aside your favorite activities. I went through something similar with carpal tunnel surgery in both hands several years ago. Sending healing thoughts. . .

Carrie

4/1/2021 12:11:45 am

Ice only 20 minutes at a time.
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

Melody Wilkins

4/3/2021 07:57:42 pm

I know and love these machines, but this post inspired me/solved a problem/was a lightbulb moment. I’ve been admiring all the terrific visible mending, but have limits on my abilities using my well used hands. Some free motion, thread scribbling on a vintage machine sounds so fun. Thank you.

Sarah Hauschka

4/6/2021 07:50:39 pm

We are of a similar age and my hands have started painfully ‘sticking’. I am calling it arthritis. The 1920s era treadle machine I got from a newspaper ad in 1966 or so has stood me in good stead, but is now behind a whole bunch of stuff in the storage room. You, as often happens, inspire me to resurrect it and make it accessible in my wool room. I need to work with something other than knitting needles for a while.

Laura

4/16/2021 05:20:09 pm

My mom gave me the same White machine with the light on the front, which came from my grandmother. I spent many many happy hours with that machine

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Sarah C Swett
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Sarah C Swett
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hand spun yarn.