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sewingwoman
Farmgirl in Training
49 Posts
Giovonnia
Astoria
New York
USA
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 Posted - May 02 2006 : 11:36:52 AM
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Dear Fellow Farmgirls:
Yesterday was my first appointment with my art therapist. She was so encouraging and caring. It was morning of new insights and hope towards recovery. In the afternoon I went to my church to help out cleaning the church school. I met a lady who is a seamstress and showed her some of my work. Now she want to give me her scraps! From all this I learned that we need communities to grow and help each other. My friends, family and my sweet farmgirls here are proof of that. If anyone knows of some very old embroidery books could you please post them so I can see if I can get from the library? Check in with later. Again, thank you.
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JennyWren
True Blue Farmgirl
201 Posts
USA
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Posted - May 02 2006 : 1:26:33 PM
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I will have to look in my Mom's old books and see if there are any old embroidery books. In the meantime you can always go to the library and ask the librarian. They are fountains of information (also a homeschooler's best friend) I am sure that they can help you find, at least some of what you are looking for.
I am so happy to hear that you will be participating in art therapy!  I was an art therapy major for quite a while. There is so much value in it. I saw that with my daughter who was dealing with the effects of chemotherapy. It helped her tremendously. The chemo effected her fine motor skills, the crafts really helped her work on these skills. She had so much fun that it didn't feel like work! Also, the creative side kept her spirits alive.
I wish you great success, I am sure that you will find it to be not only something good physically, but also for your soul. Especially where you enjoy sewing, you will love this.
Carla...
If you treat an individual as what he is, he will stay that way, but if you
treat him as if he were what he could be, he will become what he could be.
-- Goethe
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blueroses
True Blue Farmgirl
1323 Posts
Debbie
in the Pandhandle of
Idaho
USA
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Posted - May 02 2006 : 1:32:40 PM
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You sound as if your spirits have been lifted already. Wonderful. I don't know of any books, but Carla is right - check with your library. Even if they don't have any, they will get some for you. So happy for you.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
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