Once Upon a Time:: Discovering Wabi-sabi

Once upon a time 

squares were knitted

in a pattern only the knitter knew

and as word spread people gathered 

watching in wonder

as each piece took shape

 to be secretly stitched to the next

using ancient techniques now lost to time 

slowly revealing the colours & texture

mother nature inspired

a labour of love

each stitch a warm hug & sweet kiss

created to remember home 

a cottage with gumnut carpets & eucalypt canopies 
stretching to the horizon

all the while destined for far flung adventures

as the years passed, so did the blanket

from hand to hand & home to home

keeping the tale of family & origins alive

until slowly the colours and the stories began to fade 

along with any memory of the creator

and just as the eucalypt canopies
 which create gumnut carpets

had gone

so was the blanket

well worn, showing signs of a long life well lived

discarded & disheartened
destined for the dump

when paths crossed 
an intrepid adventurous treasure rescuing soul
spied the musty age old faded bristley woollen blanket 
from across a crowded op shop  

sensing there were still plenty of warm hugs to go round

 the travel weary blanket was bundled up to begin a new adventure

it soon became apparent 
more than suds & sunshine were needed
to breathe new life into this tired old blanket
with needle threaded
and fabric scraps selected
a brand new journey began

as the treasure rescuer 

let her heart rule her head

enjoying the process more than could have been imagined
as the weary wool surrendered itself to whims & fancy

and the more the rescuer stitched 

the more beautiful the blanket became

with every stitch a connection was felt & respect paid

 to the original creator

until there was no more to be done

without realising that

having seen the beauty in the old and worn

the rescuer had encountered and enjoyed 

the timeless ancient art of 
Wabi-sabi

taking pride of place over & above any other blanket

now the rescuers favourite rescue...

the end. x