BARAKAH LIFE handmade

fiberorganics

A friend of mine Caitlin Gaggon, recently started an online store specializing in organic fibers.

You can find her beautiful new site (which she designed and set up herself) at http://www.fiberorganics.com/

You can find her blogging at:  http://www.fiberorganics.com/_blog/Fiber_Organics_Blog

The Kindness of Strangers

Today I received an unexpected gift made with love and prayers from someone I do not know. It was a prayer shawl from TMC Hospice program. 

The shawls are created all over the country and then sent to different organizations that help individuals with loss. What a beautiful & lovely thing to do.

From their web site.....Whether they are called Prayer Shawls, Comfort Shawls, Peace Shawls, or Mantles, etc., the shawl maker begins with prayers and blessings for the recipient. The intentions are continued throughout the creation of the shawl. Upon completion, a final blessing is offered before the shawl is sent on its way. Some recipients have continued the kindness by making a shawl and passing it onto someone in need. Thus, the blessing ripples from person-to-person, with both the giver and receiver feeling the unconditional embrace of a sheltering God!

 

West African Tie Dye

Mauritanian Melhafa

Habeeba sent me this amazing piece of fabric which is known as a Melhafa. A Melhafa is about 5 yards that is wrapped and worn as an all covering dress by women in West Africa. I love the way it looks and the way they seem to wear it effortlessly but I know from experience it's tricky. Melhafa's can come in different fabrics but the type I like the best are the tie dyed ones because of the fact that they are hand made each one is unique. This piece has hundreds of white rings where it has been tie dyed. The fabric is especially lovely because where it has been tied it puckers and so the whole fabric is very textural.