Cashmere, wool, and the hair of the dog . . .

Yesterday I washed a cashmere sweater, and my nose perked up.  It smelled like there was a goat in my small bathroom—not an old dairy billy goat, but a fresh young cashmere goat from Mongolia or wherever cashmere goats live. I not only LOVE animal fibers, I love the smell of animal fibers when wet—either on or off [...]

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Hands that spin, weave, knit, and make soap . . . .

“The desire to create with our hands is part of our birthright, for we are made in the image of a creative God. Whereas He created Heaven and earth out of nothing, we make things out of materials already made. Yet the desire to create is evidence of God’s imprint on our lives.” Margaret L. Been

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