Hurricane Florence
and her fury in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
This storm will go down in NC history as one of the worst. Our state experienced some of the most devastating flooding it has seen in the last century. We were all so grateful to hear this huge storm was gearing down to a 'mere Cat 1' as it approached our shores. Little did we realize or understand (despite all of the numerous TV weather people) just how awful this would be. The storm surge from the ocean into our tributaries caused such a swell in addition to the TON of rain that fell - causing coastal towns to become islands. For 4 days this storm slowly made its way creeping along the coast and downward into upper South Carolina - lingering, pounding, dumping rain. The time lapsed radar from Thursday night 9/13 until Monday 9/17 is incredible to watch. This green, red, yellow, orange blob coming inland and gradually expanding the breath of NC and nearly 2/3rds of SC. When she finally moved northward on her departure- some of the bands of rain passed over our town. Up through the prior 3 days of the storm, we were merely dealing with some wind and periods of rain. Monday 9/17 in less than 2 hours she dumped enough rain to flood several areas of our town. Flooding creeks into roads, apartment complexes, shopping malls and roadways. Then 3 hours later the water subsided almost as quickly as it rose, leaving behind a muddy mess of ruined retail businesses, individual and families homes and apartments. The 6 hour event here in our town can't even compare to the loss and devastation on our coast - but loss is loss.
As I have learned and come to understand in my 50+ years of life- the trials we face are a test. A test of our individual strength, our compassion for others, our endurance and our faith. And it provides a passage through a NEW door in life.
If you are recovering from this storm, I pray for your strength, endurance and resilience. I pray for comfort, help and support from others. If you are reading and you didn't experience this - I hope you never have to. I hope that you are able to, in any way you can, to help.
Thanks for taking time to stop here and read this post.
As I have learned and come to understand in my 50+ years of life- the trials we face are a test. A test of our individual strength, our compassion for others, our endurance and our faith. And it provides a passage through a NEW door in life.
If you are recovering from this storm, I pray for your strength, endurance and resilience. I pray for comfort, help and support from others. If you are reading and you didn't experience this - I hope you never have to. I hope that you are able to, in any way you can, to help.
Thanks for taking time to stop here and read this post.
9/17/18
Our local Yarn Shop was one of the businesses that suffered loss during this storm.
I spoke to owner, Mary Stowe and she told me how many people responded in kindness and help the day after.
Moving forward - things will need to cleaned up and rebuilt.
This little shop is a special place for me. It's not just a 'yarn shop' but a gathering place for many to share time with friends, enjoy hobby time together and just feel relaxed.
The next chapter begins for many.
Our local Yarn Shop was one of the businesses that suffered loss during this storm.
I spoke to owner, Mary Stowe and she told me how many people responded in kindness and help the day after.
Moving forward - things will need to cleaned up and rebuilt.
This little shop is a special place for me. It's not just a 'yarn shop' but a gathering place for many to share time with friends, enjoy hobby time together and just feel relaxed.
The next chapter begins for many.
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CROCHET TID-BITS
Word Origin -1840, from French 'crochet',
diminutive of croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook". So called for the hooked needle used.
An excellent article by RUTHIE MARKS on crochet history can be found
on the CGOA website -
EXCERPTS
(click the button below to read it in full)
History of Crochet by Ruthie Marks
You and I call it crochet, and so do the French, Belgians, Italians and Spanish-speaking people. The skill is known as
haken in Holland, haekling in Denmark, hekling in Norway and virkning in Sweden.
Other forms of handwork - knitting, embroidery and weaving - can be dated far back in time, thanks to archeological finds,
written sources and pictorial representations of various kinds. But no one is quite sure when and where crochet got its start.
The word comes from croc, or croche, the Middle French word for hook, and the Old Norse word for hook is krokr.
Tambour Gives Birth to Crochet Research suggests that crochet probably developed most directly from Chinese needlework,
a very ancient form of embroidery known in Turkey, India, Persia and North Africa, which reached Europe in the 1700s and
was referred to as "tambouring," from the French "tambour" or drum. In this technique, a background fabric is stretched taut
on a frame. The working thread is held underneath the fabric. A needle with a hook is inserted downward and a loop of the
working thread drawn up through the fabric. With the loop still on the hook, the hook is then inserted a little farther along and
another loop of the working thread is drawn up and worked through the first loop to form a chain stitch.
The tambour hooks were as thin as sewing needles, so the work must have been accomplished with very fine thread.
At the end of the 18th century, tambour evolved into what the French called "crochet in the air," when the background fabric
was discarded and the stitch worked on its own.
From 1900 to 1930 women were also busy crocheting afghans, slumber rugs, traveling rugs, chaise lounge rugs, sleigh rugs, car rugs, cushions, coffee- and teapot cozies and hot-water bottle covers. It was during this time that potholders made their fIrst appearance and became a staple of the crocheter's repertoire.
Now, of course, anything goes. In the 1960s and 1970s crochet took off as a freeform means of expression that can be seen today in three-dimensional sculptures, articles of clothing, or rugs and tapestries that depict abstract and realistic designs and scenes.
Word Origin -1840, from French 'crochet',
diminutive of croc "hook," from Old Norse krokr "hook". So called for the hooked needle used.
An excellent article by RUTHIE MARKS on crochet history can be found
on the CGOA website -
EXCERPTS
(click the button below to read it in full)
History of Crochet by Ruthie Marks
You and I call it crochet, and so do the French, Belgians, Italians and Spanish-speaking people. The skill is known as
haken in Holland, haekling in Denmark, hekling in Norway and virkning in Sweden.
Other forms of handwork - knitting, embroidery and weaving - can be dated far back in time, thanks to archeological finds,
written sources and pictorial representations of various kinds. But no one is quite sure when and where crochet got its start.
The word comes from croc, or croche, the Middle French word for hook, and the Old Norse word for hook is krokr.
Tambour Gives Birth to Crochet Research suggests that crochet probably developed most directly from Chinese needlework,
a very ancient form of embroidery known in Turkey, India, Persia and North Africa, which reached Europe in the 1700s and
was referred to as "tambouring," from the French "tambour" or drum. In this technique, a background fabric is stretched taut
on a frame. The working thread is held underneath the fabric. A needle with a hook is inserted downward and a loop of the
working thread drawn up through the fabric. With the loop still on the hook, the hook is then inserted a little farther along and
another loop of the working thread is drawn up and worked through the first loop to form a chain stitch.
The tambour hooks were as thin as sewing needles, so the work must have been accomplished with very fine thread.
At the end of the 18th century, tambour evolved into what the French called "crochet in the air," when the background fabric
was discarded and the stitch worked on its own.
From 1900 to 1930 women were also busy crocheting afghans, slumber rugs, traveling rugs, chaise lounge rugs, sleigh rugs, car rugs, cushions, coffee- and teapot cozies and hot-water bottle covers. It was during this time that potholders made their fIrst appearance and became a staple of the crocheter's repertoire.
Now, of course, anything goes. In the 1960s and 1970s crochet took off as a freeform means of expression that can be seen today in three-dimensional sculptures, articles of clothing, or rugs and tapestries that depict abstract and realistic designs and scenes.
2011 - My first conference in Greensboro, NC. Here I am with Lily Chin!
2014 - With friends {from left-me, Lynn W./Linda Dean/Katheryn White}
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2014 - CGOA 20th Anniversary
'Yarn Cake'
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