Hello, Hello to all my lovely creatives out there! I know it has been a while since posting, but I plan on making up for it. First of all I want to talk about "mindful" stitching. Being in the moment when you are stitching. Now anyone that follows a pattern knows that you have to be mindful of what you are doing or else your work is going to be a disaster. Even if you don't follow a pattern you still have to stay on top of any free-style work as well. Now I don't care if you are making pottery or jewelry or the next Banksy art, sometimes don't you just want to make something for the sake of making without any preconceived notions of what it "should" be? I have been thinking about this for a long time. For me, I see these beautiful dyed fibers and think how much I would love to use them but don't have anything they would go with and sometimes I just want to stitch for the sake of stitching and not worrying about a pattern. I believe I have hit upon an answer!
Say hello to "Blithe" stitching! The formal definition for the word blithe follows:
blithe
[blīT͟H, blīTH]
ADJECTIVE
blither (comparative adjective) · blithest (superlative adjective)
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
"a blithe disregard for the rules of the road"
synonyms:
heedless · uncaring · careless · casual · indifferent · thoughtless · unconcerned · unworried · untroubled · nonchalant · cool · blasé · devil-may-care · irresponsible
literary
happy or joyous.
- "a blithe seaside comedy"
So I prefer the happy/joyous definition rather than the callous or improper one! LOL! To demonstrate, I have ordered a skein of hand dyed fiber that contains some of the most beautiful colors ever that I just had to stitch with (I will get a picture up as soon as it arrives). It will just be a square of some sort that I will determine as I stitch. I plan on doing this while watching TV in the evenings because quite honestly, I'm just going to do cross stitches with it and won't have to pay any close attention to it. This is quite the opposite of when I am following a pattern and have to have a quiet atmosphere to concentrate. What is so great about this is that it is stitching for the sake of stitching and being creative without any structure. The reward is purely in the doing of it. Now this doesn't just include stitching, oh no! If you work with any media, try working without constraints. If you are a potter, throw some clay on the wheel and just play with it, if you are a woodworker cut and stack pieces of wood in a wonky way--no measuring, and if you paint, grab a color you love and just make brushstrokes on a canvas. This allows your inner child to celebrate creating without limits. You give your brain a rest and allow your soul free reign and isn't that just a lovely thing to do for you!
So grab your media and try it with a "blithe" take on it and I'm sure you will find yourself enjoying it in a whole different way!
So grab your media and try it with a "blithe" take on it and I'm sure you will find yourself enjoying it in a whole different way!
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