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Weekly Update #4: This week's little reminder: 

creativity doesn't always require having everything perfectly in place. Sometimes it's about making do, learning as you go, and enjoying the process.

A hair comb became a temporary weaving tool while I wait for its replacement. Two little squares are finished, with many more waiting their turn, while I'm working on a blackwork border/seam-cover design.

I also took a moment to appreciate this beautiful tree at Forest Hills Park in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. There's something about standing beneath a big old tree that makes you slow down and look a little closer. 

And this week I'm reading two very different books—Where the Lost Wander by Amy Harmon for the joy of getting lost in a story, and Raising Animals for Fiber by Chris McLaughlin for practical learning that connects with the things I hope to explore in the future.

Different interests, different kinds of learning, but all part of the same journey.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you'll go." -Dr. Seuss

Keep creating. Keep learning. Keep noticing the little things. You never know where they'll take you. 

Weekly Update #3: 

Threaded Hollow — Weekly Farm Update 

Some weeks are about big accomplishments. Others are about quietly laying the groundwork for what comes next. This week was a little bit of both.

One of the things we worked on this week was researching associations, organizations, and groups that Threaded Hollow may eventually join, collaborate with, and support. There are so many wonderful communities connected to conservation, wildlife, history, culture, agriculture, education, accessibility, and helping others and we're taking our time learning about where our values and goals align. 

It may seem like a small step, but every lasting project begins somewhere.

"It is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting changes."  ---Queen Elizabeth II

This week's little collection of inspiration also includes two books from very different corners of history:

A Voyage Round the World, in His Majesty's Frigate Pandora, performed under the direction of Captain Edwards in the years 1790, 1791, and 1792, by George Hamilton.

The Bloody Legionnaires, by Geoffrey Davison.

And at the bottom is an American Wood Duck, photographed at Wilson Springs Pond, a wildlife management area in Nampa, Idaho.

History, nature, knowledge, craftsmanship, and community—all little pieces of the larger picture we're building.

One small step at a time.

Weekly Update #2: 

This Week at Threaded Hollow

“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”

— Victor Hugo

Another week of small sparks.

Books finished and lessons carried forward.

The top layer of Quilt #1, a 30×40 woven piece, is now complete.

A quiet moment along the Cumberland River, just outside Nashville.

And the first label for Quilt #1—another little piece of its story becoming permanent.

Some weeks feel like great leaps. Others are simply a collection of small things that, together, begin to form something bigger.

This week was both.

One book.

One thread.

One photograph.

One finished piece.

And another step toward the life I'm building, one spark at a time

Weekly Update #1:

A few quiet pieces of my journey lately...

Top left & right: Blackwork stitches in progress—small border squares and seam covers slowly coming together for my first quilt of 2026.

Top center: A weaving square in progress, destined to become part of the quilt's top layer. One thread crossing another, slowly becoming something whole.

Bottom left: Pages from my journal, filled with notes from one of the many classes I'm currently taking. Forever grateful that there will always be new to learn.

Bottom center: Profit + Purpose—a book recommended by a wonderful professor during one of my Unity classes. Some lessons stay with us long after the class has ended.

Bottom right: A quiet sunset from the Fairfield community in Crossville, Tennessee. A gentle reminder to pause and appreciate the beauty.

None of these moments seem particularly extraordinary on their own.

Just a few stitches.

A few threads.

A few pages.

A book.

And a setting sun.

But perhaps a life is built the same way.

Quietly. Patiently. Gratefully.

One stitch at a time.

One lesson at a time.

One step at a time.

“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” — Lao Tzu