Spinning yarns in new tome about Jewish crafts
A attractive shalom wall hanging, hand-woven by Hannah Sue Margolis of San Antonio, is showcased in a new list exploring the world of Jewish fabric crafts and the feeling behind this imaginative work.
Called “Jewish Threads: A Hands-On Superintend to Stitching Spiritual Intention into Jewish Fabric Crafts” (Jewish Lights Publishing, 288 pp.), the engage presents 30 fabric craft projects, created by expert artisans from throughout the United States and Israel.
Compiled and written by Diana Drew with Robert Grayson , “Jewish Threads” delves into the back gest of each of the pieces spotlighted in the book — how and why they were made and what sparked the suggestion for each one. The artisans whose work is presented in the book freely part the influences in their lives that prompted them to create the pieces contained in this wealth trove of Jewish fabric crafts.
Hannah Sue Margolis, who settled in San Antonio after 27 years as a mortal therapist in the U.S. Air Force , changed course entirely when she was tense to spinning and weaving, taking professional classes at the Southwest Prepare of Art (SSA), also in San Antonio. For the past 25 years, she's been weaving all sorts of pieces – for herself and others – and working with neophyte weavers to enhance their skills.
Source: San Antonio Express