loom – 11:3 Restoration

Kelly’s Tallit (Final Pics)

I owe Chana an apology. About eight or nine weeks ago she completed and mailed Kelly’s handwoven tallit. Busyness, health issues and a few other minor complications got in the way of my promised final pictures. Well, yesterday evening, I used my limited camera skills to snap a few in our newly painted living room. After taking the pics, I have to say I really like the location and the way they turned out.

Lighting could have been a little better, but the picture behind adds so much depth and richness to the subject and reason for the tallit.

Made entirely of linen and colors changed very often to assemble the beautiful pattern, this is a one-of-a-kind tallit that will last for decades or more. Truly, a very special and functional piece of wearable art. Thank you, Chana!!

Here are a few more pics of Chana’s beautiful work. May Abba bless her hands as she ministers in this special manner!!

Kelly’s tallit is almost finished!! (pics)

Last night, I received an email followed closely by a phone call from Chana (Anita) who has been hand-weaving a custom tallit for Kelly. You may recall a few of the updates I have posted besides the original article about meeting this very dear gifted lady.

Well, the pics of this beautifully crafted piece are well worth sharing!! Several have come earlier, but last night’s detail of the eyelets for the tallit are special! Enjoy!

It appears she has tied off the fringes, so the next step, as I understand it, is to wash and work it a little which will tighten up the weave and make it look like cloth versus a screen. Then, she will throw a few stitches in it to shape it so that Kelly can wear it without having it fall off of her very small frame.

We are very excited about this work of art! For those interested in a hand woven article of any type, from challah covers and pot holders to full dresses and shirts as well as tallitot and all types of Judaica, please contact Chana. Her email address is in a previous post. 😉

Introducing Anita Heist

As we have grown in the Messianic/Hebrew roots perspective of Scripture, we have been blessed to have an ever increasing circle of fiends and acquaintances. Many are names you would be familiar with, but once in a while we run across an unknown gem that everyone needs to know for one reason or another. Anita Heist is one such lady.

march 2016 023 — A pretty rack of colorful thread… She has TONS of thread in differing materials like cotton, linen, wool, etc.

A senior lady who has been on this walk for most of her life, Anita is wonderfully gifted and knowledgeable. Her heart is to teach and her library and interests include a broad variety of sustainable and ancient technologies that would be a treasure in any community, but weaving is her passion.

A world-class weaver who has been commissioned to reproduce exact matches to ancient garments and antique auto interiors, she has worked at the loom hand-weaving custom tallitot, challah covers, robes, and other Judaica for decades.

Recently, Kelly and I along with Tommy and Dorothy Wilson had a chance to share a meal at her table as we passed through Athens, TN enroute to the B’ney Yosef Plenary Session. What a blessing that time was!! Without a doubt, I can attest, Anita is an Ephramite National Treasure! Continue reading “Introducing Anita Heist”