tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6528389346943285813..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: TouchingAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-7199604333340687602011-07-01T12:09:30.729-04:002011-07-01T12:09:30.729-04:00Beautiful descriptions-- and I'm in awe of you...Beautiful descriptions-- and I'm in awe of your sewing skills. I'm one of those women who cannot sew-- not for a lack of trying! But I'm all thumbs and nothing ever turns out right. So I admire anyone who has the patience and talent to turn fabric (or yarn) into something beautiful. You've woven a beautiful piece of writing here, as well. Thank you for sharing.Kristina Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07206629885091637673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-50393603427119581412011-06-30T23:38:03.961-04:002011-06-30T23:38:03.961-04:00Thanks, all!
Lisabet, I think fabric and skin are ...Thanks, all!<br />Lisabet, I think fabric and skin are a logical combination. A friend of mine who designs clothes has told me about dreams he had while in the hospital (in an early stage of AIDS) about his body being cut into & sewn like fabric.<br />Kathleen, crocheting is cool - & you can do it wherever you go. Like any skil, it takes practice.<br />Garce, yes all these scenes are from my life. My own mother didn't have much interest in sewing, but both my late mothers-in-law (mother of my Nigerian husband of 1975 & mother of my Chilean wife of 2010)were professional seamstresses.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-51237993673462935262011-06-30T16:11:03.891-04:002011-06-30T16:11:03.891-04:00I'd love to know if its a fiction from two vie...I'd love to know if its a fiction from two views, or a view of your own life. I know you were once married to a man like the one you described. Now you are with a woman. Is that the one you refer to as your wife? I've often wondered how a man's body feels to a woman, just as you say, especially during union.<br /><br />GarceGarceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45723098058813118512011-06-30T09:25:33.483-04:002011-06-30T09:25:33.483-04:00Jean - I swore I could feel the velvet under my fi...Jean - I swore I could feel the velvet under my fingertips. It evokes so much. <br /><br />I can't sew, but I'm not proud of the fact. Like many things, I watch those who can and wonder why it's beyond me. It seems like magic.<br /><br />I've start to crochet though. That I can do, barely, but as the blanket grows in my lap, I feel a connection to the person I'm making it for, and some vision of them is wound into every loop.Kathleen Bradeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347913255760493335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-68047922745483585372011-06-30T03:19:27.068-04:002011-06-30T03:19:27.068-04:00A great post, Jean! I love how you start with sewi...A great post, Jean! I love how you start with sewing and round back to that. <br /><br />When I thought about texture, fabric and skin were the first two notions that sprang to mind. Obviously we have something in common.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />LisabetLisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com