Yesterday turned into the day that I finished my rug project! Woo hoo! And even though I didn't get around to writing a blog, the feeling of satisfaction is still with me today. The feeling of knowing something did get accomplished in my haphazard world of going from one thing to another.
The first part of my day was spent weaving the last two feet of the rug, cutting it off the loom, and then knotting the warp thread into fringe at the top and at the bottom. The picture you see above is where I am in the process of tying it off. This step is important because the heading would come undone if not tied into knots. Like other things in this life, if a process is ended incorrectly, the whole thing will become unraveled and what you thought you completed has just been a whole waste of time. You might as well throw it away.
After finishing the tie off process, I give the fringe a "haircut" to make sure it is even on the top and bottom. The only thing left after that is a check to make sure all lose threads are trimmed and sewing on the Handwoven by Jeri Groves label. And now this new creation is listed on my etsy site for sale. www.etsy.com/shop/jerijane
And now I can look at my work and think to myself, "A job well done". My only hope is that after this temporary life is complete and I've woven my last rug, my Lord can look at me and say the same thing, " A job well done, my good and faithful servant". And because of this hope, I will look for new ways that I can serve today. Or I will look for ways to build people us instead of tearing them down.
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