chayohome2020 posted: " By Andrea Pavee Back in the day, as part of our curriculum, girls were taught embroidery in school. I was about 11 when I learned how to do this and to this day, I remember that class vividly. We were given green felt cloth, some colourful thread a"
Back in the day, as part of our curriculum, girls were taught embroidery in school. I was about 11 when I learned how to do this and to this day, I remember that class vividly.
We were given green felt cloth, some colourful thread and a blunt tapestry needle (to make sure nobody got hurt!). Then, Mrs. Param taught us the basic tenets of embroidery.
Being new to this, and with fumbling hands, I could not complete my stitching project before the bell rang, and brought it home to complete as part of my homework.
Back then, I would spend weekends with my godparents, who were also my grand-uncle and aunt.
Being proud of my rough beginner's stitches, I showed off my "homework" to my godmother. A gem of a woman, she ooh-ed and aah-ed over my fledgling efforts, further bolstering my confidence and sparking the seed of creativity within me.
She then gave me some spare cloth, thread and a tapestry needle, and asked me to practice to perfection. Of all the stitches I attempted, I found that the cross-stitch was the one stitch that resonated the most with me. The whole weekend was spent trying to master that stitch. By the time Sunday evening came around, I had used up all the thread, producing rows and rows of multicoloured crosses.
The following week, a new cross-stitch pack awaited me, complete with Aida cloth (a go-to for most cross-stitchers), more skeins of colourful thread and a box of tapestry needles.
I was hooked!
While cross-stitch was always a childhood passion, it waxed and waned throughout the years as I grew up, got married and had children of my own.
I finally came back to it about 2 years ago and on January 14 this year I started on a massive project, creating a runner of ladybirds and daisies on a bed of green grass. I entitled it "Ladybirds in Abstract" as the ladybirds were bigger than the daisies in my pattern.
I have always loved ladybirds. I think they are the cutest bugs especially with their bright colours and polka dots.
The project took 9 months, shy of a week, and was completed on October 7.
As the thread ran through to complete the last stitch, a sense of satisfaction and completion of a job well done welled up within me. There is nothing like it, and nothing quite describes it.
Now that it is done, I will trundle off to the tailor to pick out the fabric to match and then transform it into a duvet cover for us to love and use. In time, it will become a family heirloom.
Hobbies are wonderful to have and nurture, and I would encourage everyone to have one, two or even more. Their benefits are inestimable, with family and friends usually being the first beneficiaries of your talents and creativity.
I have tasted and tested many hobbies over the years, keeping only those which resonate with me as my tried and true. I would encourage you to do the same.
Today, I have started on another project of making a patchwork duvet cover. The projects complete, but the passion lives on.
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Redaksi posted: " Oleh: M Rizal Fadillah (Pemerhati Politik dan Kebangsaan) MediaBantenCyber.co.id - (MBC) Bandung, Akhirnya kekuasaan Allah ditunjukkan pada dunia, MEMBAKAR si PENISTA Nabi. Adalah Lars Vilks seniman Swedia yang tewas terbakar di dalam "
Oleh: M Rizal Fadillah (Pemerhati Politik dan Kebangsaan) MediaBantenCyber.co.id- (MBC) Bandung, Akhirnya kekuasaan Allah ditunjukkan pada dunia, MEMBAKAR si PENISTA Nabi. Adalah Lars Vilks seniman Swedia yang tewas terbakar di dalam mobil yang bertabrakan dengan truk di jalan bebas hambatan di Markaryd Swedia. Mobil polisi sipil yang dikendarainya dikawal oleh dua polisi, keduanya turut tewas, memiliki perlindungan maksimal anti peluru dan ban anti tusuk. Menurut Kepala Unit Investigasi Regional Stefan Sinteus kejadian tabrakan tersebut "sangat tragis".
Vilks pada tahun 2007 dengan alasan kebebasan berbicara menghina Nabi Muhammad SAW dengan membuat sketsa dalam tubuh anjing. Umat Islam marah sehingga PM Swedia Fredrik Reinfeld perlu bertemu dengan 22 perwakilan negara muslim. Percobaan pembunuhan pun terjadi, bahkan pada tahun 2015 serangan bersenjata terjadi pada acara debat kebebasan berbicara yang dihadiri Vilks di Kopenhagen. Al Qaida pernah menawarkan USD 100.000 untuk kepalanya.
Tewasnya Lars Vilks dalam tabrakan tragis yang belum diketahui penyebabnya menjadi berita dunia. Hal ini menjadi pelajaran berharga bagi para penista agama. Di negeri barat seperti Swedia saja di reaksi dan dikritisi walaupun dengan alasan kebebasan berbicara. Tragisnya di negara muslim seperti Indonesia ternyata penista agama bertebaran dan bebas berbicara. Termasuk para buzzer yang merasa terlindungi oleh Pemerintah yang habis-habisan dijilatnya.
Kasus penista Kece yang DIHAJAR dan dilumuri kotoran manusia oleh Irjen Pol Napoleon Bonaparte ternyata dibela oleh banyak pihak. Bonaparte dibela oleh umat yang merasa sakit atas penghinaan Kece. Sementara Kece dibela oleh para pendukung "kebebasan dan kemanusiaan" termasuk "ulama" pengecam penganiayaan.
Para penista agama dan anti Islam patut untuk ditindak tegas. Paul Zhang, Kece, Denny Siregar, Abu Janda dan sejenisnya mesti mendapat pelajaran. Proses hukum harus dijalankan dengan konsisten dan adil. Jangan ada perlindungan dengan alasan dekat dan diperlukan oleh kekuasaan. Apalagi dalam rangka adu domba atau melumpuhkan kekuatan agama.
Ketika perlindungan maksimal dilakukan seperti kepada Lars Vilks baik pengawalan ketat sehari hari maupun kendaraan anti peluru dan lainnya, maka sebenarnya si penista agama itu bukan hanya sedang berhadapan dengan umat yang merasa tersakiti, tetapi juga dengan Allah Yang Maha Kuasa. Dan ketika umat sudah merasa tidak mampu untuk berbuat apa-apa, maka ALLAH AKAN MAMPU BERBUAT APA SAJA. Saatnya datang tiba-tiba.
Para penista agama dan kaum islamophobia sebaiknya belajar dari peristiwa Vilks yang berteriak kesakitan ketika ia dalam mobil dengan perlindungan ketat menjadi tidak berdaya menghadapi api yang membakar tubuhnya. Allah telah membakar penista Nabi itu.(BTL)
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