Jaime Lyerly

yes it's actually two different practices that other people have coined as practices. Both help people relax.

Slow stitch is a general term. It's about being with yourself, the material, and letting the needle lead.

Stitch meditation is more formal process, focus on breathing &presence.

Sewing needle on pink scrap cloth with roses on it and running stitches in the fabric . This also has floral background fabrics and a light sage blanket. This stitching is a work in progress, done for a personal project of exploring forms and shapes and structure in fabrics and sculpture.

🧵#stitching is the only thing that makes sense right now.

Even when it's just making marks of pink on pink, it's better than feeling helplessness.

Reminder to keep creating.

To keep showing up for each other.

That it doesn't need to make sense to make things.

#healingarts #handstitch #wip

I'm sorry, KJ.

Amazing

Love them. So cool

You are welcome. Thank you so much for sharing them. You inspire me, Sheri. I'm grateful for you.

The sound of the gentle rain in San Diego has been so nice.

It's like the earth can just soak it up, and swell with goodness.

I often sleep to water sounds, so this is actually perfect for rest.

I needed a rest day today, and I got it.

May you get the rest you need as well.
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I sewed until my right arm and shoulder hurt.

Then I sewed again, until it said, really, please stop.

But I didn't want to stop making.

So I drew with acrylic paint pens on my practice book with my non-dominant left hand.

It worked okay, but it really made me want to paint.

art found a way

I love these

Really beautiful

I really like the shapes made. So delicate.

Slow stitch meditation with black white chevrons and red flowered fabrics and bright pink fabric scrap in the center. On a black background and green soft blanket

These are the stitches I put into this slow stitch meditation today. I'm not sure if there is more to this, but it's a start. 🧵 #wip #fiberart #markmaking

Red fabric square with small flowers, and black and white striped fabric pinned together with colored pins. It is on top of a blanket and black sewing kit with rainbow threads. Slow stitching and stitch meditation

Current POV: fabric chosen and pinned together for slow stitch / stitch meditation, in my own way.

Making to get back to baseline, and lifting out of the hole.

May these colors and patterns invite you to create and be well. Love. ❤️🦊 🧵

Thank you. I'm trying.

Sorry Janette. That sounds like it would be a challenging place to be in pain. Sending chocolate and black licorice for you.

Look, do I buy myself lots of little treats? Yes. Do I deserve them for putting up with me every day? Also a big yes.

Hand stitching on bright pink and teal fabric scraps #fiberarts on a background of black and green and a beeswax container

Close up #slowstitching #handstitching for blocking out the intense things going on in the world.

These bright pink and teal blue are my favorites. So much life to them.

May these colors and stitches invite you into a world that is alive and safe, even while it's being created as it has for me.

I don't think it's right that nightmares can sneak into nap time.

Wait your turn, man.

Naps are for a good time, not a long time, so they shouldn't have scary things in them.

Love this! 🫶🏾

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Yes, come to the fiber arts side. We have yarn and treats.

Yellow orange running stitch lines on fabric scraps of turquoise blue crossed lines, purple lilac and goldenrod gold fabric. Hand stitching slow stitching with a needle in the fabric. It's stitching for devotion and process, so this is not done yet. It's for myself but I like to share it with others sometimes.

So many hours of hand stitching on fabric scraps. Play in progress, and process. This is for healing, and to focus my attention on devotion.

#slowstitch #fabric #fiberart #processart #wip #craft

Current view, for resting in bed after treatment.

Hand stitching, coconut water, covers of epic songs, a bagel with cream cheese delivered by a kind son...

and Philip De Fox, watching over me.

It's a good day so far over here. Just got to block out the noise.

I wish us all peace today.

I need to read this every day, all day: “Power demands sad bodies. Power needs sadness because it can dominate it. Joy, in consequence, is resistance because joy doesn't give up. Joy as a life force leads us places where sadness can never go.” -Gilles Deleuze 1925-1975

Thank you!

Phenomenal

They are cute

Fabric scraps with colored pins rich yellow background, light purple and blue spotted fabrics and gold. Running stitch in light yellow around the edge, on a soft blanket. Work in progress for the process of doing without energy

A new piece to #slowstitch, and be with.

I cut the fabric scraps into smaller pieces, and layered them.

New beginnings, stitched from pieces gathered.

I did this to remind myself that I can receive energy from making. It don't need to wait until I have more energy.

This is enough, for now.

I like the colors. Vibrant!