“The definition of prayer is paying careful and concentrated attention to something other than your own constructions.” — W.H. Auden
Karma Charms are designs for “intentional stitching.” Think of them as real-world ‘containers’ for your “thoughts and prayers,” a real and deliverable result of the love and support you feel. Stitched for yourself, they can be potent reminders of your intentions. Sometimes the messages are comforting, sometimes they’re stark, but they’ always serve as reminders of your own power to create change in this world, with something no more complicated than needle and thread. And as gifts, a Karma Charms are physical manifestations of your clever fingers and loving heart. They are a forever-gesture that says you care, laid into fabric stitch by loving stitch.
So, next time you’re thinking tenderly about someone, why not do some intentional stitching let them know it? Or stitch one as therapy to salve outrage by stabbing fabric thousands of times with a needle? Maybe you want a meditation piece to work on as you plan a new project, a new birth, a new beginning? Or to find interludes of calm and focus as you bring something new into the world?
Whether you’re dreaming a new dream, working to smash the patriarchy, are processing a loss, or have fallen in love with someone new, a Karma Charm might be exactly the kind of intentional stitching project you’ve been looking for.
Intentional stitching: What you can expect from Grimalkin Crossing’s Karma Charms
- Get you into “the zone” quicker by stitching sets of simple, repetitive symbols
- Keep your busy lifestyle in mind by sliding in somewhere around 100 x 100 stitches — quick to stitch, quick to gift!
- Look and feel like a Master Stitcher — Karma Charms are suitable for any skill level
- Stitch with confidence! Charts are suitable for all skill levels. Each chart comes with an introduction to Intentional Stitching, just in case you’re still not sure what it’s all about.
P.S: If you want to know more about meditation, check out the world-class meditators at Lion’s Roar.