craft stuff

One of the things I wanted to do during Sabbatical was to try put some activities that would help me put things in place to pause not only during Sabbatical but throughout ministry. As ministers we are encouraged to have a hobby...after 17 years I decided to find one. 

Today, I travelled to Bath to try my hand at weaving (it was unavoidably delayed during my Sabbatical). My mum (and her family) used to work in a mill so it was good to see a little bit of what she used to get up to. 

I had fun....and definitely was good at making me stop and switch off from work... I'm not sure when i might get to do it again, but definitely something I would like to do more off. 

(The loom I used) 

What i made in 4 hours! 

Something else I have done is glass making ... fused and soldering. The 1st 2 pictures are presents I made, the 3rd part of something I am making for myself. Again something I will do again (especially as both types are much nearer than bath)