Embroidery, I think, doesn't suit me as much as other thread crafts. I'm a thinker, a procrastinator, a debater, and the more I embroidered, the more I thought, and the more I thought, the more I debated, and the more I debated, the more I thought about the things I wanted to do, and the way things should be done and then, of course...the more the threads got knotted... you get the picture. I understand now why it is the craftivist weapon of choice. All I could think about was the possibilities; of embroidering rebellious and/or slightly rude slogans. Every word, every letter takes so much time and thought to embroider, to think about....
I think I'm more suited to crafts that have a more physical focus, such as weaving, or felting. Definitely weaving, I do miss the roughness of using an old loom, like wrestling a crocodile. But then again, crochet falls into the 'gentle' factor and I seem to do that fine without procrastination.. and look, you see, I'm rambling. I'll fully admit I'm partial to the ole ramble, but embroidery makes me even more so!
But I am really enjoying this project. And after embroidering my first full sentence, am looking forward to doing more. I have a few volunteers, to do some stitching over the next few weeks. I'd love to meet up, chat, drink coffee and stitch, with any volunteers, but I know that isn't always possible. So, if anyone is really interested in doing a line..., just let me know. Here's how I have divided up the paragraph. Pick one, say I'll do it, and its yours...
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Utterances, whispers,
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Manifesto's, graffiti, stories,
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Rumours and fragments
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Of poetry found in the streets
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- each of these are iterations.
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The
organised rendition of a stretch of code
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is also an
iteration.
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Iteration
implies
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a
willingness to say something,
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and
access to the means of saying it,
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and
a time in which it can be said.
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Every
iteration resonates
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through
orbiting memes
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that
are set off on their vectors
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by
the fact of an utterance.
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An
iteration is the kernel of a recension.
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It
needs to be said, and then said again.
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