CRAFTS

Welcome to my Crafts page. You'll find a variety of my handcrafted items available at Over the Fence Home & Garden, 118 East Washington, Sequim WA, or by direct commission. Check out my Classes page for Handwork Sessions to learn to make them yourself.
Please contact me with questions...
​Margie Weaver
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JEWELRY: SWEETGRASS & Copper & BeadWORK

Copper is a non-allergenic metal that has been in use for 10,000+ years. Sweetgrass is one of the oldest organisms on the planet. Beads are among the earliest forms of human adornment. There is evidence of Stone Age shell, bone, and ivory beadwork in ancient Egypt, Japan, India, Africa, Europe and North America. My jewelry-making is inspired by the beauty and impermanence of these natural materials, a longing to keep the art and craft of handwork alive in the world, and a teaching I received about the profound cost to this good blue-green Earth from our mining and forging operations. There was a time before we began extracting, when copper could be found lying about on the ground. Ancient hands created tools for hammering, and the use of fire taught them how to anneal the metal for greater strength. I choose to work exclusively with copper to remember that time and those people. Wearing copper next to the skin is said to replenish that trace mineral in our bodies, and may increase bone density, decrease inflammation, and improve joint health. Sweetgrass or Holy Grass (hierochloe odorata) is one of the oldest organisms on the planet. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, this aromatic plant grows in many parts of the world, and is widely regarded as spiritual currency by some European and North American cultures. My homegrown sweetgrass is tended to in handmade cedar planters and is chemical-free.

Order handcrafted jewelry or learn to make your own.
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TO ORDER  JEWELRY:
1. Email to schedule a few minutes to speak on the phone about what you'd like created.
  • Sweetgrass & Copper Earrings $39+
  • Beaded Earrings $19-39
  • Copper Wire Earrings $19-$29
  • Copper Penny Earrings $39+
  • Beaded & Copper Spiral Necklaces $29-$69
  • Copper Shawl Pins $19
  • Sweetgrass & Copper Tassel Earrings $29
  • Spiral Pendant, Luggage Tag, Zipper Pull $19+
  • Sweetgrass Bracelets $19
  • Beaded Loom Weaving: Hat Bands, Bracelets, Pouches $39+
Add $8 for shipping in US. Add $14 for Canadian orders.
2. Make pre-payment through PayPal Friends and Family option (no fees to either of us, except for currency exchange) to margie@yogamojo.com.
“The thumb is the tongue of the hand, and the tongue is the thumb of the mouth." ~ Stephen Jenkinson

SWEETGRASS BRAIDS & COIL BASKETS

Among the oldest organisms on the planet, sweetgrass (hierochloë odorata=fragrant holy grass) is an aromatic and hardy perennial revered by European and North American cultures. Harvested leaves can be coiled into one-of-a-kind baskets, or plaited into braids that may be burned for their sweet fragrant smoke. My sweetgrass is homegrown without chemicals in handmade cedar planters.
Order baskets and braids or learn to make your own.

​TO ORDER BRAIDS OR BASKETS:
1. Email to order. Prices starting at $19, plus shipping.
2. Make pre-payment through PayPal Friends and Family option (no fees to either of us, except for currency exchange) to margie@yogamojo.com.
“Our stories say that of all the plants, wiingaashk, or sweetgrass, was the very first to grow on the earth, its fragrance a sweet memory of Skywoman’s hand. Accordingly, it is honored as one of the four sacred plants of my people. Breathe in its scent and you start to remember things you didn’t know you’d forgotten. Our elders say that ceremonies are the way we “remember to remember.” ~Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Knitted & Felted WOOL Clogs

Felt, the first fabric, dates back as far as 6,300 BCE, well before the invention of spinning, weaving or knitting. The simple process of creating fabric from wool requires only water and agitation. Felt is a versatile, year-round fabric that protects against cold and insulates against heat. These 100% wool clogs are hand-knitted (by me) and felted (by you) in a top-loading, agitating washing machine or by hand (simple instructions included).
Order a pair or learn to make them.
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TO ORDER HANDKNIT CLOGS:
1. Email your size and yarn color preference. Choose yarn color here. 
  • $85 USD + shipping* Adult (US shoe size)
  • $65 USD + shipping* Child (measure length of bottom of foot in inches)
*Shipping: $8 for US orders, $14 for Canadian orders.
2. Make pre-payment through PayPal Friends and Family option (no fees to either of us, except for currency exchange) to margie@yogamojo.com.
"To have the skill of knitting, to have the skill of crocheting, of felting, makes it possible for us not only to make something but it makes us skilled in general. The use of the hands is vital for the human being, for having flexibility, dexterity. In a way the entire human being is in the in the hands. Our destiny is written in the hand. And what do we do in our modern world with our hands? You know we move the mouse, we drive and so on. We feel plastic most of the time. The hands are relegated to very little that’s actually bringing dexterity to our times. So we have come ever more estranged from nature and from also what other human beings are doing. The whole social element comes into play as well because if I make something then I think ‘Hmmm, how was that yarn made?’" ~Renate Hiller