The Hand Crocheted Pot Holder
The hand crocheted Pot Holder and thoughts about life
In these times where we spend more time at home protecting all our loved ones and ourselves we have time to rediscover skills, to experience time in another context and to think about what life means for each of us. We learn that every little detail makes a difference, we learn how to save resources when we make our daily meal, we learn to take care of and to protect each other. And we learn to slow down and see time, presence and skills as important ressources. Working with your hands gives you confidence, strength and makes you more independant.
Since the beginning of the adventure with my machine woven collection Textile No. I have parallel to the woven fabrics had hand crocheted pot holders as a part of the entire concept. These small humble textiles mean a lot to me, they are like love letters to all women who during history have crocheted them out of leftovers from their yarn stock. Every Danish household know these items made by active hands in the evenings after the days work. These pot holders protected the hands during the daily work in the kitchen so the hands did not get burned and they gave life and meaningful use to the smallest pieces of leftover yarn. All you need to crochet is a small crochet hook, patience and thought. Hand crocheting is the only textile discipline that is not possible to make on a machine. When you see crocheted textiles they are handmade. The Textile No. Pot Holder is made of the leftover yarns from my machine woven collection and will always have a variation in thickness and colour progress as a hymn to the hands who made it.
