Gladwyne - Mainly Modern Quilters meeting - Hari Kuyō Needle Ceremony
Aesthetically we aim to reflect the contemporary world, and many of us are just beginning to explore what that means to us quilters. Whether you are just learning about quilting, or been piecing for years.
All are welcome!
Hari-Kuyō began four hundred years ago as a way for housekeepers and professional needle-workers to acknowledge their work over the past years and respect their tools. In the animist traditions, items as well as humans, animals, plants, and objects are considered to have souls. This festival acknowledged the good given to people by their tools. Practitioners went to Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples to thank their broken needles for their help and service.This is in keeping with the philosophy of "not wasting" or "paying honor to the small things" exemplified in the concept of mottainai.
Festival-goers gather at shrines and temples, bringing their broken needles and pins. In a funereal atmosphere, the implements are laid to rest in tofu or konnyaku (soft jelly cakes) in a spirit of tenderness and gratitude.
*Bring your dull or broken pins/needles/scissors and retire them with respect.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 8, 2023
- Time:
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Gladwyne Library
- Library:
- Gladwyne Library
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults
- Categories:
- Arts & Crafts STEM/STEAM
362 Righters Mill Rd.
Gladwyne, PA 19035
p: 610-642-3957