Spring Weaving

    To celebrate Spring, Will Lipscomb brought his four-harness Norwood Loom to Goshen Farmers Market for demonstrations.

    For a demonstration project, Lipscomb, of Ognom Gardens & Weaving, chose to weave a series of three small altar clothes to be given to three Mennonite churches as a symbol of Easter fellowship.

    Lipscomb chose two shades of lavender or purple, representing the liturgical celebration of Easter, and chose a traditional pattern incorporating the 'Open Leaf of Mexico' and 'Lee's Surrender.'

    The demonstration was a great success, especially with the children.  A few adults even decided to try their own hands at weaving.  Many, many folk were pleased to share stories of their parents or grandparents weaving.

    The three churches receiving the altar clothes are Assembly Mennonite of Goshen, Indiana, Prairie Street Mennonite of Elkhart, Indiana, and Faith Mennonite of Minneapolis, Minnesota.