AromyX's Profile

I love to craft because it reminds me of my mother, whether I'm knitting, sewing, or gluing.

She never forced me to craft, rather I wanted to learn. I wanted to create things and be closer to my mother. She taught me to cross-stitch, knit, weave, sew, etc.

Later, did I realize that crafting was the easiest way for us to communicate while I was growing up. I'm part of the .5 generation Americans in my family; born in Thailand and raised in the US. Though growing up was difficult with the language, culture, and generation gap widening the easiest way to communicate was with our hands. We could craft in silence but speak softly with our hands and eyes.

My fondest memories were of us sitting close to each other cross-stitching. Every time I would prick my finger she would make me a special bandage of cotton and beautiful silk tape. Yes! She even made her own bandages.

Today, my crafts are far more elaborate than anything I had made when I was seven years old, but everything I craft is a homage to my mother; to her hands and her heart.