One Orange Stripe

 

One of my favorite hobbies is finger weaving.  I was taught how to do it by a dear friend named Sue... a talented, patient and loving woman whom I love and miss very much (we moved away).

 

 

 

This was the second jute bag I ever wove (my bags are woven on a frame, straps are finger woven) - it went to a nice woman named Sarah from Upstate New York.  It measured roughly 10" wide x 8" tall.

 

-the Highland Wife

Greetings From The Highland Wife

Husband's Lamont Badge--><-- Wife's MacIntyre Badge

Good Day & welcome to the Highland Wifery blog!  I am...The Highland Wife!  My husband is of Clan Lamont and earlier this year, through husband's sleuthy ways, he found out that I am lucky to be a Scot as well, and not just through marriage!   I had to go back a couple more generations (10 total), to find that my 10th maternal grandmother was also a Highlander of Clan MacIntyre. 

My husband and I participate in historical reenactments and encampments when we are able to - I came to the hobby after we married, but husband participated as a child.  We thoroughly enjoy immersing ourselves in the "primitive" life --we are always sad when the weekend ends and we have to go back to modern days!  Cooking over a campfire is fun (and challenging, never before have I burnt so much precious bacon!), sleeping in the crisp air in the canvas tent is refreshing, listening to the live music and singing in camp is invigorating...but the most incredible part is the sheer joy of other people there.  The genuine smiles and greetings, camaraderie and friendliness...   I've said it before and I'll say it again - everyone should experience a weekend of camp life at least once in their lifetime.  And I'm not talking RV's and hot dogs.

 

I my limited spare time, I enjoy making lye-based soaps just as has been done for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.  It's relaxing for me to stand there, stirring, watching my creation come together.  I also learned to fingerweave and am learning to make lucet rope.  Creating necessities with my hands is something I have come to appreciate and treasure.  Handcrafts are a lost art in our society and we must do all we can to keep them alive and pass them on... 

 

In daily (modern) life, I'm not very domestic due to other demands, so when I put on my tartan and husband dons his kilt, I bring my Wifery to life...one day we will have a home with all things Early American...and we will live this life 24/7.  Until then, I will leverage modern technology to share my Highland Wifery with you, dear reader.

 

Beautiful Glen Noe in the Scottish Highlands, where my 10th Grandmother hails from...
"The Mountains are Calling and I Must Go"  -Muir

-The Highland Wife