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Woven Tapestry Wall Hanging

31 Thursday Jan 2019

Posted by willmelnyk in Handmade, Judaica, Liturgical and Prayer, Uncategorized, Will's Blog

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I just finished this one-of-a-kind woven tapestry wall hanging, depicting the Jewish Holidays of Purim, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Shabbat, Sukkot, and Chanukkah.  It’s 29″ x 9′, woven from mercerized cotton in an overshot pattern.  It’s going as a gift to my Temple, Mizpah Congregation in Chattanooga.

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Right to Left:

Purim – purple for Queen Esther
Passover – red for Lamb’s Blood
Rosh Hashanah – gold for Honey
Yom Kippur – white for Forgiveness
Shabbat – blue for Peace
Sukkot – green for Harvest
Chanukkah – orange for Candle Flames

Color Combos: Weaving for Worship and Weaving for Prayer and Spirituality Liturgical Arts Conference 2018

24 Monday Sep 2018

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Here are the color combinations available for your projects.  Any of them can be used for stoles, altar cloths and/or prayer stoles.  Please choose your preference for your project/s by color combo number.

Color Combo #1

Color Combo 1 (persian green 3/2, gold beige 3/2, green ribbon 113)

Color Combo #2

Color Combo 2 (black 3/2, stone 3/2, beige gold 3/2, gold/white ribbon 66)

Coloro Combo #3

Color Combo 3 (california gold 3/2, medium brown 3/2, white 3/2, gold ribbon 123)

 

Color Combo #4

Color Combo 4 (red 3/2, beige gold 3/2, sari ribbon red)

Color Combo #5

Color Combo 5 (deep purple 3/2, persian green 3/2, lavender 3/2, purple ribbon #107)

Color Combo #6

Color Combo 6 (soldier blue 3/2, lavender 3/2, blue ribbon #72)

Color Combo #7

Color Combo 7 (dark teal chenille, rainbow wool 118)

Color Combo #8

Color Combo 8 (safari 3/2, eggplant chenille, rainbow wool 116)

Color Combo #9

Color Combo 9 (deep purple 3/2, stone 3/2, rainbow wool 119)

Color Combo #10

Color Combo 10 (eggplant chenille, lavender 3/2, rainbow wool 122)

Color Combo #11

Color Combo 11 (safari 3/2, dark sirra 3/2, rainbow wool 108)

Color Cmbo #12

Color Combo 12 (deep turquoise 3/2, soldier blue 3/2, rainbow wool 113)

Color Combo #13

Color Combo 13 (lavender 3/2, dusty coral 3/2, tangerine 3/2, rainbow wool 117)

Color Combo #14

Color Combo 14 (lavender 3/2, wine 3/2 eggplant chenille, rainbow wool 115)

 

Judaica Weaving Coming to Ephods & Pomegranates

09 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by willmelnyk in Handmade, Judaica, Table Runners and Mats, Tallits, Uncategorized

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Coming soon to Ephods & Pomegranates – Judaica Weaving by Will:

Wall Hangings, Runners, Scarves, Framed Weaving, and more.

Watch this Space!

Interfaith Celebrant’s Stoles

15 Sunday May 2016

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In time for Summer Solstice, Will is producing several “Celebrant’s Stoles” appropriate for all spiritual traditions, from Animist to Zoroastrian. They are especially appropriate for those who celebrate the sacredness of the Solstice.  Their rainbow design also makes them especially appropriate as Marriage Equality Stoles, and their use of the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Mean make them meaningful for all Gnostic traditions, including Christian.

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These stoles are 8′ long (plus two 3″ fringes) by about 6″ wide – a substantial stole in brilliant colors to make a substantial point.  The warp threads are black, gold, red, green, purple, blue, gold, and red – in the Fibonacci Numbers Sequence of 1,1,2,3,5,8,13, 21.  The extra golden thread in the center is emblematic of the Golden Mean (see below.)  The two shown above have wefts of white, and red.  There will be two more stoles in other colors.

Each or these stoles is unique, one-of-a-kind, and will not be duplicated.  They are woven from 100% mercerized cotton, and are gently washable.

Price:  $110.00 (plus shipping)

Order now through the EphodsandPomegranates.com website, in time for Summer Solstice.

The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Mean

The mathematics of the golden ratio and of the Fibonacci sequence are intimately interconnected. The Fibonacci sequence is:

1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, ….

The closed-form expression for the Fibonacci sequence involves the golden ratio:

F\left(n\right) = {{\varphi^n-(1-\varphi)^n} \over {\sqrt 5}} = {{\varphi^n-(-\varphi)^{-n}} \over {\sqrt 5}}.

A Fibonacci spiral which approximates the golden spiral, using Fibonacci sequence square sizes up to 34.

The golden ratio is the limit of the ratios of successive terms of the Fibonacci sequence (or any Fibonacci-like sequence), as originally shown by Kepler:[20]

\lim_{n\to\infty}\frac{F(n+1)}{F(n)}=\varphi.

Therefore, if a Fibonacci number is divided by its immediate predecessor in the sequence, the quotient approximates φ; e.g., 987/610 ≈ 1.6180327868852. These approximations are alternately lower and higher than φ, and converge on φ as the Fibonacci numbers increase.

The Golden Mean (1.6180327868852…..) is a key component of Sacred Geometry, significant in many spiritual traditions as the expression of meaning in the Universe.

Now available in this limited number of Fibonacci Rainbow Celebrant’s Stoles.

~ Will Melnyk

 

 

 

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Clergy Stole Special During DMin Program

05 Thursday May 2016

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Two New Personal Prayer Stoles from Will

28 Monday Mar 2016

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Prayer Stole Resurrection 2
Prayer Stole Iona 1

“Resurrection”                                      “Iona”

Personal Prayer Stoles are a wonderful way to wrap your personal sacred space around you wherever you are.  Not jut for clergy!

“Resurrection” – The gold, green and purple colors of resurrection and spring.  100% mercerized cotton.  About 64″ x 4.5″  Price:  $35.00  Order in our Etsy Shop

“Iona” – Reminiscent of the green grass and purple heather of the West End Hills on the Holy Isle of Iona.  Made from the same Acrylic Homespun yarn as our popular Iona Shawls.  About 74″ x 5″.   Price: $50.oo       Order in our Etsy Shop

Join Us for Fog Fest

05 Friday Feb 2016

Posted by willmelnyk in Community, Handmade, Scarves, Shawls, Stoles, Table Runners and Mats, Uncategorized

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Fog Fest HeartWe are proud to participate in the 2016

MONTEAGLE FOG FESTIVAL
Friday, Saturday and Sun
day
February 12, 13 and 14

Studio Open House, Weaving Demonstrations, Items for sale, Refreshments

1805 Laurel Lake Drive, Monteagle

Friday & Saturday, February 12, 13
Studio Open House 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Weaving Demonstrations at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 14
Studio Open House 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Weaving Demonstration at 2:00 p.m.

Directions: Turn on to Laurel Lake Drive beside the Mountain Goat Market and go about 2 miles. We are the first driveway on the right after the big Bear Den sign.  (Look for the red Fog Festival sign.

There will be a special 10% Fog Fest Discount on all items.

Here is some of our studio inventory of shawls, scarves, table runners, clergy stoles, etc.:

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Hunt Club Tartan 3
Hunt Club Wine 1
Rebekah
Rebekah
our Lady of Guadalupe
our Lady of Guadalupe
runner red green
runner evergreen
Mountain Goat 3a
Mountain Goat 2
Christmas at Sewanee
Cotton/Acrylic 6" x 96" Christmas/Easter
Cotton/Acrylic 6″ x 96″ Christmas/Easter
Scarves

Three New Prayer Shawls by Glyn

09 Saturday Jan 2016

Posted by Glyn Ruppe-Melnyk in Handmade, Liturgical and Prayer, Shawls, Uncategorized

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Ephods & Pomegranates, handweaving, Handwoven Women's Shawls, Prayer Shawls, shawls, weaving, Women of Faith

Three new Prayer Shawls from Glyn. Named for women of faith, these shawls may also be used as wraps when you want your outfit to have a closer connection to your spirituality. They measure approximately 24″ x 72″ excluding the fringe. $200 each with free shipping. Message or email me to order, or click through this site to our Amazon Shop.

Julian 3

St. Julian

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Detail

Julian1

St Julian Full View

Rebekah3

Rebekah

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Rebekah

Detail Rebekah

Rebekah Detail

our lady of guadalupe 3

our Lady of Guadalupe

our lady of guadalupe 1

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Detail our lady of Guadalupe

Detail Our Lady of Guadalupe

Monteagle Chamber of Commerce

26 Monday Oct 2015

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We’re proud to be joining the Monteagle Chamber of Commerce!

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Mountain Tops and Marshes

13 Tuesday Oct 2015

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Cloth is not the only thing woven here — Will is also a weaver of tales . . .

Tales of Avalon

dayenu fogI was sitting on the front porch of my mountain log cabin today, rereading “The Tales of Avalon,” which I had written in 2010.  Unlike many authors, I do like to revisit the stories I have written, not as a craftsman, but as a genuine visitor.  I’m vain enough to think they are quite good, so I’m not embarrassed by them, and indeed I learn something new from myself on each visit.

How strange it is to be sitting on the edge of a 1,000 foot bluff in Tennessee , literally immersed in the ancient, dark marshes of Avalon, at the sea level of Somerset in Britain, reliving the Tale of the Lights of the Ellylldan.  This morning bright Fall sunshine was everywhere.  But at 2,000 feet above sea level we are often in the clouds, and then the mists of RavenOak, our home, are quite reminiscent of the mists of…

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