I’m sitting in my chair near the western window, listening to the soft rainfall and finishing the handwork on my latest story coat. This last stage of a project tends to make me a bit anxious; is the story right? Are there imperfections? Will it hang comfortably? All the doubts a creative has assail me at this point of completion—this point where I’m about to let go and the idea becomes a garment, no longer just a process. The soft swish of the gentle rain soothes me and, after checking on the current in-progress embroidery, I take time to look around the room.
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