Last year I started to make a few things to sell, outside of
the recycled jumper goodness that is “sister outlaws". But to do this involved
thinking of a name for my wares – a brand/label. Liz at Gleaners (my one and
only stockist! Thanks Liz!) helpfully told me that phrases worked well. And so
I got to thinking...and thinking...and eventually arrived at the “sweet by and
by”.
Why? Well, it is a gentle phrase from another era. “By the
by” or “by and by”, is an accepting sort of phrase for the passing of time. As someone
who is impatient, busy and a bit frantic at times, I like the phrase. It calms
me down. It will all get down, by and by. Let things be, let the world turn,
the seasons pass and don't fight it. Craft is a process
that is often slow going, one stitch at a time, so I think this suits hand
crafted items.
As for the “sweet by and by”, it is a hopeful phrase for the future
– that the future is brighter and sweeter. It’s a lyric that pops up in old-timey-folky songs that are often roaming around my brain.
“In the sweet by and by, we will meet on that beautiful
shore.”
I will be selling some sweet by and by products at the
winter artisan market at the Northcote Town Hall. So far, I have made all these little crocheted beads,
with a little hook and embroidery cotton, which I string, onto a long snake
chain. There will be more things, by and by.
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