Helping Survivors of Sexual Assault
We’re meeting virtually this month!
Sunday, August 1st at 3:30 PM.
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This time of year it’s natural to wonder if scarves are a good idea. With a heat index of over 100 and warnings about heat stroke, do we really think that giving someone a scarf is a good idea? In a word: yes.
As you can see from this message we received on this day four years ago, the scarves are a good idea, whatever the weather outside.
This morning I watched a sexual assault victim choose a scarf, open it and revel in its softness, read the tag, and cry tears of relief. No matter how many times they’re told in words that they are not alone, sometimes the thing that helps that realization sink in best seems to be the tactile experience of choosing and putting on their scarf, and being told that without knowing them, other survivors care about them and wish them well as they move forward. I was asked to thank Threads of Compassion OKC on behalf of that person. Thank you.
Do you have time to make one or or a few scarves?
I’m asking because one of our contacts at the YWCA reached out to me Friday to let me know that they are out of scarves. I have some here that should get them by for a bit, but it’s time to make more.
If you can knit or crochet, please join us in making scarves. Any pattern or color is fine, please use acrylic yarn and make them at least 5″ wide and 65″ long.
Completed scarves can be dropped off in the office at the Memorial Road church of Christ building in Edmond, or we can make individual arrangements.
Thank you for joining us in sharing comfort!
Due to social distancing requirements we’re all meeting at home this month. We look forward to getting together again soon!
One of the best things about Threads of Compassion is the people! I love the encouragement that comes from working together. Having to cancel our meetings due to social distancing requirements has been a disappointment.
So, today it was great to get together online! There were just 6 of us, but it was great to see each other’s faces and get to share about what we’ve been doing. It was nice to realize that none of us is alone in not feeling super-productive even though we have some extra free time. Somehow it’s a relief to realize that others are just kind of barely making it at times too.
We don’t know yet what next month will look like, but we do know that for now, our work goes on, scarves are still being distributed at hospitals, and survivors are still being comforted by our work.
So, please, hang in there with us. Pick up your yarn and hook or needles as you can and let’s have some scarves ready to package when we can all get back together.
Due to current social distancing requirements we’re meeting virtually this month.
We’ll be meeting from 2-5 pm to work on scarves, visit, and package completed scarves. Please stop by for a few minutes or the whole time, whatever works best for your schedule.
We’ll be meeting from 2-5 pm to work on scarves, visit, and package completed scarves. Please stop by for a few minutes or the whole time, whatever works best for your schedule.
We’ll be meeting from 2-5 pm to work on scarves, visit, and package completed scarves. Please stop by for a few minutes or the whole time, whatever works best for your schedule.
We’ll be meeting from 2-5 pm to work on scarves, visit, and package completed scarves. Please stop by for a few minutes or the whole time, whatever works best for your schedule.
Have you ever looked at something and thought “hmm, how did they do that?”
I have, often when I see the beautiful scarves one of our volunteers makes. She’s our go-to when we have questions about which colors or textures to mix. She can look at just about anything and then create something like it. Patterns aren’t really her thing, she just creates. She also can take the leftover bits people have and come back with a beautiful completed scarf.
This pattern for the Taffy Pull Scarf is one that inspired some of the ones that the rest of us look at and say “wow, that’s beautiful, how’d you do that?” So, I decided it’s my turn to try one too. I have some donated yarn and I’ve printed the pattern, so I’m ready to go.
If you’d like to make one too, you can find the pattern here, and join in the fun! It’d be great to see photos of the completed ones as we finish.
