 In my garden the mystery of quiet pervades . . . dancing me into heart connections. Here gentled by the earth’s pulse my being knots are untied. Here I tend life, the plants and my own. Here my teachers are owl, hydrangea, monarch, hummer, moonglow, turtle, cloud, fish, star, mosquito, hawk, morning glory, sunbeam, jasmine, and their kin. In the garden’s circling seasons earth, water, wind, and fire speak freely of ancient wisdoms. “Wake up, see with the ears of your heart, be aware, play, carry these slender threads forward into the world” . . . so tenderly holding garden whispers I weave natural fibers, earthgems, and quiet . . . morphing ancient symbols (prayer shawls, meditation shawls, rosaries, malas, prayer beads) to still our souls . . . to experience inner truth. Use these Mindfulness Mantles and ‘tiny quiets’ to heal your hurt, shine your Self, soar high, and journey inward into your Self.
This is a reinvention of medium for me. For twenty-seven years I created and directed Imagination in Motion, a
creative movement dance company for young children, where we danced with a difference inspired by all forms of art with music improvised
by our pianist. From moving children through time and space to moving fibers and stones into Mantles my work continues to focus on calling
forth awareness to deepen life’s connections. Into the new I dance...
Quotes from Some of Our Customers
"...glorious magic shawl (Crescent)....like a gentle roadmap into stillness…"
Cornelia Powell
Atlanta, Georgia
www.weddingsofgrace.com
"Kay’s beautiful scarves, wraps, and shawls are a very special part of our store. They are not only beautiful
knits with wonderful designs, but they are a feeling of warmth and well-being. To give one as a gift is giving a feeling. The card she attaches
to her things is lovely and adds to the presentation."
Diana Hansen
White Flowers Gallery
Birmingham, Alabama
www.whiteflowers.com
"I am so loving this shawl (Survivor Mantle)!!! It is extraordinarily soft and aesthetically pleasing. I do, in
fact, find it soothing and energizing."
Lenore W. Hervey, Ph.D., ADTR, NCC, REAT
Acting Chair
Dance/Movement Therapy & Counseling Dept.
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
“~Kay has a gift for knitting original creations that embody symbolic and spiritual meaning. Her combinations of
fibers with other elements make each piece especially unique. Even as a knitter myself, I commissioned Kay to create a gift piece for someone
very special to me that signified both physical healing and renewed spirit. I asked that she incorporate a strand of "healing" beads
that I had received from this same person years earlier. The outcome was a beautifully hand-knit healing shawl adorned with my beads, which
had been re-strung into their original order. In a beautifully hand-written note Kay shares the spiritual meaning of each design element.
A handful of beads were reserved, restrung, and returned to me as a keepsake treasure from the gift. Kay's thoughtfulness to the fine details
far exceeded my expectations.~”
Donna Higgins
Store Owner
In the Making Knit Shop
Birmingham, Alabama
www.shopinthemaking.com
"Receiving a package from Kay Moates of OnSlenderThreads is a sacred experience from the very first moment that you take the contents
out and are aware of the attention to beauty and esthetics. Unwrapping my Crescent shawl, knitted with intention just for
me, felt like a journey into the mystery of my life yet to unfold. Putting this sacred art around my shoulders instantly had me weeping
with joy, embraced by the natural fibers and gemstones. A companion for awakening, stillness, and "coming home" that
every woman should have".
Gaye Abbott
www.WildlyFreeWoman.com
Women Who Thrive, Change the World!
Philomath, OR
“The shawls remind me of the fairy tale, The Seven Swans.”
Debbie Harlan
Alexander City, Alabama
(Owner of three Mantles—2 Crescents, Stole) "When I enfold myself in a shawl, I find peace without fail, which
warms my entire being from the inside out. What a gift! The shawls journey far beyond their mindfully selected fibers and earth stones, so
soft, sacred and cozy. In my experience, the sum is exponentially greater than the total of the parts."
Jenny Baxley Lee, MA, ADTR, CCLS
Dance/Movement Therapist
Artistic Director, Movement Gallery
Healing & Performing Arts Center
Assistant Director, Creative Clay Cultural Arts Center
St. Petersburg, Florida
www.movementgallery.com
(On receiving a Survivor Mantle as a gift)--“This shawl takes my breath away!”
Susan O. Cohen, MA, ADTR, CCLS
Pediatric Advanced Illness Care Coordinator
The David Center for
Children's Pain and Palliative Care
Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New York
“Permeated with the warmth and the creative spirit energy of the artist…money well spent!”
Debra Yeargan
Birmingham, Alabama
“The shawls are warm, cool, comforting, enveloping, caring, energy boosting, protective, and even enlightening!
I often wear one while treating clients.”
René Danos Yerby, RPT
Carniosacral Therapist
Pediatric Physical Therapist
Birmingham, Alabama
“Having three different shawls (Swag, Survivor Mantle, 40 Days Contemplative)…each one gives a unique quality…I feel wrapped
up, loved, protected, energized and even tranquil …love how the earth energies mingle with my own bringing balance…can feel the
earth’s soul in these very intentional garments of healing and strength…These beautiful soulful shawls help steady me and awaken
my soul.”
Missy Johnson, DVM
At Home Pet Care Mobile Hospital
Alabaster, Alabama
www.mobileanimalhospital.com
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