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25.01.2022 Dying2Know day is held on August 8th each year. This year, given the pandemic restrictions, I will offer to answer questions you may have about shroud work online on the day. Between now and August 8th have a think about what you want to know about planning, choice of method to decorate, or the practicals such as material, size, and time.

24.01.2022 "I’m inspired by any textile work that holds a story, whether it’s an old dishcloth or a treasured quilt." Textile artist, Vanessa Marr I completely agree with Vanessa Marr's approach to textiles and their domestic use. Shrouds are about telling a story, that of the life that has ceased and of the living. These are the threads that bind both.

24.01.2022 So, some concerning news. It appears that a person has somehow taken over my domain registration of www.funeralshrouds.com.au making my entire website for Shroud Memento disappear. All of the work I've put into this business since 2012 for it to end up as such is confronting and hugely disappointing.

22.01.2022 This is such a good paradigm for all elements of Life and its cycle

21.01.2022 Good to see that funeral products are heading in an eco-friendly and hopefully affordable direction. The moss on the floor of the casket looks so comforting and natural I would want to lie on it.

19.01.2022 I know that the herb rosemary has played an ancient part in ceremonies - for us in modern day rosemary is for remembrance, and also used in herbal medicine. But I didn't know this: "Oregano comes from the Greek words oros meaning mountain and ganos meaning joy. In Ancient Greece it was planted on graves to send the dead happily on to their final journey. It was said to be created by the goddess of love, Aphrodite, to bring happiness, so, it was woven into crowns to be worn by couples during wedding ceremonies." from Judith Hann's book Herb.

18.01.2022 There is good out there and it lies in the power and compassion of people

17.01.2022 Catastrophic thinking is understandable with the loss of loved ones. What happens when we accept death as inevitable and part of the life cycle?

15.01.2022 The meme reminded me of one of the difficulties I encounter with shroud work when trying to explain to people who wonder why the price of hand made work is not equivalent to factory made work. The people who work in the factories producing low budget items are rarely treated as human let alone paid appropriately or at all. The two ways cannot be compared. Some people think that if you're doing personalised craft, art or domestic activity that it has no value. Well: Time ...has value, Items of meaning have value, Intention has value, Love has value, and Money has value. See more

13.01.2022 Hopefully it won't take too long before this is a normal option in Australia, and, not charged at a prohibitive cost by the funeral industry or Invocare.

11.01.2022 The Red Dress Project (explained below) shares the same concept as the shroud when working as a group. And you can also see how various contributors can make a spectacularly authentic text that says something and looks amazing because of the work and attention put into it.

09.01.2022 It is always said how good it feels to do something creative for another. Whether it be painting a coffin, making a shroud, writing something, collecting flowers, making anything of meaning. It is so important to create as part of authentic ceremony.

08.01.2022 Love - Everybody's gotta live and everybody's gonna die.

08.01.2022 While shroud work holds opportunity to experience more than just covering a body, these artworks using patterned material can also give you an idea about how cloth can be used instead of clothing. Shrouds don't need to cover the face at all, however, this post may give you some ideas.

07.01.2022 There seems to be a leaf theme going on with my posts - what's not to love about them? So, here is another idea for you, and one that I would consider to be perfect shroud material. Long-lasting material is not required for a shroud. The ephemeral state of leaves sits beautifully with a decomposing body covered in decomposing material.

05.01.2022 Talking with a friend last night, she asked, what do you think happens to people when they die? I said, I have experienced them to be disembodied energy that I come into connection with on occasion, such as shortly after they died and at times when I needed them. This morning I read this post from Nick Cave's Red Hand Files about a man who had lost his friend and goes sailing to honour him. Read on. Link to Nick Cave's song Ghosteen. Listen as you read (12+ mins) https://w...Continue reading

05.01.2022 Sometimes the most obvious things are forgotten at difficult times in our lives caused by shock and grief. So a few suggestions for care can be highly beneficial.

05.01.2022 There's something about mending that says to me: care, love, attention, presence, renewal, history, creativity, and memories. Shrouds can be made up of a deceased's clothing in all sort of ways and as you stitch the various cloths together hold all of the above states within you.

03.01.2022 A reminder for you if you have any questions that today is the day to ask. Dying2Know day 8 August 2020. Leave a comment for everyone to see and I will get back to you sometime today. Helen

01.01.2022 It's no surprise to me when a co-worker doesn't know what to say to a colleague who is grieving from the death of a loved one. We aren't taught nor encouraged as to how to respond in our own unique way - without it sounding cliched or scripted, as we emerge from the cover of sanitised death. I also know that when people do say something to a grieving person it can be taken as the wrong thing to say, and it may well be, but behind the effort is good intent. Again, we need discussion about this. A good starting point would be to say hello, offer a hug if they wish to have one, and let them know you are there for them.