Join us at Grace Church in the Mountains in Waynesville, North Carolina, for the second gathering in our four-part Advent series, The Work of Her Hands. This week we turn to weaving—the patient work of transforming spun thread into cloth.

We’ll explore the role weaving played in the everyday lives of women in the world of Mary, learn about the simple looms and techniques used to create the cloth needed for clothing and household life, and experience the practice of weaving with our own hands. As warp and weft are joined together, we’ll reflect on the slow, attentive work of making and on Mary as a woman whose ordinary life would have included the textile traditions of her time.

No previous experience is needed. Come ready to learn, wonder, and work with your hands as we prepare for Christmas together.