In My Mother's Womb

On the night of September 24th, God created something with me.

I was learning new macrame knots and braids through video tutorials when, "you knit me together in my mother's womb" kept repeating in my mind. I stood back and realized the pattern seemed to mirror the verse; an embryo being knit. The video taught me how to form something called a half square sennit (but it looked more like DNA to me) then proceeded to teach a new knot, but it just didn't feel right for this piece. I began aimlessly twisting 4 cords together and an umbilical cord was formed. That's when I realized God was using my hands to create something extraordinary. I tied the two into a bow to symbolize children as gifts from Him.

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb."

Psalm 139:13

Tears filled my eyes and I asked God to guide me and to tell me what to do next. Macrame art is normally bulked up with many lark's knots so I draped rope symmetrically and added lots of smaller rope. Now I could see the mother. The last symbols incorporated are feather fletchings from arrows. My inspiration was the verse:

"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth."

Psalm 127:4

To continue the theme of celebrating life in the womb, I felt led to give a portion of the proceeds made every time this piece was sold to support a local pregnancy center.

May others be blessed and moved through my art, for God's hand was guiding mine through it all.

This product is available in one of my local stores and online in my Etsy store.

1.) Embryo being knit into the mother's womb

2.) DNA strand

3.) Umbilical cord

4.) The mother

5.) Gift ribbon

6.) Feather fletchings

"Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward."

Psalm 127:3