The Sarah's Book Project: Sarah
Robinson's Temari Notebook
Benefits
the Jimmy Fund/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
You will read about
Sarah
Robinson as you visit pages on TemariKai.com. Sarah was a beloved
charter member of the web readership as well as
TalkTemari.
She was an expert stitcher and also had an uncanny knack of being able
to interpret designs from the
Japanese
books. She was always challenging us all to higher levels of
creativity while sharing and supporting us all the way. Sadly,
Sarah
was taken from us far too soon by lung cancer, even though she waged a
valiant battle. In the weeks just after Sarah's passing, her
step-daughter (also named Sarah) contacted me via TemariKai.com
- "little" Sarah had begun to learn temari from "Big" Sarah, and
now it was time to connect. As much as we were mourning it was a joy to
come to know "little" Sarah, and we became fast friends. The dream
became for Sarah, who resides in the United Kingdom, to be able to come
to the US for a visit.
That dream came true at the
Temari NY Stitchin in April 2004. In the months leading up to our visit
Sarah and her dad Peter Robinson (Big Sarah's hubby) talked about how
they wished that they could share Big Sarah's Temari notebook - Sarah R.
had taken lessons in Tokyo while ported there with Peter's career
station, and then went on to start a temari stitching group when they
settled in Cyprus. I said that I would try to help; Sarah, Peter
and I "huddled" and the
Sarah's Book:
Sarah Robinson's Temari Notebook Project was born.
Little Sarah (who inherited
the treasure) brought it with her when she came for the StitchIn, and a
high-quality color copy was made. The decision was made to convert it to
a digital "book" - since this would be the most effective way to keep
cost and shipping low while providing a quality item. In lieu of Peter's
desire that I "not lose out" (as he put it) in terms of my time (which
ended up being over 100 hours to copy, scan, edit, refine and convert
each page to Adobe PDF format, as well as composing the supporting
documents, securing the additional persons and services needed....) to
make it happen, I proposed an alternative. The book would be offered for
a donation to The Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA USA, so that
we could not only share Sarah's notes but also help support cancer
treatments and cures. All services needed to produce Sarah's Book beyond
the actual physical costs have been donated, so that full net proceeds
will be forwarded to Dana Farber. Many of TalkTemari's members have been
touched either directly or indirectly with cancer, so this project is
near and dear to many.
Sarah's Book: Sarah Robinson's Temari Notebook was originally
offered on data CD but is now (as of August 2011) solely by electronic
delivery due to changes with the distributors. It is Sarah's notebook
convereted to PDF files of her notes, so that it is cross-platform
compatible. There are 76 interpreted pattern pages (it's important to
note that these are not original patterns of Sarah's but come from her
teachers and previously published Japanese books etc.: they are her
interpreted notes). They range from basic beginner to some that will
challenge the most advanced stitcher. There is also a page of Kanji
characters and phrase translations that Sarah accumulated that can help
(but really are not required). Not only does
Sarah's
Book provide pattern interps to work but it also will show you
what keeping a temari notebook is all about. Any or all of the pages may
be printed to create your own hard copy if you desire.
It is our belief that
Sarah would want this available to as many temari crafters as possible,
so pricing has been decided accordingly, and all proceeds benefit Dana
Farber Cancer Institute/The Jimmy Fund. In addition, many family members
of TalkTemari and TemariKai.com have chosen to name The Sarah's Book
Project as a memorial charity for loved ones. As of July 2011,
Dana Farber has formally recognized The Sarah's Book Project as an
on-going fund raiser for The Jimmy Fund. It is with pride and joy that
we remember Sarah in this manner. It has been an honor and joy, and
deeply touched me to be a part of this. None of it would have happened
without Peter and Sarah B. generously offering to share; nor would it
have been possible without the help of Susan, Sue, Kathy and Diane all
along the way. To you all, thank you, more than can be put into words.
To those ordering
Sarah's Book
- thank you for your support of the Sarah's Book Project. Not only are
you helping to support cancer research but you will also be keeping
Sarah's legacy alive and with us.
Electronic Delivery of Sarah's
Book:
Sarah's
Book may be ordered via The TemariKai Shop on Etsy. A PayPal
account is required for purchase. Delivery will be via .zip file. PDF
reader and unzip utility (both are usually already on your computer)
required. The purchase price of $10.00US is the basic donation to
Dana Farber plus electronic transaction fees. You will receive all of
the same files contained in the original hardcopy version as well as a
file containing the case cover and insert material.
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