"the center piece for my sacred space..."
"she wove her love and my mother's love into the scarf..."
"a handwoven treasure..."
"holy, sacred and magical..."
"I feel the love woven into the piece..."
"I feel lucky to have found her and her art..."
"uniquely beautiful craftmanship..."
"Each time I see it, it brings me such joy...."
"an individual work of art to be cherished as an heirloom..."
A dream of starting again, of allowing worn-out hopes to take new shape. A dream that gave me new forms of medicine and new ideas of magic.
When I had this dream I was pregnant with my sixth child. I was a writer, a yoga teacher, a minister and a mentor. But in many ways I was lost to myself.
My story of fiber is a story of finding myself.
Come join me.
Visit my weaving shop, a genuine Fiber Apothecary, to bring a vibrant, healing, magical piece of art into your home--or to wear on your body
And then join me at our little fiber farm for a healing and joyful Fiber Animal Visit, or for my original Find Yourself through Fiber and Fabric Collage workshop.
Or dive in deeper with mentorship and explore with me fresh ideas for a more creative, whole, and satisfying life. Mentorship is a potent form of spiritual counsel, coaching and direction.
Life is a tapestry.
We take what we have,
bits, pieces,
golden threads,
broken threads.
We can use what we have to make beauty,
and when we use what we have to make beauty,
we become both the weaver
and the woven.
We re-weave ourselves,
and as we do,
we join others in re-weaving the world.
"For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.”--wendell Berry
Making beautiful fabric is not so different from making a beautiful life.
Come join me.
About once a week I send out an email with a story, inspiration, and the very newest weaving. If you sign up, you'll get 10% off in the weaving store!
Thank you for joining me on this journey! Check your email (spam and junk, too!) for your first email.
some wonderful stuff folks have said about me...
Sam is at once irreverent and holy, serious and playful, relaxed and disciplined. I truly believe she is gifted to bring peace and deeper thinking to those who practice with her, and I am so fortunate to have been her student in my lifetime. --Becca R.
You are a powerful force of joy and awakeness in these dark times! You are a gift to this world and have so much deeply lived wisdom and peace-loving groundedness. I am grateful for your non-judgmental and fully present aliveness and humor. You are using your human life so fully and I always find myself thinking of our conversations long after. --Sarah G.
Her classes have made me laugh, cry, and gain a sense of serenity that is difficult to ever find in every day life. Sam has truly enriched my life beyond measure. She will always be with me. --Magdalena B.
I have followed Sam all over the Valley. She has been my guru, inspiration, and source of spirituality for years. Time in her presence gives me peace, her class gives me joy.
I am ever so grateful. --Anne C.
The greatest value of Samantha Wilde's spiritual counsel is its practicality. Rather than simply repackaging some high-falutin' spiritual adages, her reflections actually trigger what I might call "the common sense of the heart." Her words prompt me to think about who I am and who I want to be, who we all are and what kind of world we might want to create. --Ted S.
She brings yoga to life with a sense of humor and a spiritual lens. As a teacher she has given me the gift of yoga that I practice in my daily life. --Lillian M
I am 92. I've been schooled in religion my whole life. I heard something in your [words] I've never heard before. What you said excited me. --Russell L
Sam has a natural ability to understand people in a very deep way.... The best word I can use to describe her is authentic. With Sam, you get the Real Deal. --Jessica R.
Your unwavering flow of love in words and actions whether in church, yoga or private conversations is always a blessing. you have touched many with your wisdom, love and yes, laughter also. I am blessed by all of the times we have shared and your words remain with me in times of need. Thanks be to our Creator for you. --Maureen G.
I honor the light within you.