Sunflower Gold

Aug 21

In 1867, the women's suffrage movement targeted the progressive(!) state of Kansas for an amendment for women's suffrage in that state. To that end, the suffragists adopted the state flower - the sunflower - as a symbol of the movement. The effort was not successful, but from that time forward, sunflower gold was one of the colors associated with women's suffrage.

Pitcher with sunflower floral arrangement in front of a loom with a purple, gold and white scarf.

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Esther Benedict

I always knew I would weave. From the time I got my first potholder loom as a child I was enchanted with taking thread and making it into cloth. It took another twenty years, though before I finally got myself a real, grown-up loom, and another twenty years after that for me to decide to make weaving part of my livelihood. I enjoy most fiber arts, including spinning, dyeing, sewing and embroidery, as well as weaving. I haven't give up my day job - I'm still a law firm administrator, as I have been for about thirty years. I like working for lawyers - they're smart, demanding people who keep me on my toes. I keep them organized. I live in Oxnard, California with my husband Bruce, a dachshund named Rosie and a Siamese cat called Bijou.

Sunflower Gold

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