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Predynastic

Knitting and the Goddess Neith (Nit) are one and the same. She is older than the first dynasty of Egypt, yet so powerful that she’s depicted wearing the Deshret or Red Crown, usually reserved for the pharaoh of Lower Egypt. She birthed the sun and empowers the warriors. Her symbols are the shuttlecock, shield and arrows. She is the “Mother of the Gods,” a “Great Goddess,” as well as the guardian of men and gods.

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1797– 1883

Sojourner Truth walked away from the plantation where she was a slave, with her infant daughter, Sophia. Isabella Baumfree was an African American freedom fighter and human rights activist. She was also a prolific spinner and knitter, who used knitting as a life changing tool. In 1843 named herself Sojourner Truth. She had a mind of her own and she used it. Her life was, built on the principles of Maat (truth), Kujichagulia (self-determination) and righteousness. She was the first Hip Hop rapper !

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1869 1948

Mahatma Gandhi returned to India, after giving up his law practice in South Africa, where he became a spokesman for the Indian people, in their struggle to throw off the yoke of British imperialism. Ghandi didn’t believe in half stepping. When he did something he went all the way. Not only did he give up the ways of the colonizer, he gave up Western clothes too and eventually refused to wear anything that was not made in India. This led to his invention of the charkha, a portable spinning wheel, which is hand-cranked.

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Present Time

The Goddess Miri Sais walks in the footsteps of these formidable ancestors. As a mother, wife and advocate of a do-for-self mentality, she is the culmination of the work of all those who came before her. She has a special relationship with the aforementioned ancestors, as an autodidactic artisan who draws inspiration from Goddess Nit, strength from Sojourner Truth and a dedication of purpose from Ghandi, among others. Her mission, which she has accepted, is to help others, learn to help themselves; by teaching people how to make their own knitted clothes, make their own music, grow their own food and cook their own meals.She is truly worth emulating.

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