Have you looked through a kaleidoscope recently?

How delightful they are. Simply turn the wheel to reveal a colorful new pattern.

In 1816, Scotsman Dr. David Brewster was the first to arrange mirrors and objects in a tube and call it a kaleidoscope. Not just a toy, the device also was intended for use by designers and artists, who might be inspired by the beautiful patterns they could create.

Thank you Sarah for sharing your unique kaleidoscope with us last week. I was fascinated by it's triangular design and double wheel. As I played with the kaleidoscope, the connection was made from the colored glass to the colorful cones of yarn that we use in weaving.

Turning the wheels, randomly creating beautiful patterns, unlimited possibilities opened before me for future projects. More than two hundred years after it's inception, and many decades of playing with one, I'll now be using one for it's other intended purpose.