Create 8 inspirational shawls with this Quick-to-Stitch Prayer Shawl book. Includes Scripture readings and instruction for each shawl. Shawls include: Prayer for Peace Prayer for Healing Prayer for Love Prayer for Life Prayer for a Loved One Prayer for a Friend Prayer for Hope and Prayer for Comfort. 24 pages.

Over the centuries, shawls have come to symbolize shelter, peace, and spiritual sustenance. Now, thousands of knitters and crocheters of all faiths are creating handmade shawls for people in need. What started as a grass-roots movement has quickly grown into an international cause, with countless numbers of shawls being given to grateful recipients around the globe.

Travel through time with a prayer shawl originally owned by physician Luke, Jesus' apostle in first century A.D. This talith naturally appears at various historical events through 2000 years.

Macomber teams with Leisure Arts to introduce Friendship Shawls. Similar to prayer shawls, friendship shawls are handmade gifts of caring. They're perfect for special occasions or simply as friendship gifts. In addition, these shawls are wonderful for individuals in nursing homes, hospitals, and shelters

A warm, good-hearted collection of short pieces about knitting features a story called Prayer Shawls by Carol Ann Camp.

Many contemplative, prayerful acts involve repetition of action: walking a labyrinth, reciting the Divine Office or saying the rosary. So why not knitting? As their needles flash and click, the authors practice "contemplative knitting," which they say is just as real and fruitful a spiritual practice as any longstanding tradition of the church.

Written by the two women at the heart of this groundswell of charity knitting, The Prayer Shawl Companion presents 38 wondrous wraps for all occasions, from baptism to remembrance.

This eagerly anticipated second volume of The Prayer Shawl Ministry book includes 10 shawl patterns to knit or crochet and a heartwarming follow-up on the three prayer shawl ministries introduced in the first book.

There are times when a special quilt is required to fill a need, provide comfort or give someone a blessing. Here is a collection of shawls, throws and lap quilts from designers who have a variety of faith backgrounds.

One of the ten projects in this book is creating a quilted prayer shawl. Anyone from the novice to the needlework expert--and from any faith tradition--will be nourished and gratified by the patchwork and applique experiences offered in this creative, engaging book.

A collection of easy craft patterns designed to teach simple skills that create projects (i.e. prayer shawls, preemie hats and blankets) for giving to the less fortunate. Includes comfort projects that any one or group can make, both youths and adults, that can be donated to shelters and elder care facilities.