Our hands play a huge role in active domesticity......

"...but I do like my hands. 
In fact, I am very proud of them.
I like the way they knead dough, 
create stitches, 

hold yarn, 
thread needles, 
sort beads and 
buttons and 
deal with fiddly sewing machine parts. 
Sometimes I watch them 
as if they don't belong to me 
and am secretly delighted 
when they seem to know what to do . 
They may not be able to play (amazing) piano, 
make lace or spin sugar, 
but most of the time they do what I need them to do..........

Our hands play a huge role in active domesticity. 
We employ them to carry out harsh activities, 
such as scrubbing, scouring, washing....

.......yet these same hands are also our entree into the kinder world of gently arts.......

.........Softness, gentleness, warmth, coolness, strength and fragility are all at our fingertips when we knit and stitch and quilt and bake."  Jane Brocket, The Gentle Art of Domesticity Pg. 78