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What if you set out to travel the world and got sidetracked in a Himalayan sewing workshop? What if that sidetrack turned out to be your lifes pathyour way home?Part art book, part memoir, part spiritual travelogue, Threads of Awakening is a delightful and inspiring blend of adventure and introspection. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo shares her experience as a California woman traveling to the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India to manage an economic development fund, only to wind up sewing pictures of Buddha instead. Through her remarkable journey, she discovered that a path is made bywalking itand that some of the best paths are made by walking off course. For more than 500 years, Tibetans have been creating sacred images from pieces of silk. Much rarer than paintings and sculptures, these stitched fabric thangkas are among Tibets finest artworks. Leslie studied this little-known textile art with two of its brightest living masters and let herself discover where curiosity and devotion can lead. In this book, she reveals the unique stitches of an ancient needlework tradition, introduces the Buddhist deities it depicts, and shares insights into the compassion, interdependence, and possibility they embody. Includes 49 full-color photos and a foreword by the Dalai Lama.eviewThreads of Awakening reveals the intricacies and richness of the appliqu tradition. I am sure it will enhance appreciation for our unique artistic traditions.His Holiness the Dalai Lama. . . the narrative threads . . . weave together in a sensitive work that considers Rinchen-Wongmos difficulties navigating Tibetan culture in her quest to learn a new art. . . . Along the way, it effectively delves into the Buddhist thought that she incorporated into her worldview.Kirkus ReviewsDeeply personal, learned, and genuine, this is a beautiful memoir of spiritual self-discovery.Susan Piver, New York Times best-selling author of The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern RelationshipsAt first glance, it seemed as if this book might be yet another travelogue, with adventures into India and a dip into Buddhist culture. How wrong I was. It is a deeply moving story of how one womans decision to help the Tibetan refugees in India led to a lifetimes work of creation in one of the finest and rarest art traditions. . . . An absolute delight to read.Reedsy DiscoveryThreads of Awakening is an illuminating window into the world of pieced brocade thangkas. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo is, to my knowledge, the first American woman to master this exquisite artistic tradition, and also the first to write extensively on it. We are fortunate to reap the fruits of her endeavors!Glenn H. Mullin, author of Female Buddhas and four more books on Tibetan Buddhist artThreads of Awakening not only fulfills a critical gap in the recorded literature and preservation of traditional Tibetan appliqu thangkasit is also sure to enrapture, delight, and inspire you!Pema Namdol Thaye, traditional Tibetan architect, artist, author, and art educatorPart travelogue, part spiritual biography, and part artistic chronicle, Leslie Rinchen-Wongmos Threads of Awakening is an eloquent work that is both adventure and homecoming; transformational and grounding . . . her personable and insightful presentation stimulates introspection about our own journeys, whatever they may be.Buddhistdoor GlobalAll of us are granted the same twenty-four-hour day. But great memoirs show us how much life we can pack into every moment if our heart says yes. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, whose name means precious, empowered woman, did just that. She came upon a group stitching sacred Tibetan tapestries in India and stayed to become the first Western woman trained to make them. Her story takes us deep into the art and culture she embraced. But just as importantly, Leslie provides a luminous lesson on what she calls the experience of traveling off course to a wondrous life.Barbara Cornell, Pulitzer Prizenominated journalist and librarianI was genuinely moved by Leslies courage and compassion as she pursued her dreams. Perhaps one of the most moving moments of the book is her meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Her book is a joy to read.Cindy Rasicot, author of Finding Venerable Mother: A Daughters Spiritual Quest to ThailandPrepare yourself not just for a fascinating read but also for a profound personal awakening at the depths of your being!Bill Bauman, PhD, author of Emptiness Dreaming: The Story of Creation as Seen through the Eyes of the Quantum VoidLeslie retells her journey in prose that is as beautiful, meticulous, and captivating as the thangkas themselves.Meher McArthur, author of Reading Buddhist ArtProfoundly meaningful and deeply spiritual, Threads of Awakening is a delightful and inspiring travel memoir about an ancient Tibetan Buddhist textile tradition and a womans search for purpose.Isadora Leidenfrost, PhD, filmmaker of Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric ThangkasAbout the AuthorLeslie Rinchen-Wongmo is a textile artist, teacher, and author. Curiosity carried her from California to India, where she became one of few non-Tibetans to master the Buddhist art of silk appliqu thangka. Her artwork has been exhibited internationally and featured in magazines such as Spirituality & Health, FiberArts, and Fiber Art Now and in the documentary, Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas. To share the gift of Tibetan appliqu with stitchers around the globe, she created the Stitching Buddhas virtual apprentice program, an online, hands-on course that bridges East and West, traditional and contemporary. After two decades abroad, Leslie returned to her native Southern California, where she now lives with three cats and enough fabric to last several lifetimes in Oxnard, CA.

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Leslie retells her journey in prose that is as beautiful, meticulous, and captivating as the thangkas themselves.

Picture 3 MEHER MCARTHUR, author of Reading Buddhist Art

All of us are granted the same 24-hour day. But great memoirs show us how much life we can pack into every moment if our heart says yes. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, whose name means precious, empowered woman, did just that. She came upon a group stitching sacred Tibetan tapestries in India and stayed to become the first Western woman trained to make them. Her story takes us deep into the art and culture she embraced. But just as importantly, Leslie provides a luminous lesson on what she calls the experience of traveling off course to a wondrous life.

Picture 4 BARBARA CORNELL, Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist and librarian

Threads of Awakening is a wonderful and illuminating window into the amazing worlds of brocade and embroidery tangkas. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo is not only, to my knowledge, the first American woman to have mastered these exquisite artistic traditions but also the first to write extensively on them. And we are the fortunate ones who reap the fruits of her endeavors.

Picture 5 GLENN H. MULLIN, author of Female Buddhas and four more books on Tibetan Buddhist art

Profoundly meaningful and deeply spiritual, Threads of Awakening is a delightful and inspiring travel memoir about a Tibetan Buddhist textile tradition and a womans search for purpose.

ISADORA LEIDENFROST PhD filmmaker of Creating Buddhas The Making and Meaning - photo 6 ISADORA LEIDENFROST, PhD, filmmaker of Creating Buddhas: The Making and Meaning of Fabric Thangkas

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An American Womans Journey into Tibets Sacred Textile Art Leslie - photo 7

An American Womans Journey into Tibets Sacred Textile Art

Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo SHE WRITES PRESS For the Tibetans who welcomed me For - photo 8

Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

SHE WRITES PRESS For the Tibetans who welcomed me For the teachers who taught - photo 9

SHE WRITES PRESS

For the Tibetans who welcomed me.

For the teachers who taught me.

For Mom, Dad, and Francesco who have given me more than could ever fit on this page.

Thank you.

Copyright 2022, Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, digital scanning, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, please address She Writes Press.

Published 2022

Printed in the United States of America

Print ISBN: 978-1-64742-093-2

E-ISBN: 978-1-64742-094-9

Library of Congress Control Number: 2022903757

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I am pleased that, having been drawn to a unique Tibetan craft, Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo studied it deeply and is carrying it forward faithfully, in a personal artistic manner.

The tradition of Tibetan appliqu goes back centuries. Since coming into exile, we have made a concerted effort to preserve and restore our rich culture, including artistic heritage. Our distinctive Tibetan culture, a culture of peace, non-violence, and compassion, has great potential to make a constructive contribution to the whole of humanity toward maintaining peace of mind.

This book, Threads of Awakening, reveals the intricacies and richness of the appliqu tradition. I am sure it will enhance appreciation for our unique artistic traditions.

Tenzin Gyatso the Dalai Lama 8 February 2021 Preface L eslie Rinchen-Wongmo - photo 19

Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama 8 February 2021

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L eslie Rinchen-Wongmo is a pioneer in introducing to the Western world the rare and sacred Tibetan art of lhemthukappliqu thangkas created with hundreds of pieces of brightly colored fabrics that are meticulously cut and stitched together to create enlightened icons and motifs. This ancient tradition requires a tremendous amount of skill: it demands a degree of mastery of the eyes and hands that exceeds the skills of the more commonly known painted thangkas (traditional Tibetan scroll paintings). Appliqu thangka creation also commands an extraordinary aesthetic maturity in the design and overall color placement and skillful layering of a myriad of fabric pieces to create a three-dimensional perspective in two-dimensional form. Beyond the technical skills that appliqu thangkas require, lineage blessings, spiritual training, and genuine compassion for all living sentient beings must ripen within the artist. For these reasons, appliqu thangka creation is an art form that is extremely difficult to accomplishsomething which Leslie has achieved through her rigorous apprenticeships, dedication, meticulous skills training, and compassionate motivation to benefit all beings.

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