Piglet pouch and weaving birds
May 29, 2008 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under bags & scarf & mittens & hat, crafts, weaving and handweaving and looms
It’s a very bad idea to read a hysterically funny book when you are in bed, and your exhausted husband is trying to sleep.
Last night, I was reading with my wee tiny light, trying oh so hard to be inconspicuous…. well…. oops!
I am reading the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith, and the gentle, but hilarious adventures/misadventures in the agency and garage had me in stitches. Which meant that the bed was shaking like a windswept leaf. Poor seasick (awake) hubby!
There was one passage that struck me as being totally ‘Winnie the Pooh’. That made me want to be able to share it with my sister-in-law who was also a Pooh fan. Sadly, as the characters in the book say, she is now ‘late’.
Today, I was rummaging around searching for a missing earring, and there were two heart earrings that she had given me, right beside a little amulet bag that had a Piglet pin (also given to me by her) on it. It felt like a message of love and connection to her, from her.
So, today, I am wearing my Piglet Pouch and heart earrings, feeling connected to a sister who has gone on ahead.
I wove this pouch on this cardboard loom:
and then added a seed bead fringe. And a Piglet pin, and happy memories.
Oh, yes! Because of Mma Ramotswe and her Ladies Detective Agency, I was wondering what the textile traditions are in Botswana. Crochet is mentioned in the books, but no weaving, basketry or knitting.
So, I did a search on Youtube to see if there were any videos of weavers in Botswana. Yes! there are!
But – they are all birds ….. Weaver birds
If you haven’t discovered the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series, and are open to a charming, gentle, wise, funny and engaging, but oooooooooh so addictive read, then you’ve got some lovely summer reading ahead of you!
Image source: Noreen Crone-Findlay
Noreen, this is just beautiful. I too have a sister who is “late” (and a brother as well). I can so relate to your feeling of connection.
But please tell me where I can find the #1 Ladies Detective Agency series. Who is the author? They sound like my kind of book!
Well, of course I love this. Piglet was one of my nicknames as a kid.
Hi Eileen
My condolences on the deaths of your sister and brother….
that is incredibly hard….. it just feels wrong, doesn’t it?
The #1 Ladies Detective Agency series is by Alexander McCall Smith. The first in the series is: #1 Ladies Detective Agency. And then they carry on jubilantly and deliciously from there. He also has a couple of other series that I have checked out of the library, but haven’t had a chance to start yet.
I am definitely going to have to buy the full series of the #1 Ladies Detective Agency as they are so delightful.
We were at a party last night and my ears perked right up when I heard someone talking about their adventures in Botswana… of course, I immediately thought of the books.
Hi Peggy
Was one of your sibs called Pooh?
LOL!
3 cheers for Piglet and Pooh!
How lovely, that you were still able to feel connected to your sister in that way. Great little entry.
Thanks so much Noreen. I’ll go to the library fist thing tomorrow to see if they have the McCall Smith books.
Thank you so much, Heather!
Hi Eileen
The #1 Ladies’ Detective Agency novels should come with a sleep deprivation warning! I stayed up till 3 am reading one of them last night! LOL!