Re: Nahlbindning

Mar 10, 2007 3 Replies


"Richard Eney" wrote


>> Of course, "Egyptian" style nalbinding was used elsewhere, too,
>> most famously in pre-1492 South America, where it was done in tiny
>> stitches with fine thread and many colors to make everything from
>> vertical stripes covering the seams on a pouch to little birds,
>> animals, plants, and people all sewn into a lacy afghan.
>
>That sounds fascinating ...

I've seen one of the "afghans" at a Washington Textile Museum exhibit some years ago. There are some good photographs in books about South American archaeology that cover textiles.


[hooked knitting needles]
> I believe Lacis offers them (NAYY).
>
>I don't understand that last sentence, I suspect you're talking
> from across the sea :-)

NAYY = No Affiliation Yada Yada Yada Yada = all the other usual statements that basically mean "I'm not getting paid to advertise them"


=Tamar


Tamar are you aware about the Sea Travel, with Papyrus made Boat RAA , that Thor Heidel [spelling ??? } the man who made the KON TIKI sea travel , He prooved that people could travel by sea from West coast of Africa to the east coast of South America , and thus could bring over or take Cutltural knowledge of Buildings [ Piramides] and other techniques [ naaldbinding included ] ,,, mirjam

...

AH! Thank you :-)

In that context, I find it a very useful noise :-) I always want to say it when Spouse is boring me but to date I've held back :-)

Mary

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