seventh day of the seventh month
Tanabata – the seventh day of the seventh month
in Japan weavers celebrate the story of two star crossed lovers
a weaver girl and her cow herder lover
http://www.japan-suite.com/blog/2014/7/6/tanabata-story-of-two-star-crossed-lovers
at Kawashima Textile School in 1987
the director, teachers and their kids, students and guests from the village
took a day off and had a party
we ate, drank and played silly games
we wrote our wishes for the coming year on slips of paper and hung them on the bamboo
for the wind to blow them to the heavens
click to enlarge pictures
(sorry for the quality – they were originally slides – remember them?)
every year I hang my wishes, from origami fabric cranes, on the Japanese maple tree
pray for a year of peace, good health
and that, as a species, we care for one another and the planet
the wind is blowing!
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Beautiful, beautiful cranes. Thank you
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Dawn – thank you, they are made from scraps of indigo dyed cotton.
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What a lovely tradition! And your cranes are delightful.
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Sue – the cranes were fun to make, I used a very fine, double sided iron-on interfacing with a light paper backing and then just folded as I would with paper origami. They have survived several years hanging in the wind (of course they come in after a day or two).
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I wonder if I still have the origami book we had when my children were young? I shall have to look! IT could use up some more of my scraps.
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Sue – if you can’t find the book the library probably has something. Give it a try but use a very fine, two sided, iron-on interfacing and back it with a light, soft paper (I used mulberry from the art store because I had a big roll of it). Iron all the origami folds to give a good crease.
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Thank you for the tips.
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Sue – let me know if you give it a try. Have fun.
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Peace and health to you.
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Cathy – thank you and to you and your “bubble” too.
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Lovely, celebrating down the hill too – Happy weaving!
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Kjerstin – nothing cuter than a Hitty in a kimono. Working on the next warp.
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Yes, we need this pandemic to disappear and that we can peaceful go about our daily life without the fear. Come and go as we please – it must be “time” as they say in sporting events – the whistle blows and the game is done and dusted for that day, it’s been a very long match.
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Catherine – I’m a retired nurse – it may not continue as a pandemic but this virus is not going away in my lifetime. When borders open and airlines start flying regular routes again we will have to wait and see what happens. With the variants that keep growing stronger it is possible the vaccines will need to be upgraded. It is only 1 1/2 years – the shortest time any pandemic has been dealt with in history. I’m not getting complacent.
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I realise it probably won’t – but it would be nice if it didn’t keep adding “variants” to it – or that an annual jab (like the flu’ jab) would keep it was destroying families.
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Catherine – the flu changes every year – variants – that’s why we need a shot every year because the vaccine is adjusted. Hopefully they can do the same when they know more about Covid, a vaccine has never been developed this quickly before, it takes time and testing.
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