tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post5203769131171421123..comments2024-03-28T06:07:19.165-07:00Comments on Saffron Tree: The Spider WeaverPraba Ramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-70273730542715641662010-11-11T12:38:10.405-08:002010-11-11T12:38:10.405-08:00Awesome, T, glad to hear.
(Aside: We liked this p...Awesome, T, glad to hear.<br /><br />(Aside: We liked <a href="http://the-joy-of-my-life-and-other-things.blogspot.com/2009/11/kids-art-paper-weaving.html" rel="nofollow">this paper-weaving craft</a> - especially after <a href="http://www.saffrontree.org/2009/10/abuelas-weave.html" rel="nofollow">Abuela's Weave</a> and when we revisited it after Spider Weaver :))Sheelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-20251905021538133672010-11-11T04:14:38.545-08:002010-11-11T04:14:38.545-08:00Sheela...we read this last night. And wow!!! I cou...Sheela...we read this last night. And wow!!! I couldn't stop looking at that glorious spider web. And we literally <i>dip, twist, turn and slided</i> our way to bed yesterday.<br /><br />Winkie is home today from school and I thin we'll end up trying to draw our own kente patterns. What a precious story!Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-79752540735086588152010-10-27T09:38:37.502-07:002010-10-27T09:38:37.502-07:00Sheela, that's a precious piece of info about ...Sheela, that's a precious piece of info about Kente robe in Princess Grace! <br /><br />KM - Kwanzaa as well, wow!Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-53052016103477548892010-10-27T09:31:51.770-07:002010-10-27T09:31:51.770-07:00Thanks, all!
Aside: When we read Princess Grace ...Thanks, all! <br /><br />Aside: When we read Princess Grace (Mary Hoffman) after reading The Spider Weaver, Ana was thrilled to note that Grace chose West African Kente robe rather than stereotypical pink fluffy dress for her school parade of princesses :)Sheelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01892316117026334238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-52424032931648353452010-10-26T19:02:43.011-07:002010-10-26T19:02:43.011-07:00awesome! The kente cloth, pattern reminds me of sm...awesome! The kente cloth, pattern reminds me of small seating mats we used while growing up. How interesting that there is a whole legend woven into it.<br />Kente also holds special significance during Kwanzaa, as I learned last holiday season.Anushahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887052887207435095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-73359328929190766682010-10-26T08:57:53.590-07:002010-10-26T08:57:53.590-07:00Very interesting Sheela ! It is always nice to rea...Very interesting Sheela ! It is always nice to read about where the inspirations come from (real or imagined creatively !)ranjani.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10450770799790366871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-16282264807588440502010-10-26T05:28:51.941-07:002010-10-26T05:28:51.941-07:00Yes, Kente cloth look really beautiful.
We are re...Yes, Kente cloth look really beautiful.<br /><br />We are reading 'Charlotte's Web' and the weaving by the spider Charlotte is amazing us in the story.Vibhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251018763698523629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-22926903178521677792010-10-25T21:31:32.874-07:002010-10-25T21:31:32.874-07:00Echo Art. I do wonder if we have any interesting s...Echo Art. I do wonder if we have any interesting stories behind our indigenous cloth.<br /><br />I am really curious to see the bright splash of colors you so lovingly describe from inside the book!Tharinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553983156612215920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-88609355090439320092010-10-25T14:18:30.780-07:002010-10-25T14:18:30.780-07:00Wonderful to learn something new each day of CROCU...Wonderful to learn something new each day of CROCUS! Enough to keep the child in me alive. :)<br /><br />Words in other languages and pronunciation guides in picture books always offer some neat material for linguistically stimulating little ones!<br /><br />Thanks for an enchanting pick, Sheela! Will add it to my wishlist.Praba Ramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12124515962155387444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-90625896700636915482010-10-25T13:46:40.587-07:002010-10-25T13:46:40.587-07:00Interesting find Sheela. There is something striki...Interesting find Sheela. There is something striking about illustrations of books and stories set in Africa - you know warm yet bold colors against stark black - this book seems to have it going (in case the inside is as lovely as the cover:).Meera Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920643047652671176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-71774632156790709152010-10-25T12:51:37.341-07:002010-10-25T12:51:37.341-07:00Thanks for the tip Choxbox!Thanks for the tip Choxbox!Zoe @ Playing by the bookhttp://www.playingbythebook.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-38879064473360873112010-10-25T11:17:38.729-07:002010-10-25T11:17:38.729-07:00Sounds like a treat Sheels. Hope to lay my hands o...Sounds like a treat Sheels. Hope to lay my hands on it some day.<br /><br />@Art: There is one about the zardosi work - Hina in the Old City, by Tulika. Then the one about chinkankari work which Ranjani just reviewed. But Kanjeevram sarees? Wow! <br /><br />@Zoe: There is a shop exclusively for African fabrics opposite Baker Street Tube station - they have a sale every so often, maybe worth exploring.Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-57634742128042992542010-10-25T07:28:47.684-07:002010-10-25T07:28:47.684-07:00What a coincidence !!! I had been meaning to send ...What a coincidence !!! I had been meaning to send you guys a mail about this book ever since we read it here .... my little girl and me were blown away by this book !!Cantaloupes.Amma (CA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06507339903683786496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-44135655127911365072010-10-25T07:08:20.110-07:002010-10-25T07:08:20.110-07:00Sheela, another gem. What a nice story about spide...Sheela, another gem. What a nice story about spider weaving the intricate designs.<br /><br />I can see our library systems getting over loaded with requests :)utbtkidshttp://www.utbtkids.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-10161115460242971992010-10-25T03:25:50.804-07:002010-10-25T03:25:50.804-07:00I searched online for photos on Kente cloth. They ...I searched online for photos on Kente cloth. They look very nice. <br /><br />Thanks sheela for an interesting pick.sathishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061644730228380194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-89371052302509348522010-10-25T00:30:52.354-07:002010-10-25T00:30:52.354-07:00Oh I have to get hold of this one! I have a real t...Oh I have to get hold of this one! I have a real thing for african fabric, infact I'm trying to make a quilt out of all sorts of african fabric at the moment, mostly wax prints though because kente fabric is more expensive! It sounds like this book might pair well with Sophie's Masterpiece: A Spider's Tale, written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Jane DyerZoe @ Playing by the bookhttp://www.playingbythebook.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-6284856441706397372010-10-24T22:32:54.176-07:002010-10-24T22:32:54.176-07:00Oh my review is also a take on Kente - hadn't ...Oh my review is also a take on Kente - hadn't seen or heard of this clothe before! Now I know so much about it. Now if I could lay my hands on this one..Sunitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-5997138631962533012010-10-24T22:19:10.442-07:002010-10-24T22:19:10.442-07:00Wonderful how these legends become part of everyda...Wonderful how these legends become part of everyday life. <br /><br />Echoing Art. There is a similar story behind the discovery and popularisation of silk in China.<br /><br />In a book I have reviewed-to follow later in this festival- there is a Mexican legend about a goddess called Ix Chel who brings the craft of weaveing to Earth after watching a spider weave a web. Goes to show how mankind is linked in its pre-history, doesn't it?sandhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654489216158421654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27389926.post-72559820958335669462010-10-24T22:05:30.894-07:002010-10-24T22:05:30.894-07:00Such a lovely sounding book. Makes me wonder if th...Such a lovely sounding book. Makes me wonder if there are such stories behind the Indian Kanchipuram sari or the Kashmiri shawl or carpets?artnavynoreply@blogger.com