tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post100796068589262977..comments2024-01-10T22:28:03.045-05:00Comments on riverrim: lots of pots or counting cucurbitascyndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18006126625281714507noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-77715564667299639942013-12-10T13:28:45.487-05:002013-12-10T13:28:45.487-05:00They are wonderful !!! Spinning flax will never be...They are wonderful !!! Spinning flax will never be the same.cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863913446098500447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-82734986493141968562013-12-06T16:37:56.668-05:002013-12-06T16:37:56.668-05:00That is a really neat idea! They are so cute and ...That is a really neat idea! They are so cute and functional too.<br /><br />Also wondered if you have seen the Double flyer wheel over at <a href="http://oddweavings.blogspot.se/2013/11/it-was-nice-and-sunny-day.html" rel="nofollow"> Kerstin's</a> Her current post has some questions that you might be able to answer.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16226371437929271405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-73222160984068070912013-12-06T10:25:17.404-05:002013-12-06T10:25:17.404-05:00I have a couple beautiful little gourd pots that I...I have a couple beautiful little gourd pots that I bought in Mexico many years ago. I suspect they were mostly decorative. I never thought about them as hanging from a wheel. Perhaps... and I just never knew.<br /><br />You always teach and amaze me. Thank you.judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230862540962531293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-34055308112729023242013-12-05T08:15:15.692-05:002013-12-05T08:15:15.692-05:00I wonder how many people are tempted to spin flax ...I wonder how many people are tempted to spin flax seeing those pots! Cathyhttp://catena.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-41477261558172430692013-12-04T14:34:30.572-05:002013-12-04T14:34:30.572-05:00I have a friend that turns the large gourds into l...I have a friend that turns the large gourds into lampshades. She burns fantasy villages on them, then carves open windows. She uses skeltonized leaves inside the gourd to cover those windows. They are really spectacular. (I thought about posting a picture of mine on my blog, but I'm not sure how she'd feel about that.) Makes perfect sense to use them for spinning flax.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382050215676302342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5789839.post-61469823843138566422013-12-04T11:37:15.906-05:002013-12-04T11:37:15.906-05:00To me this is a very unique way to use the gourds....To me this is a very unique way to use the gourds. I enjoy thinking of ways to use them. Several years ago I made a purse out of one for a friend that does native reenactments. FUN...Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com