The pillow that I made :)

**Bugbear** · 15th January 12, 04:52 PM

I'm trying to think back to when I was a kid and we made candles. It seems like we did paint on them, which might not be a good idea with the wrong kind of paint, but it also seems like there was a sort of colored, liquid wax that could be used like paint.

We also made soap in different shapes and designs.
Good luck.

**ThistleDown** · 15th January 12, 05:45 PM

Do you mean like this, Meghan? Joe Macdonald at Gung Haggis Fat Choy a couple of years ago.

**JRB** · 15th January 12, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Ross

Reminds me a bit of something that Ferguson Britt came up with, a while ago. Me and him are both Nipponophiles, he because he lived there for 16 years, and I because I've studied Japanese martial arts for 22 years.

Anywhoo, him being a sporran maker, he thought of facing a sporran with a traditionally Japanese material (in this case, ray skin... same stuff that the hilt of a katana is wrapped in). I love it, because like your project, it seems a great way to bring the two cultures together in a classy and meaningful manner.

Actually, ray skin (same) is not specifically a cross-cultural material for a sporran. Shagreen (what ray skin is called in europe) is a traditional grip material on Scottish baskethilted broadswords too...

**Father Bill** · 15th January 12, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

Do you mean like this, Meghan? Joe Macdonald at Gung Haggis Fat Choy a couple of years ago.

WHOO HOO!

**Meggers** · 15th January 12, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

Do you mean like this, Meghan? Joe Macdonald at Gung Haggis Fat Choy a couple of years ago.

lol awesome. And yes! Just like that!

**Chainsaw02** · 15th January 12, 11:14 PM

Meghan,

"Pillow Talk", I believe, was a movie staring Rock Hudson and Doris Day. I can't remember the plot but it was a comedy and also had song by the same name that was quite popular. Of course the phase "pillow talk" had other connotations best left to our imaginations.

Larry Dirr

**Bugbear** · 15th January 12, 11:46 PM

Hmmm, I wonder if anyone has tried to make simple tartans with one of those little looms that you make pot holders and things on... We used to play with those when I was a kid.

**Thomas H** · 16th January 12, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by joshua

since you asked...

The celts were an indo-european and ethno-linguistically diverse group of tribal societies in iron age and roman-era europe who spoke celtic languages.

Islam is the monotheistic religion articulated by the qur'an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of god (arabic: الله‎ allāh), and by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah and composed of hadith) of muhammad, considered by them to be the last prophet of god.

Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials.

Arab people, also known as arabs (arabic: عرب‎, ʿarab), are a panethnicity primarily living in the arab world, which is located in western asia and north africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing an important part of arab identity.

the important part to remember is that none of these things are mutually exclusive.

...... Wow.....

**Meggers** · 16th January 12, 04:48 PM

Thomas, I'd hate to think we were thinking the worst of you but your vague messages make me feel like you think my project is pretty ridiculous. Is there a reason why I should be having this vibe? If you want to talk about your thoughts on it, Id gladly discuss it in a private message so we dont get the thread closed. But I would like to hear your thoughts.