Jute
How little I knew about jute, other than the fact that I used quantities of it in the days of macrame.
Creating plant hangers, gate chime hangers, baby cradles, mobiles and any number of projects became possible with readily accessible and reasonably priced jute.
Note: The beautiful Aries baby who first used that cradle will turn older than thirty in mid-April. Can that be possible? Happy Birthday, Bre!
Last week, I noticed the gate bell hanger was more shabby than chic so I added that to my list of to-do's when I'm slothing about outside enjoying warm weather and watching the grass grow.
Hm. I might suspend the upside down tomatoes from a jute hanger. Ah, jute, let me count the ways I use thee...
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Jute!!!!! How brilliant is that? I didn't even consider jute! Great post!
You are so creative!! Marvelous post and I love that baby bed/cradle! And what a great word for the J day! Hope you're having a great week! Enjoy! while you count the ways!
Sylvia
An interesting variation. I remember Jute mostly from the sacks used when I was a child for coffee, potatoes, coke - in fact for all kinds of products. They seem to have disappeared.
A forgotten memory...."macrame"
You just took me back a few years!! Wow! We made those plant hangers...Who knows where they are today!!
That is such a pretty place to put a baby. I just love new babies. Nothing sweeter : )
We've got a saying in the Netherlands about jute: she/he would look good in a jute bag. Basically it means she/he would look good in anything! Jute bags were most commonly used to store and transport potatoes and of course Saint Nicholas keeps his presents in them!
I would never have associated Jute with baby's cradles.
Great creativity. Such an all-rounder. Excellent.
Gosh blast from the past, macramé, that brought back a few memories. Jute seems to be making a comeback in the form of robust shopping bags at the moment (trying to wean us off the use of unsustainable plastic). Creative J post. Wishing you many moments of "enjoying the warm weather and watching the grass grow".
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors cradle but oh my that is simply beautiful. Any baby would have amazing dreams in one of those.
Happy slothing...
Ah, macrame. What a great craft that was (is). My grand-daughter Katie slept in a cradle like the one you show, - so romantic and sweet.
It never ceases to amaze me how something from such a delicate looking plant can make something so strong. :)
Wonderful post. The baby cradle is a real labour of love and a precious heirloom. I haven't made any macrame for ages but never ventured more than plant hangers in any case.
Really nice! Whish I had the patience to make macrame myself
Hi Sue;
what a lovely use of jute...:)
but jute for us is some kind of leafy vegetable!
that pic, is that the real one u'r talking about?
nice, nice piece!
Such a beautiful cradle should get a place in a jute museum! How clever of you to create such masterpieces!
Excellent ! How did you find that ? Never thought of it !
Gattina from ABC team
The hanging cradle is beautiful! What a treasure to have. The best I could muster was a plant hanger when I was in high school and it went the route of a garage sale long ago.
What a beautiful jute cradle. Such a great choice for today's letter. A
What a beautiful jute cradle. Such a great choice for today's letter. A
Nice post.
I always loved knowing about jute when I was in school, because it was obscure knowledge in my part of the world. .
I used to love macrame! What a great post - lots of memories!
This cradle is a keeper, how lovely! I made a LOT of macrame pieces in the 70-80's, what fun it was. Especially wall hangings and owls (remember those!!!) Glad I stopped in.
Hugs, G
That baby cradle is very beautiful! Such a great idea, too, and easily rockable.
Yes, Indeed, cloth made of 麻 jute is the most comfortable cloth to wear in the hot humid summer of southeast Asia.
I believe jute is being put to more use these days, as a green alternative to various things. I love that cradle!
You are showing your creativity! Thanks for a wonderful post!
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