So, here’s the thing— a sea of time ago…before I had met my Bride she was already travelling around out in the world. Her travels took her to the San Blas Islands on a sailboat. It was way before computers, iPhones and all that. There was no real tourism there, but some of the more business-savvy Indians discovered that foreign visitors would pay money for the handmade embroidered cloth panels of their blouses/dresses. These cloth jewels of handicraft are called, “molas”,and produced by the Cuña Indians. The technique is known as, “reverse appliqué”. When my Bride was walking around on the island, she came to a hut where a blouse with its mola had been washed and was hanging on the wash line. My Bride complimented the blouse and the lady immediately took the blouse off the line and ripped the mola off the blouse. My Bride did not have the heart not to buy it then. Here is an example: She bought three molas and has kept them all this time. We do not have a lot of things on the walls, but she thought it was time to take them out of the box. She went for pillow cases. At least we can see them now. She located a lady that was the niece of a former colleague…and what a superb seamstress she is too. Goodness gracious me— a real professional. Here they are: In the living room: In the Multimedia Room: Chapeau to this fantastic lady whose expertise is evident in the smallest detail. Addendum: These molas were acquired more than fifty years ago.
Those are really cool and would go perfectly in my living room. !! They match my curtain colors. Your wife has very good taste !!
Those are beautiful. It's amazing the brilliant colors are so rich after a half century. That's a great use for these works of art. Somehow the colors play off the rug colors. Nice effect there.
Annie— Thanks to you for your nice words. That nice pic of your curtains looks really attractive. The whole scene looks nice, the indoor plants, the colours in the curtains. Annie, this small glimpse into how nice your home looks inside. Petje af. Daniel— mate I thought that you might like this posting because of your renown sewing interests and skills. If you could see; up closely, the hand sewing of these people you would find it interesting I am sure. Thanks for your comments. You mentioned the carpet and the colours in the mola. That chair was rescued and re-upholstered by a friend. The cloth on it are panels of the battle of Hastings that you can see in a museum in France… in Bayeux…the so-called, “Bayeux Tapestry”. Today my Bride will re-open those two pillows on the couch and stuff a little more in, as she found them too flat.
Welp, after resting on the couch overnight, my Bride decided that our stuffing job on those last two pillows was inadequate— they needed more filling. The temp here is beginning to soar, so it is the perfect time to re-stuff those cushion's. I agreed that they could use a little more filling. Here they are now: For the sewing enthousiasts among you, I have a few more foto's. First, the molas prepared for shipping. Then, the back side …and a close-up of the back side, illustrating the sewing technique of the Cuñas Finally one more example of the seamstress’ skill with making the zipper. My goodness, that looks good
Cheers Frank— we used to have then in a frame with glass, hanging on the wall, but since we moved, they have remained….in The Box.
