Ralph Scaglione
Registered: March 2005
Posts: 1,046
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Fri April 28, 2006 1:32pm
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Very nice Ellis, what size thread did you use?
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Frantz Buchot
Registered: February 2006
Location: FRANCE (RHA)
Posts: 99
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Fri April 28, 2006 1:54pm
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Frantz Buchot
Registered: February 2006
Location: FRANCE (RHA)
Posts: 99
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Fri April 28, 2006 1:59pm
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This symbol is known as "Lauburu" in the basque language and it means 4 heads (lau : four, buru : Head); some people say that it reminds four water drops. It is also called the basque cross, and it the most mysterious symbol of the basque people. It is a solar symbol and is supposed to bring luck, fortune and good health...everything I wish you Ellis.
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Ellis Mendiola
Registered: March 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 648
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Fri April 28, 2006 3:34pm
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Ralph,
I did this weave on a wooden dowel using Holland C and D threads. I still have a few spools left from the 80's. When I weave the lauburu on a surf rod I will probably use the same threads but the pattern will be tightened.
Frantz,
Wish me a good bottle of Merlot. I used to have a girlfriend in West Texas. She was very Castillian, blond hair and green eyes. When I told her that I was Basque she said, "No wonder you are so strange." The relationship didn't work out.
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Emory Harry
Registered: April 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 119
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Sat April 29, 2006 7:45pm
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Ellis,
You cannot be so strange if you enjoy a good bottle of Merlot. Have you tried any of the excellent Merlots that are being made in Western Washington? They are being acclaimed as some of the best Merlots in the world. I think that some may even be better than a girlfriend from West Texas. I am sure that some of the Cabernets from Western Washington are better than a West Texas girl friend.
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Ellis Mendiola
Registered: March 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 648
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Sat April 29, 2006 11:24pm
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Hi Emory,
I have not tried the Washington wines. Now I will have to.
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James Labanowski
Registered: March 2005
Location: Oxnard, California
Posts: 2,083
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Nice work Ellis. Had a hunch that might be Holland.
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