Re: My night with the Palestinians


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Posted by jolynn on September 27, 2001 at 05:25:23:

In reply to: My night with the Palestinians posted by Lauren on September 26, 2001 at 17:23:45:

Sounds like a wonderful night!! The girls excitment at finding her
name was great! The fact that you all were able to communicate without
much shared language gives hope in theses trying times. I can hardly
wait to see the pictures!

Ok, the mundane stuff now. Were you using terped paste? I have found
that I have trouble with getting my paste too thin when I add EO's.
This last batch I tried mixing a little differently. I mixed the
powder thick to let the dye release. The next day I added the TT oil
first and then thinned it with lemon. I haven't tried it yet, I will
be in a few minutes. I don't think it will make a difference in the
stain, I'll see. If that isn't a problem you are haveing just ignor
the crazy lady in the corner:)

jolynn
: First, I gotta thank you all for all the nice stuff you said about
: me.
:
: Anyway, I was supposed to go to the house where they're staying at
7,
: but got a call during the day to say they were visiting relatives
: until 7:30 and could I come at 8. I try to go to bed by 9, but
: having told them that, we decided it would be worthwhile to go and
do
: what i could int he time I had. They're leaving this week so this
: would be the last chance.
: I got there as they were saying goodbye to some of their relatives.

: They asked why I was there and when the hosts told them I was there
: to do henna, they got that question-mark
but-you're-a-white-american?
: face and immediately started asking friendly questions. I think I
: may have a lead on some new business after the lady with the
: headcloth came and looked at my hand :) We came in and sat down and
: I gave them books to look through. as it turns out, they speak
: almost no English, and nobody there spoke Arabic, either, so we did
a
: lot of gesturing and smiling. I did the little girl first. She
: looked through CCJ's book for most of the length of it, then jumped
: up and started chattering and pointing excitedly. One of CCJ's
: arabic-word designs is the same as the little girl's name, Marwa.
: She wanted THAT ONE. She was all happy and excited that HEr name
was
: in my book. I used the arabic but did the rest of the pattern in my
: own designs. It was at this time that I realized that I'd made the
: mix too thin. I had to do some thicker lines than I'd intended, and
: even then it smudged and almost ran in places. She was very good at
: keeping still, though. I did her mom with an
across-the-palm-and-up-
: on-finger rose design that turned out fairly well, then
lemon-sugared
: the little girl, then her mom, and wrapped them in cotton then
: plastic wrap. Apparently, the words for lemon and sugar are much
the
: same in arabic. I had brought along some Palestinian embroidery
that
: I'd done, to ask if I was putting the dress right, and I;m not sure
: but I think they were impressed. The mom gave me a piece of cross-
: stitch she'd done that's the face of a clock that you add the
: mechanism and arms to. It's modern and europeanized, but I'm
pleased
: to have it. I think they were pleased overall, even though they
were
: disappointed that i didn't have the energy or time to do more for
: them. I've been invited to their going-away party on Friday and I
: think I'll go.
: I took pictures. I think I'm going to try the Yahoo picture service
: and see if I can put them up since the damn website doesn't seem to
: be doing anything.
: I'll let you know.

 


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