i asked my dad to plant a kapok tree. his answer? "kasi rusak tanah baitu'.?. really?
i like my pillow high and fluffy. a combination you rarely find from the ready made ones. so, i made my own pillow and made 4 small one for my kerani punya anak. i have yet to make the pillowcases, so i havent give its out.
when i was small, our neighbour have a kapok tree near their house. the fruits have numerous seeds, that when it's young can be eaten raw. and it taste quite good. manis kelat.
i like my pillow high and fluffy. a combination you rarely find from the ready made ones. so, i made my own pillow and made 4 small one for my kerani punya anak. i have yet to make the pillowcases, so i havent give its out.
when i was small, our neighbour have a kapok tree near their house. the fruits have numerous seeds, that when it's young can be eaten raw. and it taste quite good. manis kelat.
when mature, the kapok pod turn brown (from green) and fall from the branch by itself. i remember the neighbour's odu collected the pods and dried them up under the sun before breaking it to gather the white fluffy cottonny fiber. then, she took away the numerous seeds (a tedious job) before making a pillow out of the fiber. most of the time, she'd just tear up old pillow and add the fiber to up the volume. my odu made me a kapok pillow with seeds in it. not the most comfortable pillow in the world, but, it kept my fingers busy, trying to crush the grainy seeds everytime i laid my head on it.
so, ya. i'll plant a kapok tree this year. so, in a few more years, i can make more pillows to give away. sound promising to me...
handmade kapok pillows
6 comments:
nice...boleh kah ko buat ala2 sofa.. hehehe..it'll be cool!
cilakas! you're pointing to my sofaless living room baini kan?
wakakakakkak..
i've just formed a club for jahitan in my college. how cool is that?
you got me wrong...i was thinking of redoing my house..then tetiba rasa best kalau buat cushion besar2 yang duduk2 dilantai...(tp aku tahu impossible utk aku sebab org2 tua akan bising...
wah mare...ko memang maju lah dalam MLM ko...senang jual barang
lambat my cerita ni... ehhehe.. jarang p visit sini my passion.
oh yes, those were the days busy kunun mencari the biji kapok yang belum pecah in the bantal! wakkaka... and having to jemur the bantal everynow and then to fluff back the kapok... the smell of sun caught in the bantal... heaven!
hari tu sy angkat bantal kapuk dari serikin..hahaha..nanti ko boleh buat tilam kapuk tu kukuanga.
I like your kapok pillows!! I would like to find some comfortable floor cushions. My family likes to play board games and I want to make a comfy spot to sit around alow table and play games.. are you still making pillows? Do you know how to make those triangular floor cushions?
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