Original stone cottage at Thimble Farm

Original stone cottage at Thimble Farm
This had to be abandoned at time of great flood
Showing posts with label spider silk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spider silk. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

NEW DISCOVERIES ABOUT WAYS TO USE SPIDER SILK

Hilda was worrying about the way her brother, the fairy Marus had burned part of his wings.  If they were too damaged he would lose his ability to fly.  While she was looking for soothing and healing herbs to make a salve for his wings she ran into her friend, the spider Zenna.  Hilda already knew that Zenna was very creative with her webs.  Suddenly she thought that spider silk might used to mend the wings Marus had damaged by flying through a fire.  She got Zenna to give her a bunch of silk and was able to mend her brother's wings.  This gave Zenna a lot of ideas as well and she began to make all kinds of things with her weaving besides spider webs.  Ideas are wonderful things and lead to even more ideas.  I wonder if I can think of different ways to use honey. This is Delbert Bee here.  I'm going to buzz of now and think about honey.

Friday, August 20, 2010

WHO PROVIDED MATERIAL TO REPAIR FAIRY WINGS?

A fairy's wings are precious beyond words.  Not only are they important to a fairy for flying.  They are also part of a fairy's beauty.  Marus was a courageous fairy who flew into a fire to rescue Lina from being incinerated even before she was born.  As a result his wings were damaged.  But Hilda, one of his sisters, had the idea to ask Zenna for some spider silk and she was able to repair his wings with that silk.  In the Thimblewyck stories there are many instances of Zenna's wonderful weaving being important in many ways.