I think you've seen photos of the little wool felt tomtar I made several years ago. I had intended for them to simply be winter holiday decorations, but once I got them set up on the coffee table in the living room, they announced that they are our house spirits! So now they stay there year round, in their own little altar space.
They were quite picky as I was making them, insisting that they be made entirely of wool with no synthetic fibers (though one of them has silk hair, which they said was OK) and made in a particular small set of colors.
Makes sense! The colours for "tomtar" all have specific meanings (related to the seasons and time of year). They are connected to a time where women on large homesteads kept sheep, spun their own wool and made all the garments for the large community, living and working in their self-sufficient settlement. So yes, the "tomtar" know what they are about! : ) It is a great story!
I don’t know if we have tomtar here in Numansdorp but, if so they are very kind.
We moved in here 5 years ago and from the very beginning felt very much welcome and ‘at home.’
And we have been good to the house and the garden. Last weeks the kitchen was renovated and I painted walls and ceiling. ( wearing my Daddy’s white overall. He died at the age of 71 and I am already 4 years older now. This feels strange and he feels close by when I wear this overall.)
Untill now I did not offer anything to the tomtar but I can start doing it. Maybe some jenever instead of whisky 😁.
I think you've seen photos of the little wool felt tomtar I made several years ago. I had intended for them to simply be winter holiday decorations, but once I got them set up on the coffee table in the living room, they announced that they are our house spirits! So now they stay there year round, in their own little altar space.
It is great to hear that they remembered what their true purpose is (not acting as seasonal decorations!) : )
They were quite picky as I was making them, insisting that they be made entirely of wool with no synthetic fibers (though one of them has silk hair, which they said was OK) and made in a particular small set of colors.
Makes sense! The colours for "tomtar" all have specific meanings (related to the seasons and time of year). They are connected to a time where women on large homesteads kept sheep, spun their own wool and made all the garments for the large community, living and working in their self-sufficient settlement. So yes, the "tomtar" know what they are about! : ) It is a great story!
I don’t know if we have tomtar here in Numansdorp but, if so they are very kind.
We moved in here 5 years ago and from the very beginning felt very much welcome and ‘at home.’
And we have been good to the house and the garden. Last weeks the kitchen was renovated and I painted walls and ceiling. ( wearing my Daddy’s white overall. He died at the age of 71 and I am already 4 years older now. This feels strange and he feels close by when I wear this overall.)
Untill now I did not offer anything to the tomtar but I can start doing it. Maybe some jenever instead of whisky 😁.