Happy Pineapples

Thanks for the link to this recipe Leila and Happy Birthday to you in Queensland, the land of many pineapples!!!!

 

http://www.medibank.com.au/bemagazine/post/food/turmeric-and-pineapple-smoothie-recipe/     Lifestyle — Posted 15/11/16

 

Pineapple and Turmeric Smoothie
 

"Bright, sweet and invigorating, this smoothie packs an anti-inflammatory punch."

Serves: 2

Prep time: 5 minutes (plus 4 hours freezing time if using fresh pineapple)

Ingredients: 1 cup pineapple chunks, frozen; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; ¼ teaspoon cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon ginger powder; pinch ground cloves; 1 cup green tea or coconut water, chilled

 

Method:

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and process until slushy. Divide between two glasses and serve.

Recipe provided by Australian Pineapples.
 

 

Leila is the creator of beautiful needlearts, here's a wonderful activity book

she has made for her granddaughter Matilda (note the pineapple on the cover)

 

 

one of Leila's glasses, her favourite no doubt !!

 

 

some fabric she spotted at Spotlight,

 

 

 

and a cloth book made, once again for Matlida, featuring that most magical of fruits !!

Fabrics of the Future (including Pinatex from pineapple leaves)

My fabulous new Tripty jacket made from pineapple fibre and recycled sari fabric in Bangladesh, modelled by my daughter Ella who coincidentally spent a good part of 2015 working with CARE in Dhaka.

                             

  
The Tripty Project is an admirable, ethical fashion and accessories (such as backpacks) company based in Bangladesh and California. Check out the short video on their website.

http://www.tripty.org/about/

They aim at “fusing modern design with traditional handicraft in a transparent supply chain to benefit vulnerable communities of Bangladesh, the environment & consumers” from Tripty website

“Pineapple and Jute Blends: Waste from pineapple farmers, previously a burden to discard, is shredded, spun and dyed to create a sturdy, sustainably produced fabric with a positive environmental and social impact. Any waste from the spinning process is collected and made into paper, making this a zero waste production” from Tripty website
 

There are many exciting developments in the fabric industry using materials that are sustainable and environmentally friendly = by-products of the existing food industry!

Banana plant stems, strawberries and coconut husks are amongst the materials scientists are currently experimenting with.

 

http://ecowatch.com/2015/03/12/fruits-shaking-up-textile-industry/

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/2015/mar/03/wearable-pineapple-banana-fruit-fashion-material?

 
 

Piñatex is a leather-like material developed by Carmen Hijosa in the Philippines which can be made into shoes and bags.

“Hijosa had been working in the leather industry for over 15 years in Ireland, when she was invited to consult on the exportation of leather in the Philippines. When Hijosa arrived, she was exposed to the poor quality of the materials, the working conditions and the toxic impact of leather on the environment. Hijosa advised, rather than try and export leather, why don't you work with what you got, and what the Philippines has is an abundance of natural fibres” from article by Daniela Walker

https://collectively.org/en/article/can-you-tell-that-this-leather-is-made-from-pineapples

 

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/dec/21/wearable-pineapple-leather-alternative

 

 

http://img.medias.rs/20/2051/pinateks_02.jpg

 

And the next (highly informative) website proudly announces that no pineapples are harmed in the process! 

http://www.ananas-anam.com/pinatex/

 

Thanks to everyone who sent me these links! Anne

 

God's own fruit

 

The online translation for the phrase on this beautiful piece of fabric my sister-in-law, Jill, and brother-in-law, John, brought back from Kenya is “No glory except God alone”.

I wonder how that connects with pineapples?

There would definitely have been pineapples in the Garden of Eden – hmmm, maybe there was a typo in the original translation of Genesis and that apple was really a pineapple ????  Anne

Exquisite Piña from the Phillipines

Pineapple fiber or Piña is a strong white or creamy cobweb-like fiber drawn from tall leaves of an indigenous pineapple plant. The fiber is hand stripped from the leaves in lengths of about 18 inches to 3 feet, sun-bleached, hand knotted and spun.

 

It is commonly used in the Philippines where it is sometimes combined with silk or polyester to create a textile fabric.

 

Thanks very much to Karen Angel N  and Quing Obillos for the use of their lovely detailed photographs of Piña embroidery.

Mommysaurus75 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mommysaurus75/5551708114/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Quing Obillos      

http://www.flickr.com/photos/quingobillos/4128406268/

 

And thank you to Karen Ilagan for this beautiful wedding dress photograph.  

http://www.flickr.com/photos/karenilagan/2223115934/

Two fascinating youtubes were made almost 100 years apart - 1918 and 2012 - on the production of Piña. You will make some interesting observations about factory production in the 1918 film "Luzon Lingerie" . . .

 

 

The youtube made in 2012 clearly shows the process but is too long to include on the blog: If you would like to watch it here's the address:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRvWiiGoOzI
Anne