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What is Tom Bombadil? (lemm.ee)
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He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?

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[โ€“] 11 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

the Navajo had a tradition of weaving a single, intentional imperfection into the patterns on their blankets and rugs.. they said it was so that their spirit didn't get trapped inside the weave..

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    TIL - I thought of this as a Persian tradition. Apparently the idea of a deliberate flaw in a woven work features in both cultures.

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    very cool to know.. it may have been a pretty common practice at one time..

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    Japanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry

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