Fulani khasa blanket, Mali

I can certainly see its appeal!

It's bright and happy! Thank you, Andy.

Nice needlework................he (or she) was very talented. Such a lovely souvenir!

Thank you, it would have been "he." Men are in charge of weaving and sewing, at least traditionally. ;-)

I can understand that! My late father used to make rugs, knit clothes and make leather bags, wallets etc. He learned to do it whilst he was in the Navy to keep him occupied while he was away from home.

Interesting, Keith! My grandfather knitted his own socks and sewed shirts. My dad made some hooked rugs when he was working in Norway. Grandpa was a bachelor rancher in his youth. He would be snowed in during the winter, so it was entertainment as well as a necessity. My dad had the same idea as your dad. :-) I don't know what happened to the rug he gave me...