What does traisto mean? In case anyone wondered... LOH #65
Sometimes a name can be very successful and compatible with the one that carries it, some other times it needs some explanation and this is my case!
An unusual point of view of my loom.
In my father's village they have this specific word "traisto" which is the handwoven feeder they used in older times to feed the horses and the donkeys. In this area of Greece, they have a very strong accent, I usually don't understand everything that they say and it is very sad that I had the same problem with my grandmother, too. I was often looking for my cousin's help to understand what she was telling me... My father's family was a very poor one and he had to leave from his family and village at the age of 12. Moving in the big city, he totally lost his accent, so I was not familiar with it as I could listen to it only some days every year when we were visiting grandma.
Natural brown wool yarn.
When the locals say this word, it sounds more like "trasito" because of the heavy "s" they have. When I first (and once) listened to this not commonly used word, I had to ask several times to understand if the correct form is trá-i-sto or trasito. And I don't know why, but it ringed a bell.
In those times you had to do everything with your hands. The traisto was not a piece of art, it was an everyday item usually wooven by rough yarns and resused clothes.
I have a special preference for raw natural yarns.
So, this is the name I use for my weaving "business" and it came natural when I signed up in HIVE to register as traisto. A few days later, I realised that I have already started sharing some very personal thoughts and that it might not have been a good idea to mix it with my work. It is also then that I realised that I can't change the username. On the other hand I am sharing my passage in life through this blog and there is nothing I need to hide or to be secretive about. And that's a very liberating thought.
I guess this name is a tribute to my roots, to my female-line from my father's part, to my grandma that I wish I could understand more of her stories, to the simple handwoven/handmade items that were made mainly to make everyday life easier and yet still had some style.
And a preference for recycled material. This is a rug made by sheets of my childhood.
This is my entry to the contest by Ladies of Hive and my reply to their question What is the story behind your Hive username?.
Thank you amazing @trucklife-family for the invitation!!!
I would like to invite @buckaroobaby, I wonder what this name means... It certainly sounds great!
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PS 2. As I was writing this post, it came to me that my name sounds more like a bot's name than a human's :)
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Wow what a great question. I am so glad you explained it. I did wonder. And again gorgeous photos. How do you do the little text under the photos? I like it.
Hey Sara! I am glad you liked it! It is a great question and a good opportunity for me to explain traisto :)
I looove the first photo of @fotostef, I had never imagined to look at my loom from that angle...
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Nice ;)
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Such a wonderful story behind your username, I was really intrigued when I first saw you on here. It certainly is a part of you and also a celebration of your heritage. Loved this response @traisto, thank you xxxx
Thank you for your super sweet comment!
You know, it felt like a healing writing this post, which was totally unexpected I must admit...
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What a special story! Love the WHY behind things. You are such a talented and unique woman. Thank you for sharing @traisto!!!! Not sure if I'll be giving my long explanation to Buckaroo!!!!
Thank you so much! I also love the backstage stories!
Now you have triggered me even more with Buckaroo, haha! And it has a LONG explanation, to... hmmm! Well, some things are meant to remain a mystery!
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Here's part of the name - in short. The area we live is the Karoo .....
Mmmm, one very important clue, interesting!
I love the @buckaroobaby name!
Well originally it was just Buckaroo - back in the Steemit days. Then I went offline for three years and when I came back it was to Hive. Bit of a long story but all my keys were lost and I had to reinvent Buckaroo
That was tough my dear Buckaroo! I am so glad you didn't give up and you had the courage to start all over again! I know from Stefanos that you are one of the old members here. I remember that he was telling me how amazed he was noticing how similar our landscapes are through your photos (which is pretty impressive!). So, when we first met here, I asked him it was Buckaroo the one you were telling me about, right? haha! xxx
Well I am really happy that you are now part of the different overlapping communities! It is amazing how similar despite so many differences!
What a wonderful story behing your nick, @traisto! It reminds me how I love to watch the process of mading wooden carpets and other thing using this stuff. I even try it myself, and was very happy and proud 😇
Thanks for sharing this touching story 🤗
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Thank you so much @zirochka! I am so happy that you enjoyed it!
I would love to see a carpet woven by your own hands! Weaving is almost a meditation, a meditation where you also make things with your hands! Maybe sometime you will feel like weaving again! Always at your disposal for sharing weaving experiences :)
Thank you, I will keep it in mind 😉☺🤗
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That weaving art is amazing and it is inspiering to see handmade art, that has a special touch.
Thank you for sharing this and I love what you make.
Good luck 🌷
Thank you @saffisara, you are so kind!
Super happy you enjoyed it! All handmade have something special, I like to think that they have the thoughts and the feelings, the dreams and expectations of their maker!
I belive so to 😊 and getting something that is made by love can't ever messure in money ❤️
You have a Great gift.
You are so right! Authenticity and personality are priceless!
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@traisto. Your name has a lot of style.
I love your storytelling. You do it flawlessly! Amazing photographs by @fotostef! Thanks for your post. Regards!Thank you very much!
And you do some amazing dancing flawlessly for sure!!! Wow!
Gladly!
Thank you very much bro, I'm glad you like it.
And now I won't wonder anymore \o
Lovely story. And your story with your grandma hit me =/ I couldn't understand my grandmas very well, but never took the time to engage in real deep conversations with them.
Thanks @mrprofessor :)
At that time I couldn't realisize what I was missing, it was mostly weird and uncomfortable. Now I know that I missed a lot, she had a very interesting adventurous life, but back then it was simply impossible. Amazing that it was the same for you...
Well, @traisto, I really wanted to say about your name, there is an object in Romania that has a similar name, I thought it was a coincidence but now I realize it's not.
In folk, country wear, there is a kind of bag, which resembles those bags made to feed horses. It's called: "traista". I think this object is the same in Greece and Romania, it is known that there were (or still are) areas, I think in the mountains, in Macedonia? with communities "vlahe"(Romanian), probably by shepherds. There is also a community of "aromani or machedoni", probably Macedonian, in Romania. In the past there have been closer ties between our countries... I'm posting a photo of a "traista", this time a decorative one, sold in souvenir shops in Romania.
Seeing your passion for handmade objects made of wool, carpets, rugs, upholstery I understand that you did not choose the name by chance.
It is amazing that we have almost the same word!!!
Traista sounds like a female word to me, and I really like it, haha! Traisto is neutral in Greek.
According to my dictionary the origin of "traisto" is "tagistro/taistro" which is the feeder. "taizo" is to feed. To some areas it changed to "trasto" and to the more rarely used "traisto".
And it has two meanings, the one is the woven feeder for the horses and the second one is the woven bag in your picture, usually called "tagari" in Greek.
How interesting!
I wonder what a Romanian dictionary says about the origin of "traista"!
Is it widely used as a word in Romania nowdays?
Fascinating!!!
Yes, it's the same word. In Romanian, it is a feminine noun.
I looked it up in the dictionary and I have to say I didn't get it right, I'm probably dumber. I don't understand a lot of the abbreviations there. What I understand is that some researchers want to say that it is a Romanian word, with Dacian roots. It may be something patriotic. They say that from Romanian this word spread to the surrounding countries, in Russian, Polish, Czech... The Greek form is also mentioned, but here I didn't understand if they say that it is also from us, because they also mention a Byzantine form of the word.
Probably, envious that we have so many words with Greek origin, they wanted to suggest that there is also a reverse version. I don't care who said "traista" first, I'm glad there are connections between us.
Now, in Romania, traista is only used in isolated communities, such as Garbou, and mostly for feeding the horses that are left (very few). Sometimes a fashion designer remembers it and uses it in his collections. It still exists in souvenir shops. Otherwise, China has won again and overwhelmed us with their colorful and cheap bags.
Me neither, haha! But I am always curious about the roots of the words, I used to be a dictionary maniac :) It's not just the origin, sometimes behind the interpretation there is a story, even the mark of a whole culture...
Exactly!!! It is so beautiful!
How weird that they still use it to feed horses! I think they have extincted here, but I might be wrong! Now I got really curious again :)