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A Batak tale of weaving: Preserving tradition and beliefs

Art & Culture 2 years ago

A Batak tale of weaving: Preserving tradition and beliefs

Uli Artha Panggabean is a weaver of ulos, the traditional woven cloth of the Batak tribe. Her passion for the tradition goes deep.

Indian sari weavers toil to keep tradition alive

Art & Culture 3 years ago

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Indian sari weavers toil to keep tradition alive

Mohammad Sirajuddin's cramped studio is typical of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India's dwindling community of artisans painstakingly working by hand to produce silk saris, uniquely cherished among their wearers as the epitome of traditional Indian sartorial style.

Bangladesh's traditional weavers hanging by a thread as factories boom

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Bangladesh's traditional weavers hanging by a thread as factories boom

In small tin sheds in a town outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, wooden looms are deftly operated by a group of men and women as huge garment factories churn out cheaper alternatives.

Historical threads: Morocco's last brocade master

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Historical threads: Morocco's last brocade master

Abdelkader Ouazzani, the last of Morocco's brocade master weavers, has been repeating the same gestures for 63 years in his dilapidated workshop in the heart of the old city of Fes.

Thousands of East Flores weavers to showcase skills at Bale Nagi Festival

Art & Culture 6 years ago

Thousands of East Flores weavers to showcase skills at Bale Nagi Festival

Thousands of weavers of East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, will showcase their skills as part of Bale Nagi Festival.

Fashioning a better future for Indonesian weavers

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Fashioning a better future for Indonesian weavers

The Save the Loom campaign was inspired by weavers on Lombok and in Central Sulawesi whose hometowns were recently shattered by earthquakes. It aims to help them recover.

Celebrating a community of weavers one thread at a time

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Celebrating a community of weavers one thread at a time

Hand-woven tenun, with its stunning designs and intricate techniques, is found across Indonesia, from the islands of Nusa Tenggara to the mountains of Sulawesi.

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