Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...
“I fell in love with frame loom weaving and decided to scale it up to become my full-time work,” explains the Pictou, N.S.
Adding handmade weaving to the list was not an easy task. Among the conditions negotiated was that it should have an economic value on those who practice it On Wednesday, UNESCO included the Egyptian ...
Computers attached to wooden Industrial Revolution-style looms are transforming home hand weavers into savvy professionals. For years hobbyists would weave rugs or scarves for Christmas presents, but ...
BUHI, Camarines Sur, Philippines—No one can actually remember when the weaving tradition began in this Bicol town but the “One Town, One Product” (Otop) thrust of the local government unit (LGU) and ...
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In a world of nanotechnology and rovers on Mars, it’s reassuring to imagine that in the village of Kilcar, Co Donegal, there’s a mill still creating fabric on wooden looms that look like they’re from ...
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