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 ...
ALLEGAN, MI-- We all do it...some of us each and every day. Go to the store, buy clothes, towels, rugs, sheets, or some type of assembled fabric. Question is...has it ever occurred how they're made?
Artisans with visual impairment practice the skill of hand weaving. Amid the rack and clatter of hand looms turning spooled fibers into yards of colorful cloth, spirted voices rise over the din at the ...
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 ...