The handloom weaving tradition is undergoing a transformation in the district. The patterns, for instance. The old school is sticking to convention, but the younger generation of weavers are ...
Patience, as the old saw goes, is a virtue – it’s just not one of ours. In our Christmas Day column we mentioned that we were so taken with weaving on the featured children’s loom that we ordered an ...
“While weaving can be inherently complex and technical, it provides a fantastic framework for creative expression,” writes Daly at the start of her gorgeous introduction to weaving. Daly, a textile ...
Chengdu Shu Brocade and Embroidery Museum showcases the best brocades in China. Guide Yan Hua walked me into a room where two people were busy working on a loom. It is no ordinary loom. The greater ...
The craft of hand weaving on the loom is considered one of the oldest manual practices in Syria and forms an essential part of the ...
On Monday evenings in Morse, as athletes scarf down food in the dining hall and students stress out in the library, something else is going on in the basement. A dozen students are learning the ...
Installation view of Pattern : Code by Ahree Lee at the Women’s Center for Creative Work (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) LOS ANGELES — What is considered women’s work? Do we confine our ...
Handwoven clothing? It often connotes images of bulky sweaters and scarves, harking from the Himalayan hilltops or Peruvian lowlands. Not, however, if it’s made by Adi Yair. The Jerusalem-based ...