Varanasi has long been renowned for it’s gold-highlighted silk saris, though I’m told that nowadays they are more likely to be woven from Chinese silk than Indian.
Varanasi: Benares Saris
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Benares Saris Techniques
Seeing the dark and cramped space where these saris are woven, I perfectly understood why the senior weavers from this workshop had taken their warp to the local park to prepare it for mounting on the loom. Continue reading
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Kathmandu: Bhutanese-style weaving
I was intrigued to find Bhutanese yathra-style jackets for sale in Kathmandu. Enquiring of the shopkeeper, I was told that they are woven further out in the Kathmandu valley by ethnic Nepalis, not Bhutanese immigrants.
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Burtibang: Back-strap weaving
This weaver had set up outside a shop in the bus park at Burtibang, a transport hub town in western Nepal. Her loom set-up was very similar to the backstrap looms used in Bhutan, Continue reading
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Chitre: School Bags
Here are some of the students of Shree Lali Gurans Primary School showing off the locally-woven bags they use for their school books. Continue reading
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Jetsun Pema’s kira looks familiar…
Looking at this photo in Yeewong magazine of Bhutan’s royal couple meeting with the Indian PM, Jetsun Pema’s kira seemed very familiar.
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Hanoi Women’s Museum
Although the Hanoi Museum of Ethnology is very informative, I enjoyed the Costume exhibit at the Women’s Museum even more. Continue reading
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Sam Tai Village
I spent a whole morning wandering around Sam Tai village, looking at work on looms, greeting groups of women and being shown their completed weaving. Continue reading
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Videos of Kushutara weaving
I have recently enjoyed a rather clear video of kushutara weaving posted on YouTube:
It’s nice to see a close-up video of a weaver working relatively slowly. Continue reading
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Muang Vaen
Muang Vaen is a beautifully situated village 2 hours along an unsealed side road from Ban Don with a reputation for very fine weaving. Continue reading
