I have Air Asia to thank for discovering this museum: they cancelled my onward connection Kuala Lumpur to Vientiane and gave me a whole day to fill in KL. Continue reading
Tag Archives: ethnic textiles
Ban Saluey
Ban Saluey is a village specialising in mat-mii (ikat), where the threads are tied before dyeing, and then those patterned threads are lined up carefully as they are woven to reveal the pattern again. Continue reading
Mat-mii Technique in Ban Saluey
Ban Saluey is a village specialising in mat-mii (ikat), where the threads are tied before dyeing, and then those patterned threads are lined up carefully as they are woven to reveal the pattern again. Continue reading
An Embroidery Lesson
A couple of weeks ago I enjoyed a lovely visit to a village north of Bhuj and was given a brief lesson in the type of couching embroidery these women do so well. Continue reading
Gujarati Goodies
Here are my Gujarati purchases so far. Some I chose simply because I loved the colours; others I bought for a particular technique. Continue reading