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
Kuala Lumpur: National Textiles Museum
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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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Varanasi: Benares Saris
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.
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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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Bhujodi: Pit Looms
These pit looms use a combination of 4 pedal-operated heddles and several hand-operated wooden swords to create the various sheds needed for their wefts. Continue reading
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Nettle Weaving
I had the opportunity to accompany Active Travel’s Textile Tour group for a few days. South of Trongsa, we visited the Tarayana Foundation’s unique project that has revived the art of weaving cloth from the bark of stinging nettles. Continue reading
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Yathra for Winter
As I travelled to Phobjika in November, the cold weather was prompting the wearing of Yathra garments. Continue reading
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Can Cau: Flowery Hmong
The Can Cau market is held every Saturday in a rural setting on a hillside. To my untrained Western eyes, the women all seemed to be wearing identical outfits, and shopping for more of the same. Continue reading
