The loom, made of palm trees, was carried as Bedouins roamed the deserts in search of water oases to settle With tightly spun red, black or white colored yarns produced on handheld wooden spindles, ...

Various initiatives to promote handcrafts have helped the traditional crafts and modern retail industry to evolve together, reports Nibedita Saha In India, fuse tradition with modernity on a single ...

Ninety-five kilometers from Kolkata, West Bengal is the town of Ambika Kalna or Kalna, positioned on the western bank of the Bhagirathi. This is the place where Jyotish Debnath was born, the place ...

Hainan presents a Li ethnic culture exhibition and traditional activities during the Milan Design Week 2023. [Photo provided to China Daily] Experts say that the skills involved in the craft have been ...

I want my daughter to know how to weave so that she can give baskets at her daughter’s wedding, just like I will. […] If the younger generation shows interest, we will teach them. Maybe one day, they ...

"My weaving crafts are inspired mainly by the wisdom of ethnic people, combined with my knowledge in applied arts and my passion for the art of weaving," she said. Ms Areerak said she often visits ...

The Ede ethnic people have long been proud of their brocade weaving and are trying to preserve the traditional craft amid the rapid industrialization, modernization, and fashion changes. The Ede ...

Liu Xianglan (center) is a national representative inheritor of the traditional brocade artisanship of the Li ethnic group. LI TIANPING/FOR CHINA DAILY Liu Xianglan, a national representative ...