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    Artisans and Lovers. Here are two of the three generations weaving vibrant bold rugs and baskets in the market place behind the big old church in the town square. by: acme Views[663] Artisans and Lovers. This artisan found a place to do some work in the doorway of an old building. He has skills in various materials. A simple life, an honest days work. by: acme Views[1135] Men are weaving traditional clothes by: daviedm Views[1108] They are experts in the field of basket-weaving. In the most rural areas of Rwanda, you will often find that women congregate and practice their amazing skills with a needle. These talented women gather to talk about their families and at the same time create a piece of work that can later be sold or traded for different materials. Most often they sale baskets to tourists and people looking for a particularly colorful artifact from the very Rwandan soil and crops. by: cecihernandez Views[2456] For now, the last two generations of Hanunuo Mangyans who know their native craft of basket-weaving of Oriental Mindoro sun-drying the buri leaves, a type of palm. by: ivan Views[1760]
     
    Baye Omeng weaves their traditional indigo and white fabrics on her backstop loom. They are one of the last tribes in the Philippines known to produce their own thread for weaving from the cotton plant. by: ivan Views[1180] A laugh ensues as Baye Omeng explains the process of habol weaving and its similarities to a courting ritual. Habol is a Tagalog word for chase. by: ivan Views[994] Baye Omeng sets the cotton fibers as the warp on the loom that has been passed down for generations. She relays that they consider this loom to be one of their prized possessions. by: ivan Views[985] Baye Anna inserts nito(black vine) into a woven plate of buri to incorporate their patterns and designs. Baye Anna is considered one of the best and most learned among the Hanunuo Mangyans in terms of weaving baskets and fabric. by: ivan Views[1022] Baye Omeng weaves their traditional indigo and white fabrics on her backstop loom. They are one of the last tribes in the Philippines known to produce their own thread for weaving from the cotton plant. by: ivan Views[998]
     
    A laugh ensues as Baye Omeng explains the process of habol weaving and its similarities to a courting ritual. Habol means chase in the Tagalog language. by: ivan Views[1812] Baye Omeng sets the cotton fibers as the warp on the loom that has been passed down for generations. She relays that they consider this loom to be one of their prized possessions. by: ivan Views[1266] Baye Anna inserts nito(black vine) into a woven plate of buri to incorporate their patterns and designs. Baye Anna is considered one of the best and most learned among the Hanunuo Mangyans in terms of weaving baskets and fabric. by: ivan Views[679] A young woman of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe begins to weave buri, a type of palm into a basket. She is one of the last of her generation who continues to learn the endangered tradition of basket weaving. by: ivan Views[1397] I don't know if this lady was just a super warm person or if she just really liked me, but case was, she did not stop kissing me. She didn't speak a work of English or french but managed to show me the basics of weaving anyhow. by: shayna Views[1133]
     

     

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