A women’s weaving project in the Negev provides Bedouin women with social and economic opportunities while helping them preserve their heritage. LAKIYA, Israel (JTA) — Every April, the sheep ...
It's hot and dirty work and can take up to two days of back-breaking labour to extract enough of this increasingly rare plant to supply the village's weaving needs. As a diversion from their labour, ...
Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso, is the heartland of traditional textile weaving. Here, the streets are dotted with workshops where artisans, or moogos, as they're locally known, weave ...