Weavers of the world

88 Pins
·
7y
Konya'nın Hadim ilçesinde yaşayan 69 yaşındaki Müjgan Akdemir, yüzyıllardır bölgenin en önemli geçim kaynağı kumaş dokumacılığını atalarından kalma 120 yıllık tezgahta devam ettiriyor. Akdemir, dut ağacından yapılmış tezgahında birbirinden farklı ürünler ortaya çıkarıyor. (Anadolu Ajansı)
غزل الصوف بالطريقة التقليدية فتيات منطقة ماتريس
Africa | Girls weaving traditional Kilims, in the Matris area, Libya | © Ibrahim Omran
fotojournalismus
Girls weaving carpet. Kashgar, 1980. [Credit: Hiroji Kubota]
HAND/EYE Magazine
Back strap weaving, Women’s cooperative textile workshop, Guatemala
Persian Textiles
Antique Persian Silk Ikat from Yazd.Pictures Below shows how they make Ikat. Qajar Dynasty 1795-1925 A.D Circa 1900 Size 70" x 50" Size 17...
July 2010 – Kay Faulkner's Blog
A cotton warp being tied for ikat. This is the story of West Timor and its textiles from Kay Faulkner's blog. Many great textile photos here.
Women who were spinning or weaving, were often admired and yet feared by nordic men, as they were believed to be possessed by the spirit of the norns during that work! There is an interesting lecture about that on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOdXqrdqgIk#t=11 Picture found on: http://paganroots.tumblr.com/post/58353958100