The film provides an informative overview of the weaving process, highlighting the interlocking of warp and weft threads to create fabric. It explains the use of various looms, such as the backstrap ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Mangali Rai sat before a wooden loom probably a century old and played the antique instrument like a harp. As her feet pumped slender pedals, her fingers danced across taut strands ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Backstrap loom in 8 parts: warp beam, ...

EUREKA >> The Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners Guild will hold its November program Thursday evening at 6:45 p.m. in the Bay Room of the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka. The guest ...

Portions of back strap looms built for Akoyikoyi School. (HABELE FOUNDATION)[/caption] An innovative charter school is re-introducing old cultural skills to students on Weno, capital of the most ...

It's a tale as old as 2020: One day, I was in the NPR office making after-work plans with friends; the next, I was taking my laptop home to work remotely for "just a few weeks." A few weeks later, I ...

In the relatively young Naga United Village in Dimapur (the village came into existence in 1968), Nagaland, sits Vekuvolu Dozo’s small handloom unit with the backstrap loom or the loin loom, which is ...