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Shows backstrap weaving, a skill widely practiced in Guatemala and Mexico, where it is a common sight to see weavers sitting down to weave. Complex and colourful designs reflecting thousands of years of...
Looks at the development of damask weaving in the north-east of Scotland with examples of patterns to be found in tablecloths and napkins. Also a demonstration by one of the surviving hand weavers of...
Shows the making of the complex and high-quality ikats, ceremonial cloths with unique designs as woven in traditional villages of Sumba in Indonesia. Using indigo and a red dye from tree roots, the people of...
Leading weavers in their own workshops demonstrate the techniques of weaving and discuss the inspiration behind their work. Shows examples of weaving past and present.
Shows the traditional processes of silk weaving in Isarn in north-east Thailand, which has been a cradle of silkworm rearing for thousands of years. Silk sarongs and scarves of extraordinary quality with...
Shows the making of kilims, which have been woven in Turkey for thousands of years. In the villages of Anatolia the tradition survives, with kilims woven with traditional motifs and patterns by women using...
Narrative, archive footage and interviews are mixed with the artwork of Bhajan Hunchar and Shaeen Merali to give a voice to India’s tradition of spinning and weaving. Bhajan Hunchar’s paintings...
The videos in the SURVIVING TRADITIONS series have all been filmed on location in countries where craft traditions still survive. This film has been made with the cooperation of Nilda Callanaupa and the...
Weaving is the main source of income for the Purhépecha women in Ahuiran, Michoacán, Mexico. While their husbands often work as migrants outside the village, the women have to look after their families....
The Navajo Films were made by amateur Navajo film-makers from Pine Springs, Arizona, as part of an experiment conducted by Sol Worth and John Adair in 1966 ‘to determine whether it is possible to teach...
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