The patterns are created by weaving sedge strips dyed in a variety of colors. The island is renowned for its handmade mats, thanks to its abundant sedge cultivation and highly skilled weavers.

The patterns, colours and technique of traditional Vietnamese mat weaving are on display in an online exhibition through the artworks of Pham Hong Linh. ... “Reed mat weaving is a Vietnamese ...

The hand-made mats are usually cheaper,” he added. The 25-hectare sedge field is no longer enough to provide the village with material for mat weaving. The village has been buying sedge from nearby ...

A collective of women cloth and mat weavers partners with a school, providing a platform for them to impart their old art of traditional cloth weaving to the younger generation SARANGANI ...

Weaving Past with Present Amy Bentley While traveling through Tokyo 16 years ago, ann-elise lewallen happened upon a mat-weaving workshop led by an Ainu woman from the northern Japanese island of ...

Weaving is one of the oldest surviving crafts, and it is a cultural heritage for many communities around the world. In Malaysia, different styles of weaving – cloth weaving, mat weaving and ...