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Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers

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We empower women’s enterprises and put money directly into women’s hands where it best ensures their households’ welfare. Households, Women Empowerment, Faces, Money, Hearths, Silver, Household Chores, The Face, Face
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We empower women’s enterprises and put money directly into women’s hands where it best ensures their households’ welfare.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
The Boti people have a 9 day week and each day has a special focus, icnluding days like: 🔥 Neon Api: focus and gratitude for fire. 💦 Neon Oe: focus and gratitude for water 🛠️ Nion Besi: focus and gratitude for metal 🌒 Neon Usi Pah Uis Neno: for offerings to ancestors 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏿 Neon Suli: to meet with community to settle problems together and find solutions Each Day, Gratitude, Meet, Community, Couple Photos, People, Couple Shots, Grateful Heart
Each Day
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Grateful Heart
The Boti people have a 9 day week and each day has a special focus, icnluding days like: 🔥 Neon Api: focus and gratitude for fire. 💦 Neon Oe: focus and gratitude for water 🛠️ Nion Besi: focus and gratitude for metal 🌒 Neon Usi Pah Uis Neno: for offerings to ancestors 🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏿 Neon Suli: to meet with community to settle problems together and find solutions
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Inside a Boti kitchen, open and has everything you need. Lots of baskets!! Baskets, Kitchen, Cooking, Hampers, Kitchens, Basket, Cuisine
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Inside a Boti kitchen, open and has everything you need. Lots of baskets!!
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Good quality cotton threads were supplied to Threads of Life weaver groups which allowed weavers to work during this two year period of isolation due to the pandemic. Thank you to so many who helped us raise funds to buy the cotton threads we were able to keep weavers creating during these two years. E Textiles, Cotton Thread, The Incredibles, Raise Funds, Raw Materials, Dyes, Period, Weaving, Blue
E Textiles
Cotton Thread
The Incredibles
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Dyes
Period
Weaving
Blue
Good quality cotton threads were supplied to Threads of Life weaver groups which allowed weavers to work during this two year period of isolation due to the pandemic. Thank you to so many who helped us raise funds to buy the cotton threads we were able to keep weavers creating during these two years.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Threads of Life buys textiles from the women of Boti to give them income so they have cash for when needed. Molo, the sister to the clan elder, asks that we continue to buy from the Boti community so that the people do not accept handouts from the government and begin to abandon their culture. We will do our best to support the Boti community and know you will too! Artisan, Textiles, Culture, Blanket, Crochet, Life, Women
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Threads of Life buys textiles from the women of Boti to give them income so they have cash for when needed. Molo, the sister to the clan elder, asks that we continue to buy from the Boti community so that the people do not accept handouts from the government and begin to abandon their culture. We will do our best to support the Boti community and know you will too!
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Wearing traditional textiles is a means of identifying ethnic groups, marriageability. Malaka has a matrilineal tradition where the man marries into the woman’s family and the land and wealth is held by the women. Wealth, Ethnic, The Creator, Traditional, Woman, Outdoor Decor
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Wearing traditional textiles is a means of identifying ethnic groups, marriageability. Malaka has a matrilineal tradition where the man marries into the woman’s family and the land and wealth is held by the women.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
In Boti, ceremonial gongs are played after the ritual harvest that is usually around March every year, after the rainy season. The gongs are played accompanying traditional dance with drums as well. Rainy Season, Drums, Harvest, March, Seasons, Percussion, Seasons Of The Year
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Seasons Of The Year
In Boti, ceremonial gongs are played after the ritual harvest that is usually around March every year, after the rainy season. The gongs are played accompanying traditional dance with drums as well.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Joanna Ato Bikomi, Indigo Dyer: When Joanna was a young girl in the 1960’s she rode by horseback with her mother to the home of a master indigo dyer. The ride took two days and they carried a pig as an offering and two large bamboo containers. Joanna was of the lineage of the master weaver and so was able to receive the knowledge and right of making the indigo through transmission. Bamboo Containers, Coconut Leaves, Indigo, Hand Weaving, Lineage, Laughing, Classic, Knowledge
Bamboo Containers
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Joanna Ato Bikomi, Indigo Dyer: When Joanna was a young girl in the 1960’s she rode by horseback with her mother to the home of a master indigo dyer. The ride took two days and they carried a pig as an offering and two large bamboo containers. Joanna was of the lineage of the master weaver and so was able to receive the knowledge and right of making the indigo through transmission.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Going To University, Weaving Process, Sister In Law, Weaving Art, Traditional House, Daughter, Natural Dyeing, Language
Going To University
Weaving Process
Sister In Law
Weaving Art
Traditional House
Daughter
Natural Dyeing
Language
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
An indigo dyer from Sumba next to her drying ikat threads. Ikat, Mens Tops, T Shirt, Fashion, Supreme T Shirt, Moda, Tee Shirt
Ikat
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T Shirt
Fashion
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Moda
Tee Shirt
An indigo dyer from Sumba next to her drying ikat threads.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
A fresh canvas of sorts. Starting the ikat tying process in Rindi, Sumba. Outdoor Furniture, Canvas, Home Decor, Tela, Decoration Home
Outdoor Furniture
Canvas
Home Decor
Tela
Decoration Home
A fresh canvas of sorts. Starting the ikat tying process in Rindi, Sumba.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Tools of the trade for experienced weavers. Tools, Instruments, Room Decor, Craftsman
Tools
Instruments
Room Decor
Craftsman
Tools of the trade for experienced weavers.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Indigenous Communities, Sensitivity, Equality, Behavior, No Response, Innovation
Indigenous Communities
Sensitivity
Equality
Behavior
No Response
Innovation
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Pounding roots to extract dye. The weavers and dyers we work with don't work full time as weavers and dyers. They steal moments of time between their duties and agricultural work to create the pieces you see on our feed and in our store over the course of years. We are amazed anew every time we remember this collaboration between humans, nature and time. We Remember, Getting To Know, Collaboration, Roots, In This Moment, Store, Create
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Pounding roots to extract dye. The weavers and dyers we work with don't work full time as weavers and dyers. They steal moments of time between their duties and agricultural work to create the pieces you see on our feed and in our store over the course of years. We are amazed anew every time we remember this collaboration between humans, nature and time.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Reliving her dancing days. One of the treasured elders and textile knowledge keepers in Nusa Penida. Dancing Day, Lace Skirt, Dance, Skirts, Instagram, Photos
Dancing Day
Lace Skirt
Dance
Skirts
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Photos
Reliving her dancing days. One of the treasured elders and textile knowledge keepers in Nusa Penida.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Self Sustaining, Athleisure, Sari, Portrait, Fields, Photography, Wisdom
Self Sustaining
Athleisure
Sari
Portrait
Fields
Photography
Wisdom
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
"I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education." — Mahatma Gandhi Spinning, Mahatma Gandhi, Cotton, Education
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"I do regard spinning and weaving as a necessary part of any national system of education." — Mahatma Gandhi
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
"A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and tug are everything." — Joan Erikson Life Is Good, Life Is Beautiful, Loom Weaving, Crocheting
Life Is Good
Life Is Beautiful
Loom Weaving
Crocheting
"A good life is like a weaving. Energy is created in the tension. The struggle, the pull and tug are everything." — Joan Erikson
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Most weaving and dyeing takes place during the dry season, long after indigo plants have died. To store indigo, the dye-maker aerates the yellow-green solution thoroughly, until a blue sludge of oxidised dye settles at the bottom of the vat. This concentrate can be stored as paste, or dried into cakes. Months later, the dyer can make a new dye vat by mixing the paste or powder with water to increase its volume. Indigo Plant, Indigo Dye, Food Dye, Yellow, Powder
Indigo Plant
Indigo Dye
Food Dye
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Most weaving and dyeing takes place during the dry season, long after indigo plants have died. To store indigo, the dye-maker aerates the yellow-green solution thoroughly, until a blue sludge of oxidised dye settles at the bottom of the vat. This concentrate can be stored as paste, or dried into cakes. Months later, the dyer can make a new dye vat by mixing the paste or powder with water to increase its volume.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Corn Stalks, Black Feathers, New Moon, Spirit
Corn Stalks
Black Feathers
New Moon
Spirit
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
We are lucky to work with many weavers across Indonesia. We make ourselves students of their culture. We don't make them have to understand the global market. We study each community's textiles and we learn what is a great textile by the values of their tradition. We then reflect this understanding back in our quality control work rather than imposing a foreign aesthetic. Global Market, Students, Study, Summer Dresses, Fabrics
Global Market
Students
Study
Summer Dresses
Fabrics
We are lucky to work with many weavers across Indonesia. We make ourselves students of their culture. We don't make them have to understand the global market. We study each community's textiles and we learn what is a great textile by the values of their tradition. We then reflect this understanding back in our quality control work rather than imposing a foreign aesthetic.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Thank you to so many of you who contributed to the Cotton Threads Project that we posted in our March Newsletter. Through donations of USD 1,300 we have been able to distribute USD 1,000 worth of cotton threads as follows: -Timor 32 packets supporting 80 weavers, -Sabu 4 packets supporting 10 weavers, -Lembata 2 packets supporting 7 weavers, -Sumba 6 packets supporting 12 weavers, -Sulawesi 36 packets supporting 60 weavers, - Bali 3 packets supporting 10 weavers Bali, Loom
Bali
Loom
Thank you to so many of you who contributed to the Cotton Threads Project that we posted in our March Newsletter. Through donations of USD 1,300 we have been able to distribute USD 1,000 worth of cotton threads as follows: -Timor 32 packets supporting 80 weavers, -Sabu 4 packets supporting 10 weavers, -Lembata 2 packets supporting 7 weavers, -Sumba 6 packets supporting 12 weavers, -Sulawesi 36 packets supporting 60 weavers, - Bali 3 packets supporting 10 weavers
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Types Of Craft, Houses
Types Of Craft
Houses
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Textiles that embody and transmit knowledge between generations. We are in awe of these conversations that have been going on for 2000 years. Fashion Styles, Skirt
Fashion Styles
Skirt
Textiles that embody and transmit knowledge between generations. We are in awe of these conversations that have been going on for 2000 years.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers
Outside a few small cities, life still revolves around the ancestral villages, clusters of large, square houses that crown Sumba’s hilltops, ringed by crumbling fortifications and hedges of cactus. A traditional Sumbanese house squats on broad wooden pillars, with a towering wedge-shaped peak soaring from the centre of the roof and a shaded veranda facing a central square. The houses can be large enough to house several dozen members of an extended family. Database Structure, Enterprise Development, Wooden Pillars, Cash Crop, Economic Development, Ecology, Textile Design, Survival, Central Square
Database Structure
Enterprise Development
Wooden Pillars
Cash Crop
Economic Development
Ecology
Textile Design
Survival
Central Square
Outside a few small cities, life still revolves around the ancestral villages, clusters of large, square houses that crown Sumba’s hilltops, ringed by crumbling fortifications and hedges of cactus. A traditional Sumbanese house squats on broad wooden pillars, with a towering wedge-shaped peak soaring from the centre of the roof and a shaded veranda facing a central square. The houses can be large enough to house several dozen members of an extended family.
Threads of Life Textiles
Threads of Life Textiles
Faces of Our Artisans and Weavers