’Sola Babarinsa, who visited Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, writes about mat weaving regarded as the main business of the residents Omu-Ijebu, a peaceful community in Ogun State, is home to the Tai Solarin ...

For a long time, the sedge mats of Hoi Village in Tan Le Commune, Hung Ha District in Thai Binh have been a typical product of the Red River Delta province. The main raw materials used to make mats ...

ZAINAB Abu Bakar, 88, remains steadfast in preserving the art of weaving mats using mengkuang leaves, even as the traditional ...

GANGHWA ISLAND — The landscape of Ganghwa Island, just west of Seoul, has changed from one filled with traditional houses that once vigorously produced sedge crafts to one filled with posh summer ...

Agribusiness consultant and development advocate, Klutse Kudomor, has called for strategic interventions to develop the local mat weaving industry in South Tongu in the Volta region. In an interview, ...

“Paglara” is a Filipino term which means to weave and weaving has always been an integral part of Filipino culture and livelihood. That is why last Saturday, May 25, the National Commission for ...

For Jhalakathi's Patigar community, weaving soft and cool shitalpati mats from stalks of the murta, a reed-like plant locally called paitara, is far more than a job: it's an ancient heritage.

The oldest piece of Hasir in Iran belongs to the Shahdad region of Kerman province. Mat weaving, which is wearing thin reeds through cotton yarns, has not changed from ancient Egypt until today.

The central provincial people’s committee has withdrawn a craft village recognition certificate for the An Phước mat weaving village in Duy Xuyên District, as the village failed to keep to standards.

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino indigenous music and mat weaving were among the highlights of the first-ever Kuala Lumpur International Craft Festival (KLICF 2015). Mindanao kulintang and Cordillera’s ...