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Traditional weaving in Ecuador: Photographs and text illustrate traditional weaving in Ecuador, from carding and spinning wool to selling finished products at the market.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

A woman weaving cloth: En route from Birethanti to Nayathanti, Nepal, an elderly woman sits under an umbrella, weaving fabric. In the past the threads for weaving used to be made locally. However, local cotton growing has declined in the past five decades as imported factory-made...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving apprentice: This detail of William Hogarth's "Industry and Idleness, Plate 1; The Fellow 'Prentices at their Looms" shows an industrious apprentice weaving while his master looks on from the doorway.; Format: image/illustration

An unfinished weaving; near Jodhpur, India: This is an unfinished weaving in a photo taken near Jodhpur, India. The portion of the carpet that is finished is an exciting pattern of geometric designs done in red, blue, green, white, and pink yarn. The rug is still attached to the loom, which is strung...; Format: image/photograph

Home weaving rug: A color photograph of the beginning of a rug being woven in a home. There is a stick holding several different colors of yarn that go into the rug. The vertical layers of the rug extend across the entire photograph, where as the horizontal weaving that is...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving loom: Close-up photograph of a small hand loom on which a woman is weaving. The photo was taken at a demonstration of eighteenth-century American life at Fort Dobbs, North Carolina.; Format: image/photograph

Tenganan double ikat weaving still on the loom: A double ikat weaving is displayed still on its wood and bamboo backstrap loom at the village of Tenganan in eastern Bali. In most of the world where handmade weavings are still produced, patterns are tied into the warp (vertical) or the weft (horizontal)...; Format: image/photograph

Photo analysis: Focus on carpet weaving: A worksheet for students to use when analyzing photographs of carpet weaving.; Format: worksheet; By Eric Eaton.

Weaving on an old loom: A woman is seated and working at an old loom in a cabin in this photograph from the 1930s. A spinning wheel stands on the hearth of the fireplace in the room. A couple of braided rugs are on the floor. Writing at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Weaving...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving a bracelet in Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits on the ground weaving a thin bracelet with a hand loom. She is wearing an embroidered white shirt and a dark shawl. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice...; Format: image/photograph

Spinning wool at a Tibetan rug factory near Bouddhanath, Nepal: Near Kathmandu, Nepal, several Tibetan women and one man sort wool for carpet weaving on their spinning wheel. After the Chinese takeover of Tibet in 1950 many Tibetans fled across the Himalayan mountains into Nepal and India. Several refugee camps were established...; Format: image/photograph

Woman and child weaving near Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits weaving with a hand loom. Next to her a child sits, looking at the photographer. The woman is wearing an embroidered blouse. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving on a loom: At a demonstration of eighteenth-century American life at Fort Dobbs, North Carolina, a woman uses a small hand loom to weave colorful patterns.; Format: image/photograph

Making carpets: A color photograph of two women sitting outside on a bench lined with carpet. They are sitting in front of a loom weaving another carpet. They have balls of yarn that are blue, white and black. One girl is threading the loom, and another girl is looking directly...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving on a hand loom in Otavalo, Ecuador: A man sits on the ground weaving a cloth with a hand loom. He is wearing white pants and a dark wool sweater. The hand loom is the more traditional, but much more labor-intensive, method of preparing wool. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the...; Format: image/photograph

Tibetan weavers in Pokhara, Nepal: In Pokhara, Nepal, women weaving Tibetan carpets pause to look at the camera. Weaving is an ancient Tibetan craft, but many of the weavers employed today work long hours in unhealthy conditions for very low wages.; Format: image/photograph

Blue and red dyed threads hang outside to dry at a Balinese weaving factory: Skeins of blue and red dyed threads hang outside on poles to dry at a Balinese weaving factory. Unlike Java, which is most famous for wax-resist painted batik cloth, Bali is known for various kinds of tie-and-dye patterned weavings called ikat...; Format: image/photograph

Traditional weaving in Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits on the ground manipulating a small loom. She is wearing a white and red embroidered blouse and weaving a multi-color band of fabric. This craftswoman is using a traditional loom to weave the fabric. This time-consuming practice is only still in...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving in a Mekong village: This was recorded as part of a multi-day Mekong Delta tour that started in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) and finished in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a unique experience to cross the border over water rather than overland. We were amongst the first groups...; Format: audio

Colonial weaving loom: Taken at the Allen House in Alamance County, N.C., this photograph shows the kind of loom that was used to weave cloth in the colonial era.; Format: image/photograph

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