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Thank you, and enjoy yourself.
Your host,
Emmanuel
Thank you, and enjoy yourself.
Your host,
Emmanuel
Monday, May 17, 2010
Hand Weaving in Ethiopia
Apparently hand weaving in Ethiopia is not merely something that women do. According to the Creative Women's Website, For centuries Ethiopian weavers, mainly in the Dorze and Chencha areas of southwest Ethiopia, have woven netelas and gabbies on traditional looms using centuries-old patterns and designs. Traditional it is the men that do the weaving on pit-style looms that are setup outside the house.
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