The Year of Batik: Threads of Life
Women make the indigenous textiles across Indonesia, and the pivotal role traditional textiles play in transmitting culture between generations means that women are central custodians for cultural survival. Practically, getting money into the hands of women is the best way to ensure household welfare. For these reasons, Threads of Life works directly with over 1200 women weavers and supports the development of more than 35 weavers’ groups on 12 Indonesian islands across the communities where we work.
Image: Lungsiakan Gallery, Threads of Life.
Image: Lungsiakan Gallery, Threads of Life.
All Threads of Life textiles are produced by traditional methods, with only those innovations by modern weavers that fit the local cultural framework. Their textiles are not copies of classic antiques, but the latest evolutions of living traditions, re-felt and re-imagined by the women who weave them.
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