A group of weavers lay a mat on the ground and arrange loops of heavy cotton thread on their knees to begin to fix the warp (the lenghtwise strings) for a weaving.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Preparing The Warp
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One photo a day from the area around Cairo/Giza, Egypt.
8 comments:
very cool pic - I spin fiber, but i cant figure out what they're doing to it?? maybe you should do "interviews" :)
Interesting photo. Are they from the same family?
That's quite a look you're getting in the first shot. Fascinating how you capture the three different personalities in these two images.
They are taking loops of cotton thread and stretching them to be attached to a loom. Since the weavers come from one particular village, it is highly likely that they are related somehow.
and what will they be weaving?
- The Equestrian Vagabond
This is for a tapestry.
AWESOME shot, m.a.
nice picture
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