Handloom artistry dates back to the seventeenth century in Africa. In Ghana, handloom is used produce traditional Kente textiles, which form part of country’s identity. This research focuses on Bonwire, Ghana a weaving community Ashanti region that specialised textile. However, modernisation and globalisation are seemingly threatening this industry, as new trade law allowed imports printed Kent...

Indigenous Ghanaian woven fabrics remain traditional cultural pieces, highlighting the value and heritage of indigenes in communities. These are embedded with historical symbolic connotations that help people to relate effectively know their past. Recent studies have identified tools, materials new innovations design by weavers. This study seeks highlight aesthetics philosophical indigenous Asa...

The carpet industry developed various types of respiratory and musculoskeletal disorders, eyesight problems,  carpal tunnel syndrome and skin problems. Healthy behavior of carpet weavers is not in a desirable level. We recommended appropriate interventions such as health service, education improvement and advocacy for promoting healthy behaviors of carpet weavers.

From ancient times to modern times, every community has had its own clan business. Food and clothing are very essential for a human being. Farmers involved in food production, weavers production. The the main reason why people wear clothes that way. As country develops field of science, occupations undertaken by also change. textile industry is one industries undergone such changes. That being ...

purpose : to determine the relationship between refractive errors and ocular components values in carpet weavers methods : refractive errors and ocular components values were investigated on carpet weavers at mashhad city in iran . after selection of samples, the individuals who had ophthalmic and systemic disease effective on the refractive errors were excluded from the study. refractive error...

This article addresses the intersection between gender, ethnicity, work performance, and economic capital. It focuses on Sasak Muslim women who weave songkets their capital in Sukarara Village, Central Lombok. using an ethnographic approach focused of songket weaver. The behavior, attitudes, personalities that are inherent weavers daily operations examined holistically particularly through qual...

The paper presents instances of mathematical ideas interwoven in the artistic decoration of handbags, hats, mats, and other products of basketry from several regions of Mozambique. In particular, examples of female basketry from the Tonga in the Southeast and the Makwe in the extreme Northeast of the country are given and analysed. Further examples from the Makhuwa population in the Northeast a...

What would happen if we designed CAD systems like a weaver designs cloth? Drawing from our ongoing collaborations with weavers, suggest four rules to bring these qualities your own practice: follow the materials, privilege present and personal, form kinships past, design of notations.