Textiles uplifted a weary nation
01/06/2009 Believed to be one of the oldest surviving crafts, weaving has a long history that traces back to the Neolithic times in Southeast Asia. Some 5,000 years ago or even before, our ancestors discovered the use of backstrap looms and wove textiles to clothe themselves and to shroud their deceased. Textile, from the Latin word texere, which means to weave, is a complex network of natural or artificial fibers. Formed by weaving, crocheting, knotting, and pressing fibers together, textiles enjoy a rich heritage that symbolically...
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