encompasses planting mulberry, raising silkworms, unreeling silk, making thread, and designing and weaving fabric. It has been handed down within families and through apprenticeship, with techniques often spreading within local groups. The life cycle of the silkworm was seen as representing the life, death and rebirth of human beings. In the ponds...2 October 2009
Abu Dhabi
, its third report on the status of the element ‘Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering’, inscribed in 2009 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding; Takes note of the efforts described in the report submitted by China to safeguard the element, in particular through securi...3 December 2022
Rabat
ocess, however, is quite complex and time-consuming and entails preparing and dyeing the cotton and weaving the material. Although men may participate in the process by gathering plants to dye the cotton and making the equipment, the production of Tais is a role reserved for women, who are also responsible for passing the knowledge and skills on to...18 December 2021
Online
ijan: the city of Sheki and the Basgal settlement. Kelaghayi making consists of several stages: fabric weaving, dyeing and woodblock decoration. Weavers choose thin silk threads from sericulture producers and weave fabrics on looms and then boil and dry them to make square-shaped cloths. Using vegetable substances, masters then dye the cloths vario...28 November 2014
Paris
14.COM 1.BUR : Examination of requests for International Assistance up to US$100,000
entories have been compiled. However, the existing inventories do not document the variety of Malawi’s weaving and pottery traditions. In light of these facts, the project seeks to train ninety additional primary school teachers and young people and offer opportunities for apprenticeships; conduct community-based inventories in Malawi’s norther...21 March 2019
UNESCO Headquarters
As a rule, they work in community-based groups supervised by experienced women artisans, and employ weaving, spinning, braiding, felting, embroidering, sewing and other traditional handicraft techniques. Yurt creation involves the whole community of craftspeople, and fosters common human values, constructive cooperation and creative imagination. T...28 November 2014
Paris
eholds in Oostduinkerke are actively engaged in shrimp fishing: each has its own speciality, such as weaving nets or an extensive knowledge of Brabant draft horses. Twice a week, except in winter months, the strong Brabant horses walk breast-deep in the surf in Oostduinkerke, parallel to the coastline, pulling funnel-shaped nets held open by two wo...7 December 2013
Baku
icians playing panpipes and drums, and two to four young female dancers. Craftswomen are responsible for weaving costumes meticulously to the smallest detail. Extensive community networks are mobilized to organize the ritual and provide abundant food and drink. Transmission of musical and choreographic knowledge to children occurs without adult par...28 November 2014
Paris
6.COM : Evaluation of proposals to the 2011 Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
in-depth book/CD on learning to play the kokle. Suiti community members have set up a regular traditional weaving workshop to transmit their techniques and children are involved in traditional Suitiņi ensemble singing. A youth-based NGO is also working on issues relating to safeguarding the community’s intangible cultural heritage. Decides that...29 November 2011
Bali