The age-old practice of turning tree leaves into mats has been revived on the islands. ... A woman weaving a lau hala floor mat roughly 100 years ago.

An 82-year-old woman has captured the internet ... and finally weaving them together. Despite the availability of machine-made mats, the elderly woman prefers her handmade versions.

Craftsmen and women make rush mats on a manual loom in a village in Quảng Nam Province. The province has withdrawn a craft recognition certificate from the 500 year old An Phước village ... are three ...

Later, they invented handbags and mats, woven with dried strips of guancao ... and especially to pass down the guancao-weaving technique to the next generation. A women's entrepreneurship and ...

In southern Morocco, women preserve the traditional craft of carpet weaving, earning meagre wages. The intricate rugs are integral to local markets and tourism. In southern Morocco, women are the ...

Economic Empowerment Through Heritage The proposed mat weaving centre promises to do more than just enhance sales. It would empower women financially, allowing them to provide better education for ...