Chen Chunmiao displays products made by the skilled women's grass-weaving cooperative at its showroom in Weinan, Shaanxi province. [Photo provided to CHINA DAILY] In December, a dozen skilled women at ...

At a primary school in Beijing, students gathered around an elderly craftsman named Zhang Bangshou, eyes wide with curiosity and hands eager to try. In the middle of the crowd, Zhang had just finished ...

KODIAK, ALASKA—According to a report in Alaska Native News, ancient fragments of woven grass have been recovered on Kodiak Island, which is located off Alaska’s southern coast. “We were excavating a ...

COOS BAY — A Cedar, Sweet Grass and a Tule Mat weaving class will be held this month at Coos History Museum. Both workshops will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and taught be Stephanie Craig, owner of ...

Illustration of three styles of rug manufactured by the Crex Carpet Company. Originally reproduced in a John H. Pray & Sons Company catalog (#30, page 38). MinnPost’s journalists are out in the ...

Luu Thuong village in Phu Tuc commune, Phu Xuyen district, Ha Noi is famous for the handicraft of ‘guot’ grass (a species of fern) weaving to produce exquisite products since the 17th century. Luu ...

Chennai: Since she was 12, A Mohamed Fathima has been weaving ‘pais’ or mats out of ‘korai’ grass. But, in the past few weeks, the 30-year-old from Pattamadai in Tirunelveli district has been learning ...

In 2019, the Alaska office of the Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center partnered with Qanirtuuq Inc. of Quinhagak, Alaska, to research and document the Yup’ik tradition of weaving an issran (grass ...