so happy yesterday! I went ALL the way to find a weaving master in a remote village, after figuring out how to get there, and I walked around almost the whole village, but I still couldn't find her. Google Map is not working well here at all, also fun fact: no banks here, only a small ATM in the whole village! People used to just trade things with each other, and I really admire how women are so skilled in these villages, they do EVERYTHING themselves.
But then I was lucky enough to find another weaver on the way and she patiently explained to me how each motifs means, and it turned out that people invented the motifs so to say this product is produced where! so creative, it's like a "trademark" but beautifully integrated into the fabric, and now it tells the history and stories behind it. 🥁
And then, I found a place to have tea and rest a bit, I thought to myself how am I going to find her? I then decided to try my luck by asking the shop owner any chance if she knew her; I assumed that everyone knew everyone here, and YES! The crazy part is the owner then said the drink was on the house and even walked me to find the lady I was searching for, and yay, I found her...I felt like I had entered heaven or something, so many hand weave beautiful fabrics ( now wait for what I will make! ), and then because I was supposed to leave in 20 minutes, but long story short, it ended up her son driving me home, the master even invited me to her house to have some delicious drinks that she made, and wow, it is made with flowers, so delicious!
captured this moment when I was over excitement.
thanks for reading @Natalia live time adventures, TBC. 👀
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I like to hang around small towns now 🤓 far away from civilizations - peaceful, quiet, and delicious food.
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I really like that photo.
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I'm not sure where you are, but it seems to share a lot of similarities with Portuguese traditions. Weaving looms were also very common here, but now they're all in museums and only a few elderly women know how to use them. It's a shame...
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Anatolia! That's why I'm going all the way to the villages, thanks to modernization destroying the traditions.
weaving looms were one of the household tools here, and women used to weave and sew their own clothes, and you still get to see these in some remote villages:)
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Great story of human connection 👍
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