After more than two centuries of industrialized textile production, despite the displacement of
textiles into the margins of modern life, handweaving persists. While each instance of …

This extensive work dedicated to the unique textile art of Bhutan is an impressive illustration
of how closely art, spirituality, and life are interwoven in the last of the Buddhist kingdoms in …

This article considers the measures being taken in Bhutan to support the cultural practices
and traditions of weaving as Bhutan rapidly moves to modernize. Woven cloth is one of a …

Thagzo, literally meaning the art of textile or handloom weaving, is one of the Zo rig chu
sum, thirteen traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan which have played a very important role in …

Weaving, in both its traditional and innovative applications, emerged across the Chittagong
hills hundreds of years ago. After several decades of neglect, a traditionally woven fabric is …

Most Bhutanese would be familiar with the postulation that Bhutan's survival as an
independent nation rests on its unique cultural identity. That, in the absence of military might …

This chapter accounts how three different generations of Bhutanese weavers, spanning
some 60 years, learned their weaving skills. Their narratives are analyzed to understand …

The article offers information on costumes and ceremonial textiles used in Bhutan. It talks
about changes in the country's function and fashion, including those related to social and …

Whilst working as Head of Fashion in LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore (2007-
2010) I was approached by Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to act as a Specialist …

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