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[repulsewarrior]

It seems that such linen is found in every Cypriot home; they last for generations if they're taken care of.

Irène and her daughter can be found creating gorgeously woven textiles at the Fyti Weaving Museum, which is free to enter all year round.

However, as 52-year-old Diamant explains, the artform has seen a drastic decline in the past decade, as more and more young people have started leaving rural areas.


"Nowadays, there are not many young girls living in the village, very few, so they are not taught to use the loom," says Diamant.

But the two women are determined to keep the Cypriot craft alive and inspire the next generation to learn the traditional artform.

"We love our art, our work, we love it. Even though I'm old, I want to continue to sit at a loom for at least an hour a day because I learned it and I want to continue doing it," says Irène.

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/0 ... raft-alive

...with video.

[Lordo]

It seems that such linen is found in every Cypriot home; they last for generations if they're taken care of.

Irène and her daughter can be found creating gorgeously woven textiles at the Fyti Weaving Museum, which is free to enter all year round.

However, as 52-year-old Diamant explains, the artform has seen a drastic decline in the past decade, as more and more young people have started leaving rural areas.


"Nowadays, there are not many young girls living in the village, very few, so they are not taught to use the loom," says Diamant.

But the two women are determined to keep the Cypriot craft alive and inspire the next generation to learn the traditional artform.

"We love our art, our work, we love it. Even though I'm old, I want to continue to sit at a loom for at least an hour a day because I learned it and I want to continue doing it," says Irène.

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/0 ... raft-alive

...with video.

We had one of these looms in the house and was used for all our cloth needs. Although it is now dismantled it is still in the house in the haybarn. When I return one of the things I will do is put it together again and get my cousin who can actually use it to start it up again. Ours looked bigger and grander though from memory. Timber used for the frame seems a little rough.
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