Iban weavers of Rumah Gare, preparing their threads for the Ngar ritual where they mordant their threads before weaving. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Even though there are many talented women handweavers from marginalised communities in Malaysia as well as throughout South-East Asia, many of them don’t have the avenue to market their handwoven textiles, says social enterprise Tanoti director Jacqueline Fong.
It is with this in mind that the inaugural Tenun Fashion Week (Tenun) was launched in a virtual event in October this year and culminates in a runway show in Kuching, Sarawak, on Friday (Dec 3).
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A showcase of talented handweavers
Iban weavers of Rumah Gare, preparing their threads for the Ngar ritual where they mordant their threads before weaving. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Noridah Johan from Institute Kraf Negara. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Tenun Fashion Week organising committee: (from left) AHPADA honorary president Edric Ong; Tanoti director Jacqueline Fong, and AHPADA honorary secretary-general Elaine Chan. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Noridah Johan of Institute Kraf Negara. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Weaving atelier of songket weavers at social enterprise Tanoti. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Community of women weavers at Khang, Laos. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Winding Machine, which weavers use to wind their threads from hanks into bobbins, to prepare to warp and weft threads. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Sino-Kadazan weaver and Memoryie Craft Enterprise manager Yong Han Hui. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Community of women weavers at Katu Village, Laos. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
Sino-Kadazan weaver Yong Han Hui from Memoryie Craft Enterprise. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
An elderly weaver threading the Suri at Sekar Kawung Indonesia. Photo: Tenun Fashion Week
