Stamping their mark on traditional trade

Eager weaver: Norfutiha Salimen, 34, who has a degree in radiology, opted to give up her hospital job to follow in her mother’s footsteps. She is seen here demonstrating her rattan weaving skills at the National Craft Festival 2022 at Aeon Mall Bukit Indah, Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

TRADITIONAL craftsmen often lament how theirs’ is a dying trade, with most youngsters unwilling to spend time to master the necessary skills nor the passion to perfect them.

But some youths in Johor have taken up the challenge to continue their families’ work by embracing and putting their own spin on capal making, batik printing and rattan weaving.