Field Notes

Imagine waiting ten years to become engaged because you are the fourth child of a royal household and needed to wait for your older sisters to marry first. This was the case for the fourth daughter of Tamu Rambu Hamu Eti and her husband Umbu Kanabu Ndaung.

Being back in the field after two years, the sensory impact is sometimes overwhelming. Sights and tastes and smells. Horses,

I am Tutut and I am a staff at Threads of Life. I gave birth to my second child in

Across the archipelago, traditional communities have a ceremony that welcomes a newborn to the world, usually six or more weeks

We finally received a second small shipment from a weaver group in West Sulawesi, which included three sekomandi and three

Nusa Penida off the east coast of Bali When we are working with communities, we are often reminded of the

We have great faith in the weavers and the strong relationships that we have built with them over the last

The original artists working with Lou in Solo; the indigo dyer on the right has since retired Having been vaccinated,

Ayu is 12 years old and it is time for her coming of age ceremony Ayu has turned 12 and

All women weavers and dyers who use indigo will participate As told by weaver Elisabeth Nai Sau in Timor. The