Are there no African researchers studying how to mechanize this process, allowing for scale in production. This is what we should have been studying in Uni
Remarkable! I didn't see them do the typical "figure 8" weavers cross to prevent the warp/threads from crossing /getting out of order so it has me curious how it's all kept so straight. The heddles are mesmerizing but I can't think too hard trying to figure out how they configure them so intricately lol It's ingenious and the result is gorgeous!!
Fascinating! It's brilliant to see the passion of the artisan, and to hear how he's combining pride in the tradition with carefully considered evolution to keep it alive and relevant.
It was cool that they named all the parts of the machine. Even though it doesn't mean anything to me, it's capturing the expertise, and perhaps it can be understood by other Yoruba speakers, even if they are not weavers.
