A Tibetan cooperative keeps a centuries-old weaving tradition alive
- SHANNAN, Tibet -- More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight.
- They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the traditional woolen fabric that has clothed people on the Tibetan plateau for centuries.
- They work at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan, where artisans are trying to preserve one of Tibet’s oldest weaving traditions while creating jobs for local residents.
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- SHANNAN, Tibet -- More than a dozen men and women sit at wooden looms, sliding shuttles through rows of wool yarn before pulling each thread tight.
- They repeat it again and again as they weave Pulu, the traditional woolen fabric that has clothed people on the Tibetan plateau for centuries.
- They work at the Ethnic Huaji Handwoven Cooperative in Shannan, where artisans are trying to preserve one of Tibet’s oldest weaving traditions while creating jobs for local residents.
Sources: ABC News