Chahuaytire village, located above the town of Pisac. The Chahuaytire weaving community is supported by the Centro de Textiles Tradicionales Del Cusco, Peru (CTTC) founded in 1996 by indigenous weavers of the Cusco region and international supporters, to save, promote and spread the Peruvian traditional textile knowledge. The weavers meet once a week, every Wednesday, in the weaving center set up in the open air. The Chahuaytire community uses backstrap looms and four-stakes looms, weaving double-faced fabric (the pattern is the same on both sides but the colors opposite and fabrics with supplementary warp technique. Handspun & handwoven texiles, all naturally dyed.
Weaves of Cambodia is an NGO located in Nothern Cambodia. Fils de soie reliant le bobinoir à l'ourdissoir. It employs poor families and disabled people - landmine survivors and women suffering from polyomyelitis - Carol Cassidy has been running this NGO since 2002 and today more than 30 weavers work at WOC weaving high end quality silks. The scarves and shawls are sold in Siem Reap, Vientiane in Laos and the Guggenheim Museum in NY City.
Weaves of Cambodia - Atelier de tissage de soie. WOC est une ONG qui emploie principalement des personnes handicapées, victimes de mines terrestres ou de la polio. Ici, soleil du matin sur un métier à tisser
