“Weave Your Soul into the Fabric”…

Posted by Ryukyu Heritage Textiles on April 3, 2011 in Okinawa Family |2 Comments

My 104 year old Obaa-san is an Ito Basho weaver…my Sousobo was an Ito Basho weaver too…they are both from Izumi Village on Okinawa Island…

Grandmother

Great-grandmother

Uchinanchu weavers believe that, as you weave, you “weave your soul into the fabric”…

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2 Comments

  1. Antje Goldflam says:
    April 14, 2011 at 1:48 pm

    Congratulations, Scharine, I really look forward to your blog!!

    Reply

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