Mat weaving or as in the Persian language “Hasirbafi”, which traces back a thousand years ago, is a kind of handicraft that is created differently in each region and by using various kinds of leaves.

Because of the efforts a group of local volunteers partnering with St. Dominic's Hospital, plastic grocery, shopping and dry cleaning bags are being given a new life, repurposed into weatherproof ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A dedicated group in Sioux City is creating plastic mats out of used plastic bags from retail stores. The bags are donated and then given new life. It was a room full of chatter ...

GANGHWA ISLAND — The landscape of Ganghwa Island, just west of Seoul, has changed from one filled with traditional houses that once vigorously produced sedge crafts to one filled with posh summer ...

These days in Hoi An, foreign visitors are delighting in hands-on experiences of carpentry and mat weaving at Kim Bong, a craft village with a history spanning more than 500 years.

Agribusiness consultant and development advocate, Klutse Kudomor, has called for strategic interventions to develop the local mat weaving industry in South Tongu in the Volta region. In an interview, ...

“Paglara” is a Filipino term which means to weave and weaving has always been an integral part of Filipino culture and livelihood. That is why last Saturday, May 25, the National Commission for ...