Thursday, November 13, 2014

Day 63: Woven in Bima

Tucked away in the streets of Bima is a district where the traditional cotton-made cloth is still manually woven. The process is painstaking and it takes many hours of tedious work to finish a piece of cloth. The product is stunning with bright colors and golden threads.

A street in the weaving district of Bima

Photo op with a local weaver
Perusing exquisite cloth

After much deliberation (those of you that know me well know how overwhelmed I get when shopping with too many choices), I purchased this pretty blue and gold swatch.

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