| Autor: |
Bean, Susan S., Myers, Diana K., Dorji, Rinzin O. |
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The Textile Museum Journal; 20240101, Issue: Preprints p52-73, 22p |
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Abstract:After more than two centuries of industrialized textile production, despite the displacement of textiles into the margins of modern life, handweaving persists. While each instance of successful manufacture is unique, commonalities can be identified that build towards an understanding of contemporary roles for handmade cloth and the factors that bear on its survival. This essay aims to consider Bhutan’s success in supporting and evolving handwoven textiles as a model of maintaining handmade cloth in the twenty-first century. The narrative relates the ups and downs of Bhutanese handweaving in the decades before and since the millennium, presenting the complex interplay that has influenced the ways handwoven textiles are made and used in modern Bhutan. In this sometimes chaotic scenario, patterns emerge that illuminate the situation of textiles in Bhutan and indicate bases for comparison with other regions where handmade textiles struggle, yet survive. Although Bhutan’s textile saga is unique in many ways, particularly because of the country’s powerful monarchy and self-imposed isolation, the essay highlights central elements of Bhutan’s success in maintaining the vigor of handmade cloth that can be relevant anywhere that weaving remains part of modern life. |
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