The Weavers of Janów

This short 7 minute film made by the Polish Cultural Institute is an intimate portrait of the dedication, passion and masterful skill that goes into crafting beautiful double-warp rugs, one of the hardest and rarest weaving techniques.🧶🧵
The community who make them numbers just 12 women - these techniques aren’t practiced anywhere else.
We follow the Janów artisans as they go about their life and hear them reflect on their beginnings, their ethos and their dreams.
“It is everything. Because it is both work and it’s a form of escape from everyday life” shares one of the artisans.
While honouring and continuing the tradition, the weavers are also constantly coming up with new motifs and themes that keep the craft alive and evolving. Themes depict dreams and mystic visions as well as the reality of village life in its humble beauty.
United in their mission to keep double-warp weaving alive, Janów artisans pave a future for the next generations. Following years of hardship, a rising trend for craft and hand-made items has resulted in a great influx of orders and international visitors to the village. It seem as if, perhaps, a new golden age is coming for the double-warp weave?
Janów artisans however, sustain a slow, balanced pace and continue to work in harmony with the cycles of nature. Just like centuries ago when this craft was born.
Izba Tkactwa Dwuosnowowego w Janowie Podlaskie Muzeum Kultury Ludowej
#weaving #crafts #traditionalcraftsmanship #doublewarp #poland #travel #craftsmanship

[@safiaminney8250]

beautiful! I love the link between nature and the weaver and their art !