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30 attend serahang weaving workshop

MUKAH: A total of 30 people attended a one-day workshop on weaving and making serahang here. The workshop which included three participants from UiTM Mukah took place at one Catherine Anyup’s residence in Kampung Tellian Ulu, Wednesday (March 8). It was held a week before the Kaul Kakan Serahang (March 11) is organised by the […]

Grandma makes fashion statements with traditional art

KUCHING: Decades ago, she thought her weaving skills using the ‘bemban’ plant were limited to making sleeping mats at a longhouse. However, a turning point came for Manoi Jarau from Serian, when she visited Kraftangan Malaysia (Sarawak branch) in 2003 where she learnt about turning traditional art into fashion. Today, the 60-year-old grandmother is making […]

Preserving the art of Pua Kumbu

KUCHING: Pua Kumbu weaving takes a long time as it requires persistence and dedication. Many of those who have been indulging in this weaving are now getting on in years, thus raising the question as to what will become of the art if the younger generation does not step into their shoes. According to Universiti […]

Keeping Melanau art of weaving alive

MUKAH: The art of weaving is in danger of disappearing if appropriate steps are not taken to ensure its survival. Edmund Salman Tuna, who is in his 50s, and his team are among the few in Kampung Seri Tellian (Tellian Tengah) and Kampung Tellian Daya (Tellian Ulu) here, trying to keep the Melanau art of […]

Prison inmates complete 20 pieces of Sarawak songket

KUCHING: Twenty-two inmates from Puncak Borneo Prison completed about 20 pieces of Sarawak songket since last year. The Sarawak songket woven by the inmates will become the state’s new textile product. State Prisons Department director Ajidin Salleh said the songket production, woven by 22 selected male inmates, went by the brand SaraPride (Sarawak, Prison Department). […]