Looms to Cloth

Burmese Weaving
Mentor Artist: True Tender Htun

Burmese weaving, Burlington, Vermont. Supported by the Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program of the Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury Vermont. Audio slideshow by Ned Castle.

The weaving group gathers in a circle on the floor as their teacher, True Tender, coordinates the setup of homemade looms. With the looms in place, the weaving begins—continuing an activity that was a part of life in Burma, then refugee camps, and now Vermont.