A wide range of smithing occurs in Laos to produce tools, jewellery and religious items. Blacksmiths (Lao: saang tii lek) may come from a wide range of ethnic backgrounds such as Khmu, Lao, and other groups. An individual in...

Lurik originated from the village of Java. In the beginning, lurik made in a sheet of clothes that functioned as kemben (a fabric that only wrap women torso), stagen (belt from fabric), and as a container for carrying a...

Knitting and weaving are an ancient crafts of the Tajik people. Archaeological findings of the ancient Penjikent (fifth to eighth centuries A.D.), such as lacy linen braided nets for hair, are indicative in this matter. Knitting is developed mainly in...