06/09/2007
Distribution manner of woven articles. Trade

In the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century the industry of Ipirus went through a period of growth. The means of trade and area of internal market were the trade fairs. Arabantinos (Ipirus Chronography v. I) mentions that....

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06/09/2007
Relationship of weaving to similar types of crafts

The craft of weaving is connected with many other types of human activity. First of all it is connected with animal breeding and generally with all cultivations from which raw materials are derived (silk cultivation, cotton cultivation etc.).

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06/09/2007
The craft of weaving in the past and the present

The woven article is a link that connects tradition to the present. It is a carrier of ideas and techniques passed from one generation to the next and from one era to the next. At the same time though, as a folk art, it is an expression of the spirit of the simple people who were the creators.

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