Handweaver

Ivan Tonev, authentic Bulgarian costume tailor
“Abadzhiistvo” is the production of thick woolen fabric – aba, hand-woven on a loom. During the Renaissance, in addition to the production of coarse woolen cloth, the ‘abajis’ also sewed outerwear – ‘poturi’, ‘yamurluki’, ‘saltamarks’, ‘kaltuns’. Over time, factory-woven woolen fabrics – ‘shayaks’ – appeared on the market, and the...

Ivan Tonev
Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Oksana Levchenya (Konstantinovska) - OLK manufactory
Kyiv, Ukraine

Olha Pilyuhina
Reshetylivka, Ukraine

Ulrike Isensee - Ulrike Isensee
Hamburg, Germany

Antoinette Merete Olsen
Ronglan, Norway

Antoinette Olsen, handweaver , and my speciality is the warp-weighted loom
I am a skilled weaver who can weave on the warp-weighted loom, modern floor looms, tapestry looms, rigid heddle looms and tablet looms. My favorite looms are the old warp-weighted looms and old tapestry looms. I like the old weaving techniques, and I am full of respect for the persons...

Marta Cucchia - Soc. Coop. Giuditta Brozzetti
Perugia, Italy

June Croll - June Croll
Norwich, United Kingdom

Monika Kalinowska - Mo & Mum
Berlin, Germany

Catherine BERNET - Atelier Bernet
Felletin, France

Davide Spiga - Artigiantessile di Spiga Davide
Bidda Matzràxia/Villamassargia, Italy

Carla de Ruiter - Fibrart
Almenar, Spain

Nicholas Ozanne - Leto & Ariadne
Stroud, United Kingdom