WEAVING____CONVERSATION

A design, research and storytelling initiative exploring artisanal textile heritage through global collaboration, artisan partnerships and cultural preservation for regenerative futures.

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COMMUNITIES + CONNECTIONS

A growing collection of organisations, artisan communities and social enterprises that have informed Weaving Conversation through partnerships, research visits, workshops, documentation and shared learning.

Karnor Carpets
Hand-Knotted Rug Weaving, Tibetan Visual Culture and Sustainable Deadstock Yarn

Location
Kathmandu, Nepal

Year
2025 - Present

Karuna Universal Weaving Centre
An inclusive weaving training facility for artisans with disabilities in the production of hand-knotted rugs.

Location
Kathmandu, Nepal

Duration
2025 - Present

The Centre for Women and Development Jaffna
Natural dye training programme for batik.

Location
Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Year
2020 - 2022

Location
Pokhara, Nepal

Year
2025

WSDO - Womens Skills Development Organisation
Backstrap weaving

Beeralu Lace
A workshop and visit to lace artisan Miss Kanthi’s studio.

Location
Galle, Sri Lanka

Year
2026

Location
Galle, Sri Lanka

Year
2026

Sooriya Handloom Weaving Village
Natural dye and printing, handloom and organic cotton cultivation.

“It matters what matters we use to think other matters with; it matters what stories we tell to tell other stories with; it matters what knots knot knots, what thoughts think thoughts, what descriptions describe descriptions, what ties tie ties. It matters what stories make worlds, what worlds make stories…”

Donna Haraway (2016)