04/03/2008 DISTRIBUTER IN THE USA Please visit this web site for our distributer in the USA: www.bedouinweaving.com 15/09/2007 CONTACT INFORMATION Sidreh P.O.Box 1588 Omer 84965 Tel. 086519883 Fax. 086513031 Cell 06/06/2005 EXTENDED OPENING HOURS Our Showroom in Lakiya is open daily Sunday- Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm, Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm 02/01/2004 OUR NEW LOCATION We are now located at the entrance of Lakiya, at the left side on the main street. Our telephone and fax are working as usual.

A unique social and economic project LAKIYA – Negev Weaving was established in 1991 as an income-generating project for Palestinian Bedouin women living in villages and homesteads in the Negev desert. Lakiya provides them with an opportunity to develop the tradition of spinning and weaving, and to acquire new roles and skills in dyeing, production and business management. Reviving a tradition Historically, Bedouin women wove tents, rugs, belts and other domestic items. Today women weave articles for personal use or as wedding presents. Growing demand for Lakiya’s rugs, wall hangings cushions and bags is contributing to the revival and preservation of a craft central to the Bedouin social and cultural heritage. Authentic spinning process Lakiya’s yarn is purchased from Negev shepherdess, who spin fleece into yarn on drop spindles while tending their flock. To prepare the yarn for weaving, two strands of spun yard are skeined together, dyed and mothproofed, dried in the sun, and wrapped into balls. To learn more about the weaving process, click here.

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