Weaving Process

We acquire the raw material – the pure wool of Awasi sheep – from local Bedouin shepherds. Today we support about 70 women as part of this process, who are divided into 6 groups.
The women of the first group are the spinners. They women spin it into thread, using traditional spindles. The second group of women does the skeinning process, and prepares the wool for dyeing. The third group was trained and qualified to do the dyeing process, which is done in Lakiya's Center. The fourth group is the interweavers who makea very strong threads out of two threads, on the traditional spindle. The fifth group is the weavers: Lakiya women use the traditional, home-made ground-looms of their Bedouin culture. The sixthth group is the finishing group along with the quality control, the sewing, tassels and cleaning of the woven product.