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Folk Arts Hub Foundation in ExpoGeorgia III pav HP Festival
Folk Arts Hub Foundation (FAHF) production participated ExpoGeorgia III pav HP Festival on September 23-25. The all photos of festival we can cee in Georgian Arts&Culture Center website.
Outline, Killims
Weaving is one of the major achievements of mankind. In the ancient world, especially in those parts of Asia where people were engaged in animal husbandry (particularly of sheeps), the textile industry and weaving and carpet making were widely developed.
Louise completed her first karpet
Luiza, one of students, participating in carpet weaving workshop, has completed her mat.
Children teach carpet weaving
The carpet is one of the best expressions of national character, thus Folk Art Hub Foundation aims to spread the carpet weaving traditions, especially to teach children the art of carpet and rug weaving and introduce the carpet culture, which implies a distinction of ornaments, topography, possession of technical peculiarities.
Saddlebag
The khurjins (woven saddlebags) have a unique place among carpet products. They are called also haybga or habiga. They come in different sizes, both small and large. The biggest khurjins are called ishakhurjins (donkey saddlebags), designed for mountain climbing. In one part of the saddlebags a churn was being placed; in the second part –…
Carpet restoration in “Hub” foundation
Folk Arts Hub Foundation, aiming to preserve one of the ancient cultures – carpet weaving, gives a primary importance to the preservation and restoration of the carpets. Sometimes the maintenance of a carpet is a more difficult task than creating of the new one. This is due to the fact that a carpet, bearing the…