The shock and trauma are apparent in what women wove. Gals were being then, and stay today, “the backbone of Lao culture,” claimed Linda McIntosh, a textile expert in Luang Prabang, Laos. Girls not only have been in demand of taking care of the domestic and boosting young children they […]
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BACA Gallery in Branford showcases rare indigo from Laos
BRANFORD — Sally Strasser is correct blue in her obsession with rare, pure indigo textiles she learned on a trip to Laos. And she is eager to share her passion with many others. Through her new enterprise, Taleo, Strasser turns handmade fabrics, created using historical methods, into attractive pillows, scarves, […]