Something about weaving: from dhaka to thermocromatic threads
Scanning the news this week, couldn’t help but notice the juxtaposition of two weaving adventures: First, there was the high tech color-changing threads (watch the awesome video here) that are part of a research project at UC Berkely in conjunction with the Google funded Jacquard Project. (We should mention that the Jaquard Project is interesting in it’s own right!) Then, the simple but imagination-inspiring story of one Nepalese journalist who spent days venturing far, far afield in Nepal, via creaking buses, to help a visiting friend to find authentic dhaka weaving.
What ties these articles? From ancient to modern, weaving of course – it’s fascinating, has been for millennia, and will be for millennia to come. We certainly haven’t gotten bored yet!
