All Natural, Made in Biboki
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Maria Yovita Meta-Bastian helped weavers in East Nusa Tenggara earn more money for their fabrics by using natural dyes. Now a single cloth fetches as much as Rp5 million.
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Weavers in Matabesi village, East Nusa Tenggara, seldom leave their homes. Their houses are where they spin cotton into thread. They use their yards to grow plants for use as fabric dyes. "We also plant the cotton ourselves," Ima Ita, 42, told Tempo two weeks ago. Ima's hands were covered with dark red liquid. She had just finished dyeing thread with a solution of Indian mulberry root (Morinda citrifolia).
Oliva Buik, 46, another weaver, said she use
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