Bhutan Master Dyer Video with Ann Shaftel and Treasure Caretaker Training
Channel: Ann Shaftel
Date: 2021-08-06

Conservator Ann Shaftel introduces you to Bhutan Master Dyer Kencho Dekar, whom she first met in Bhutan in 2012 when she visited his studio. In this video, he answers your questions about traditional dyeing methods and materials, you walk with him through his garden where cultivates plants for dyeing, you enter his traditional dyeing studio that uses wood-fires, you meet his sister who is spinning and weaving on a traditional handloom, and you see how beautiful the natural colours look on "Kira" Bhutanese women's handwoven garments. 
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