In the villages in the Thar Desert, the north India, women have produced colorful and intricate embroidery whose designs combine both their fancy myth with their everyday life .
Distinctive features are that the centers of flowers or animals' eyes are decorated with mirrors.
Our instructor is Ms. Noriko Nakano from the Nakayama Handicrafts Institute. Mola Applique - Panama Mola which has strong colors and humorous designs, have been handed down from mothers to daughters of the Kuna Indians in the Sun Blas archipelagos in the Caribbean Sea. Mrs. Michie Saeki, our instructor, is the member of Japan Mola Association. Hand Weaving Scandinavian hand weaving has a rich and shaggy texture and retains warmth better than fur in the cold winter.