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WASHINGTON, D.C./ULITHI, YAP — In spring 2022, the Habele Outer Island Education Fund in the Federated States of Micronesia was one of 10 projects chosen to receive a highly-competitive Community
“Weaving Connections” site supports Micronesian Weavers in US Mainland Details Written by Bill Jaynes Habele Beautiful loom-woven textiles of Micronesia display an artistry and technical virtuosity unrivaled elsewhere in the Pacific. Chief among them is the lavalava, a woven skirt from the Outer Islands of Yap State, situated in the Western Caroline Islands. A new website aims to ensure this important cultural skill is preserved among weavers who have moved far from home. Weaving these skirts requires tremendous skill, work and patience. It also requires a special type of b...