In this neck of the woods, weaving has always been referred to as “poor man’s art”. Artisan’s use the materials at hand: straw, branches and twigs from olive trees, and green, tender reeds from the bamboo plants which grow locally in the area. On closer inspection, weaving is not so much “poor man’s art” as … Continue reading Three Cities in Southern Italy’s Puglia Region Make Sure the Art of Weaving Straw Doesn’t Become a Lost Art