On Sunday we still had our rental car, so we went to see the weavers in Teyateyaneng. It was about an hours drive from Maseru. We visited a few weaving centers, St. Agnes High School, and saw the work that goes into making their tapestries.
it's hard to read, but the sign says "welcome to st. agnes high school"
they also had a St. Agnes weaving center
mural on the side of the school
the building behind me was where the actual weaving took place, but they weren't working when we were there
St. Agnes Mission gallery
We also visited "Sesotho Weavers." We toured the weaving center and were able to see them at work.
sign right outside the weaving center
weavers finishing a tapestry
this tapestry was titled "witch doctors," after a month of weaving it was halfway done
"witch doctors," it was amazing to see how they thread each string through by hand and how much patience and diligence it takes
She had just completed the smaller tapestry on the top of the board (about one month's work)
the woman who walked us through told us that each tapestry takes 1-2 months to complete (aka as long as it would
their gallery!
they were all so beautiful! these were ones i found especially amazing:
"dancers of peace"
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