The Loom Whisperers: Real Places Still Teaching a Dying Craft
TL;DR Traditional rug making is taught through weaving guilds, folk art schools, cultural cooperatives, and hands-on apprenticeships with working weavers. The strongest options include the Handweavers Guild of America, Penland School of Craft in North Carolina, Navajo weaving programs in Arizona, and cooperative workshops in Oaxaca, Morocco, and Turkey. Introduction Ever tried to find a…