We make some of this wonderful art, crafts and textiles available for sale through a small business. We also collect and grow tropical plants. The larger plants will only be sold through local nurseries, the smaller plants by rapid postal delivery.

The stunning woven textiles of Sarawak, East Malaysia, coordinated and distributed by Edric Ong - writer, designer, architect, and noted authority on Borneo textiles are now available. Edric is also an internationally known fashion designer whose designs are based on Borneo indigenous peoples' motifs, handcrafted of woven silk fabric, natural dyes and block printed or hand painted batik. The Edric Ong Textiles Gallery show textiles available for sale. Retail prices are listed - the same prices as in exclusive boutiques and galleries in Kuching, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. A few of Edric's designs from the 2006 World EcoFiber and Textile Forum Fashion Show in Kuching can be seen in High resolution or Low resolution video on this site. A 22 minute video showing the range of textiles is available to wholesale clients - both standard and HD DVD versions may be requested

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Latest News 2008 World Eco-Fiber & Textile Forum Kuching, September 12 - 14 A gathering of world experts to talk about traditional textiles in a lush tropical setting Kuching - a jewel of a city with the world's best seafood resturants (our opinion) Option to visit an upriver longhouse after the forum to study the weavers at work Program, Registration Form Information on Designers and Speakers

Other News Apart from the indigenous art of Borneo, we are finally starting to add photos and information from other areas to the web site, starting with Nagaland, then Myanmar. Many pieces offered for sale will be first found in the Naga Art, Bead, and Textile Personal Collection Galleries, then moved to the For Sale Galleries when the updating process is completed. We are pleased to now offer a small selection of the traditional, intrically "micro" tie dyed "bandhani" textiles of the Khatri people of north western India. Designer Jabbar Khatri works with village women who do the tying and men who carry out the dyeing processes to create striking wearable art. These textiles won the highly prized UNESCO Seal of Excellence in both 2006 and 2007. We are helping with marketing in the US to support the villagers and "keep the traditions alive." See the Jabbar Khatri Gallery. David visited Jabbar in April to do a video documentary of the bandhani tying and dying process. This will result in a 45 minute DVD, free with a bandhani purchase We now have a personally selected variety of handwoven silk from designer Bina Rao of Hyderabad, India. Bina and husband Kesav Rao own Creative Bee, which commissions several hundred wavers in villages all over India to produce intricate weaves - from several varieties of silk. They have a foundation to support this work and train weavers to use their traditional techniques to weave pieces of great beauty for the export market. Kesav is a master dyer and supervises Creative Bee's handblock printing shop in a village near Hyderabad. He is also an artist who has mastered many media and has exhibited in galleries around India. David visited the Raos in April to do a video documentary of the weaving, handblock printing and dying process. We will been showing the Rao's work soon in Bina's Gallery and Kesav's Gallery. We do now have some of Bina's fantastic silk shirts. The silk used in these shirts is gathered in the forests of India from wild silk moth cocoons. It is handwoven into filature "see-through" textile, then crafted into these shirts. A carved wooden hand block is used to print the design using natural dyes. They look great on women and men. Almost without fail, whenever we wear these shirts friends ask where they can get one like it. We have them in four colors - blue, grey, black, and red/orange. Edric Ong received the prestigious Artisan Advocate Award from the Aid to Artisans organization in New York City on October 26, 2006, for his contributions in sustaining the arts and cultures of Indigenous peoples (presented by Clare Brett Smith, President Emerita) Read citation from Aid to Artisans We are offering Mathew's CD, Mathew Ngau Jau, Keeper of the Songs. Check out the Mathew Ngau Jau music video snippet David's photos of Rumah Garie Longhouse, including Bangie and Nancy can be seen on the Rumah Garie Longhouse page. Click to view a short video of Rumah Garie. A 45 minute video "Dream Weavers of Rumah Garie" narrated by Edric documents the traditional Iban ikat dyeing and weaving processes at the Rumah Garie Longhouse community and would be of interest to students of weaving as well as anyone interested in traditional cultures. Both standard and High Definition DVD versions are available for $15

Last Updated - July 24, 2008

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