Image 1 Responses

Burma
Theingi Tun 

It brings me the feeling of home
It brings me the warmth of home
Of the time when I was young
Life a journey not begun
Eager to be on my way
Fight the battles come what may
Knowing I always have a place
Where I am truly loved and safe 

Slovenia
Urśula Jaśovec

Picture with many meanings
Blago, kvačkanje, babica, dolgotrajno, a truda vredno delo … toplina, zimski večeri ob ognju, živo rdeča z umirjenimi barvami- krik v pomirjeni duši, mirnost …
Študija blaga- TIHOŽITJE
Vidno tudi abstraktno, nenavadno: igla (kvačka), jetra/nekakšno uho, griva, senca človeškega telesa na levi strani slike
Mešanje kričečih barv z nežnimi
Kraljev plašč, ki ovija neko osebo (kralja) v toplo, debelo blago. V rokah drži žezlo, njegov plašč pa spenja nekakšna zanimiva sponka.
Rusija- prispodoba bogatega kralja, ki vlada svoji državi krvavo (kri-rdeča) s trdno roko (špičasto žezlo, ki ga drži) in “nečloveškimi” sredstvi (spomnka, ki spominja na čuden organ/žival)
SCREAM FOR ATTENTION in a peacefull place of pretendance, where power is all around us 

Azerbaijan
Elnara Babayeva 

The first image has evoked some interesting feelings... I have imagined the old lady sitting in a dark room, knitting a red carpet for some special occasion. The lady is too old and gets easily tired, so she proceeds with the knitting slowly, making small breaks and staring at the results of her work. She has probably fear not to finish her work in time, but still she is doing her best. For which purposes she is knitting this carpet is unknown. 

Columbia
María Alejandra Gaviria Reyes 

It means to me like something old and I think, I saw hanged something like this in some country house. 

Indian Fiji
Ashneel Khatri

Weaving blankets, busy, confused, a farmhouse where someone left their gardening tools and supplies.

Borneo
Rainadi Damursyah 

I look at this image and thought this as traditional clothes of a particular culture. The design, colour, and the thing look like a scarf makes it even more look like traditional clothes. This image also reminds me of an old civilization in a snowy area, because of the thick material used. An example of this could be the traditional clothes of the Mongolian called Buryat. The Buryat dress is quite similar.

China
Shize Liu 

In a poor family there are lots of children. But there is no money to feed them and no money to buy clothes. An old mum who supports the family has to make sweaters for her children. Too much work for her. One day she stopped. Cannot make anything anymore. Only leave the half of the sweater and lots of children who may follow their mum soon.

Burma
Aye Win Myint 

I feel like this picture is representing the Chin tribe's knitting. Chin state is located at the upper part of Burma. Chin people are living near around India.  That state have very steep hill and temperature is very cold. Therefore they wear a very thick hand made cotton. Old lady is carrying a bag of cotton roll on their back and making knitting by their hand just like in this picture. They are knitting cotton while they are walking to other village or visiting. So they design them what they saw on the way through. Their hands were knitting while they are walking, when they reach to another village they finish knitting for scarf or hat.  They knitting scarf, hat, sock, and sweater etc.

Kenya
Antony Felix Simbowo 

It brings out a sense of relaxation. Possibly in a quite cool park. The nature of the shawl as well brings out nature, i.e, the presence of an animal nearby possibly a sheep nearby. One can also see the harmony and interdependence between man and domestic animals. The red colour curves out a sense of the need for recognition...a scream for recognition (such type of clothing is definitely not good in red colour).

China
Shen Hui-hua 

We can see from the picture how human being's (woman's) wisdom. Just use one needle and thread. Thread they make kinds of goods which like scarf, sweater and so on. Life is so beautiful and warm in the world.  

Bangladesh
MD Sharawar Taman Dhali 

The cloths look like Ireland scarf. The picture seems to me that, Irish people gave lot of blood fight with English to get freedom.

Hong Kong
Ka-Man Yim  

A young girl trying her best to knit a scarf as a Christmas present for her boyfriend.  She is waiting for that day and hoping her boyfriend will like it.

Haiti
Francklin Pierre 

I had a cultural and artistic view on that picture. It brought me very far. As soon as I saw it the first subject which came to my mind was the Indians of the Americas. Through this picture I had the feeling that I am in contact with one or more cultures. A culture which is not that one of the big cities. It makes me think about the peasants of Peru, and those who are in the reserves in United States etc. It did not frighten me, it did not make me cheerful either.  But when I'm looking at it, and trying to understand it, I feel good when I only accept it as an artwork.

Saudi Arabia
Adel Abu Haimed 

The image of the red hand woven cloths remind me of hand made items that older people would have as they used these colours for women dress called the thobe and it has a significant place in my culture. Although today you don't see many people wearing them as they do not fit in the fashion category, but some people living in the Bedouin life style still wear them. Also they are used for tourism because they are highly in demand by the tourists.

Taiwan
Tony Hsu 

A dead woman. The arrow killed her. The red part are her blood 

Jordan
Anas Alabbadi 

Traditions and hand crafts, It's old, for me it gives me feelings about the desert and Bedouins, I can imagine a Camel next to this photo. But when I think about it deeply, I can see pain, very deep pain in this photo. 

Malaysia
Pauline Hui Ying Ooi 

It looks like a headgear or some clothing ornament worn by people in places such as Mongolia and Nepal to keep them warm. I formed an image of a wide brown open land with tents scattered around the area. I could see llamas and donkeys. I thought about butter tea and I imagine the people to dress up in colorful, elaborated traditional costumes, young, old, men and women alike. 

Cameroon
Pascal G Bekono  

Cette image représente un tronc d'arbre sur lequel on a entourer un manteau ou un tapis de en fourrure coloré faite de peau d'animaux. Et est accroché à cela une pelle.  

Germany
Uwe Terton 

This image evokes associations with my mum and it also reminds me about indigenous people from Peru. My mum is a very important person for me, she was always there if I needed her, she gave me comfort and security, love and warmth. The red warm colour, the archaic fabric and the knitting needles creates exactly this kind of feeling. The artefacts in the image look like an island drifting in the black nothingness. The island contains life, warmth and implies the concept of reincarnation. Women in Peru wear very colourful clothing; they are traditional and stem from an old culture. The Indios had to fight and survive the Spaniards a lot of blood was shed during the past. Most of their traditional heritage survived the Spanish oppression. In my opinion the image is an allegory for hope, life and future.

French-Canada
Simon Gargonne 

Un châle maya antique aux couleurs flamboyantes et de massives fibules en fer qui témoignent de l'empreinte du temps. Costume de cérémonie, je ne sais laquelle. Un mariage, un rite sacré?  Un vêtement du quotidien ?  Il paraît chaud et rassurant, donne envie d'être porté dans nos latitudes où l'hiver est éternel. On peut imaginer qu'il sent encore l'odeur de l'animal, le lama? 

West Sahara
Oruntomigbekele Fasina 

Stitching the wounds of the heart of the hurt man (wounded world). Knitting the (soul of) the down trodden's sweater. Preparing for the summer. Sewing up a broken/ bleeding heart.

Turkey
Ramazan Cin 

This image reminds me of a cloth that generally nomad people use in Turkiye. Nomad people are normally work in the area stockbreeding. That cloth is made from animal's wools. 

Malawi
Code Admore Sangala 

Skillful hands
Putting the knit to work
As the woven material slowly comes to shape
A price tag will follow
When the task is done 

India
Vinita Agarwal 

This image reminded me of my time spent in Peru this summer. The texture of the fabric, the way in which it was woven, to how they dyed it. I wanted to replace this image, with one showing the 'roots' so to speak - the beginning of the weaving process before the item is transformed into something wearable, sellable etc. (see image) 

Philippines
Geri Niemi 

Role, Tradition, Obligation

Sri Lanka
Asanga Pradeep S. Coorey 

The traditional and ancient techniques now only seen as ruins which as a memory. Now there is a lot of technologies used for knitting, but the hands who made those kind of embroiders have been forgotten. This stitch is not finished and has been stopped for some reason. The reason may be the time or another technology or some accident.