Urban textile traditions of Tunisia. From: African Arts | Date: September 22, 2004| Author: Hudson, Julie; Spring, Christopher | COPYRIGHT 2004 The Regents of the University of California. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This article draws together several years of fieldwork-based research into the urban textile traditions of Tunisia. In contrast to rural traditions of women using woolen yarn on upright, single-heddle looms (Reswick 1985), urban traditions are predominantly the preserve of male weavers using treadle looms and a range of luxury yarns such as silk and metallic thread (Fig. 1). Complex embroidery, by both men and women, often in styles unique to a single small area or town, is another ...

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