Editing Weaving (section)

===Modern day===
[[File:Webereiklasse Webmeister Kurt Wanke, Bauhaus Dessau.jpg|thumb|Weavers of the [[Bauhaus]] workshop in a photo taken by Lux Feininger.]]
In the 1920s the weaving workshop of the [[Bauhaus]] design school in Germany aimed to raise weaving, previously seen as a craft, to a fine art, and also to investigate the industrial requirements of modern weaving and fabrics.<ref>Smith, T'ai (2014). ''Bauhaus weaving theory: From feminine craft to mode of design''. Minnesota: [[University of Minnesota Press]].</ref> Under the direction of [[Gunta Stölzl]], the workshop experimented with unorthodox materials, including cellophane, fibreglass, and metal.<ref name=met>Winton, A.G. (2007). [http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/bauh/hd_bauh.htm "The Bauhaus, 1919–1933"]. ''Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History''. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 11 December 2016.</ref>  From expressionist tapestries to the development of soundproofing and light-reflective fabric, the workshop's innovative approach instigated a modernist theory of weaving.<ref name="met" /> Former Bauhaus student and teacher [[Anni Albers]] published the seminal 20th-century text ''On Weaving'' in 1965.<ref>Albers, Anni (1965). ''On Weaving''. Middletown, Connecticut: [[Wesleyan University Press]].</ref> Other notables from the Bauhaus weaving workshop include [[Otti Berger]], [[Margaretha Reichardt]], and [[Benita Koch-Otte]].

In the Bauhaus, the weaving workshop was considered "the women's department", and many women were forced to join against wishes to study another art form.<ref name=":2" /> Some weavers, like [[Helene Nonné-Schmidt]] believed that women were made to weave because they could only produce work in 2-D. She thought women lacked the spatial imagination and genius men had to work in other mediums.<ref name=":4" />

Hand weaving of [[Persian carpet]]s and [[kilim]]s has been an important element of the tribal crafts of many of the subregions of modern day [[Iran]]. Examples of carpet types are the [[Kerman carpet|Lavar Kerman]] carpet from [[Kerman]] and the [[Seraband rug]] from [[Arak, Iran|Arāk]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Types Of Persian Rugs |url=https://www.catalinarug.com/rug-encyclopedia/origins-of-rugs/part-2-types-of-persian-rugs/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Catalina Rug |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seraband rug {{!}} Persian, Hand-Knotted & Wool {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Seraband-rug |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

In Southeast Asia, some communities are working to revive weaving traditions as a way to address poverty, improve living conditions, support local communities, and to promote environmental sustainability. Several initiatives have been established to support this effort, such as the Maybank Women Eco-Weavers program by the Maybank Foundation which currently operates in Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia. This program helps create opportunities for women weavers throughout the Southeast Asia region to improve their livelihoods and to give them financial independence.<ref name="maybankk">{{cite web |title=Weaving Communities |url=http://www.maybank.com/en/blogs/2023/09/20.page. |website=Maybank |access-date=December 9, 2024}}</ref>

Additionally, similar programs exist in Taiwan and in the Philippines. In Taiwan, The Lihang Studio and S’uraw Education was founded by Yuma Taru to revive the Atayal weaving culture and to promote indigenous education in weaving and dyeing. In the Philippines, the Kyyangan Weavers Association was established in the Ifugao Province as a way to conserve and promote the Ifugao weaving culture and other traditional practices. Also, this association collaborates with academic institutions, government agencies and other non-government organizations on research and product development to be able to offer economic opportunities for communities.<ref name="TaiInsight">{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Shau-lou |title=Revitalising Indigenous Weaving Cultures across Borders: Conversations and Collaborations between Taiwan and the Philippines |url=https://taiwaninsight.org/2023/02/10/revitalising-indigenous-weaving-cultures-across-borders-conversations-and-collaborations-between-taiwan-and-the-philippines/ |website=Taiwan Insight |access-date=9 December 2024}}</ref>