Joy Totah Hilden's sumptuous and substantive volume holds nothing back in its thorough and fascinating exploration of the art of Bedouin weaving and its practitioners. The author lived Saudi Arabia from 1982 until 1994, learning everything she could about Bedouin weavers and their art.

Joy Totah Hilden's sumptuous and substantive volume holds nothing back in its thorough and fascinating exploration of the art of Bedouin weaving and its practitioners. On weekends she sought out weavers at Bedouin markets and villages. She befriended them and learned their spinning and weaving techniques

Joy Hilden describes the weaving techniques of the Bedouin in the context of their transitional mode of life, as they adapt . This is the most exhaustive study to date of the weaving methods practised by the Bedouin of Saudi Arabia.

Joy Hilden describes the weaving techniques of the Bedouin in the context of their transitional mode of life, as they adapt from their centuries-old nomadic existence to being both semi- and fully settled. She gathered her information on dyeing, spinning and weaving while living and travelling in Saudi Arabia between 1982 and 1994, extending her scope with trips to other parts of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent Arab countries. She describes visits to Bedouin families, desert markets and urban centres where Bedouin gathered.

Introduction; Textiles in Saudi Arabia; The Bedouin & their Lifestyle; The Weavers; The Techniques of Spinning, Dyeing & Weaving; Some Bedouin Textiles from Northern Arabia; Bedouin Weaving of Other Arab Countries; Epilogue; Index. This is a book that satisfies on so many levels whether your interest is in the Arabian Peninsulas history, geography, tribes, culture or textiles. This quality book had me in its thrall from start to finish as a completely compulsive read.

Joy Hilden describes the weaving techniques of the Bedouin in the context of their transitional mode of life, as they adapt .

Joy Hilden describes the weaving techniques of the Bedouin in the context of their transitional mode of life, as they adapt from their centuries-old madic existence to being both semi- and fully settled.

She gathered her information on dyeing, spinning and weaving while living and travelling in Saudi Arabia between 1982 and 1994, extending her scope with trips to other parts of the Arabian Peninsula and adjacent Arab countries. Her work comes at a time when many tribal peoples are losing their cultural traditions and, with them, their crafts and the material of everyday life in the desert.

00 ISBN 978-09558894-8-6. Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia and its Neighbors. London:Arabian Publishing Ltd, 2010. Got it. We value your privacy.

oceedings{Hilden2010BedouinWO, title {Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia . Joy Totah Hilden, Saad Abdullah Sowayan.

oceedings{Hilden2010BedouinWO, title {Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia and Its Neighbours}, author {Joy Totah Hilden and Saad Abdullah Sowayan}, year {2010} }. Introduction Textiles in Saudi Arabia The Bedouin & their Lifestyle The Weavers The Techniques of Spinning, Dyeing & Weaving Some Bedouin Textiles from Northern Arabia Bedouin Weaving of Other Arab Countries Epilogue Index. View PDF. Save to Library.