INTERNATIONAL REPORT: Nepal
Photographs courtesy of Sheila Meyer, One World Buttons
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FELT
SO FINE: Nepalese craftswomen spreading wet-dyed fibers onto
a blanket to create saffron-colored felt. The felt is used
to make knitting needle cases sold by oneworldbuttons.com.
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FANCY
FOOTWORK: Felt makers extract water by rolling wet felt wrapped
in blankets with their feet.
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BUTTON,
BUTTON: A Nepalese woman in Katmandu carves a horn button while
listening to music on her MP3 player.
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