Worcester Massachusetts is home to one of the largest refugee populations in the - state. A subset of these refugees are artisans which rely on their craft to preserve their - culture and identity. We worked with Refugee Artisans of Worcester to adapt floor looms - for refugee weavers so they can continue their craft. Through our semi-standardized - interviews, direct observations, and home visits with the weavers, we identified their - needs in looms and understood the role weaving plays in their lives. Additionally, we - assessed our resources and reached out to the community to gather necessary materials - and information for loom adaptations. Ultimately, we adapted four looms, created an - instructional video documenting our work, secured a donated portable loom for - demonstration purposes, and contributed to the preservation of the refugees’ culture - and identity

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Creator

• Jalbert, Andrew J
• Jiang, Haozhe
• Liao, Jingyi

Subject

• Culture
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-061918-142228

Keyword

• Community development
• Refugees

Advisor

• Roberts, Laura

Year

• 2018

Center

• Worcester Community Project Center (Massachusetts) - IQP

Sponsor

• Refugee Artisans of Worcester

Date created

• 2018-06-19

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright