Bøger af Meirina Soe

Aira is a helpful little girl who lives in Bali. As a major festival approaches, everyone in her village is busy making preparations. Despite being told that she is too young to take part, Aira is determined to participate. In the end, her efforts are rewarded with a fantastic prize!This story is inspired by the traditional lives, and the geringsing ikat textile tradition in the Tenganan village in the island of Bali, Indonesia.Story Cloth Series Books introduce world textiles to young generations.

A little girl called Mea lives in Pedero village on the island of Savu, where women are skilled at weaving a special cloth called ikat. When the annual Harvest Festival was approaching, Mea dreamed about wearing a new ikat cloth to the festival, but things did not turn out as she expected.This story is inspired by the traditional lives, including rich textile tradition, on the island of Savu in Indonesia. It is beautifully illustrated and full of authentic details from the Savunese culture.This book was created by Tracing Patterns Foundation in collaboration with Ice Tede Dara and Geneviève Duggan to raise funds for the Savu weavers group, Tewuni Rai. Half of all sale proceeds will be donated to the weavers.

Bayu and his family lived in Kedungwuni village in Pekalongan city on the island of Java. The city is famous for a special cloth called batik. Bayu's parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents were batik makers. Bayu wanted to follow his family's work. But one day, a big crisis happened, which could cause the family's batik workshop to close forever... This book is inspired by beautiful batik textiles and skillful artisans of Java. The illustrations feature batik textiles from the Oey Soe Tjoen workshop in Kedungwuni, which started in 1925 and continues today.