By Mamy Ratsimbazafy | Project leader
Overview of the last three months :
During the last three months, SEPALI Madagascar has focus its objectives on the preparation of the IFAM ( International Folk Art Market) show that will take place in Santa Fe in July 2022.
The Innovation of the Sepali production for this year (2022) is the combination of the Raffia and wild silk to make new products such us wall hanging, table runner…
So far, all the raffia fibers processed by Sepali came from Ambodivoangy community. Ambodivoangy is one of the 13 communities that work with Sepali Madagascar.
This year (2022), Sepali Madagascar has decided to relaunch the loom weaving program after three years interruption. Sepali staff has established a sustainable partnership with the villagers that grow Raffia trees.
As a target for 2022, Sepali’s villagers will provides 100 kilograms of raw raffia to Sepali.
1- Wall-hanging design and creation :
The idea was to combine the raffia with wildsilk materials. Both materials are produced locally and harvested sustainably by the villagers.
Hasina , making the one square meter wall hanging :
This products contains 16 meters of raffi ruban and 1 msq of Ceranchia silk
Hasina making her second design of wall hanging
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