Project Two Mile | Colourful Bilum - Box
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Handwoven bilum bag by Project Two Mile. Each bag is unique and beautifully hand-crafted by women from the squatter settlements of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Project Two Mile is an initiative to support the lives of marginalised women in PNG by providing a global platform for their artwork and crafts.
- This bilum is hand-woven from acrylic and wool yarn using a traditional weaving technique.
- The yarn is twisted by placing it on the weaver's thigh and is rolled in a backward and forward motion using hands.
- The twisted yarns are then hand-woven into bilum bags. This process takes a few weeks.
- Bilums are very versatile and expandable.
- Each bilum has a story and the patterns are a visual language and authentic to the women who weave them.
These bilums help to support the local weavers and their families to have a stable income.
