Kingdom cherishes art of turning palm fronds into beautiful items Manama: A few metres from the posh cafés in one of the largest malls on the outskirts of Manama, Abdul Ridha, in his white thobe, sits ...

Sydney fibre artist Catriona Pollard in the bush surrounding her studio. She says weaving is “about letting the material speak”. Credit: Janie Barrett Iam sitting in a church hall with 15 women and ...

But one thing is for sure – the art of weaving palm fronds into intricate designs was introduced in Philadelphia and throughout the five-county area by a South Philadelphia Italian-American rectory ...