The Weaving Factory in Limbe

Limbe, Malwi


Today I typed up a traditional healer transcript that contained a lot of interesting data to process and reflect on. Most of the research team is out today conducting interviews, and the rest of us stayed behind to catch up on our paper work.

During the late morning I paid a visit to the Weaving Factory in Limbe. This is a terrific place. Eighty percent of the employees have some kind of physical disability. This includes being blind, deaf, mute, or have difficulty walking. With their other senses the factory workers are able to create beautiful rugs, place mats, screen printing of T-shirts, dresses, and all kinds of gorgeous products. They spin their own yarn, dye the yarn, and then weave it into rugs, mats, purses, whatever, right on the premises. It was a sight to behold.