tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112370903337891682.post7006248755060480249..comments2023-10-13T09:36:09.324+02:00Comments on Batak Textiles: Who is Ibu Stephanie?Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817899796223662652noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112370903337891682.post-66954340404091385762012-12-04T09:32:35.038+01:002012-12-04T09:32:35.038+01:00Hi Michele, I am with you on that. It was importan...Hi Michele, I am with you on that. It was important for me to develop a "formula" that would allow the textiles to truly return to the community, become integrated again. That is why I made it a media event -- so that it could be shared far and wide. And the return also coincided with the National Batik Day which gave the cloths even more luster. It is so important that the cloths "live" again and do not get hidden away in dusty boxes...Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817899796223662652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9112370903337891682.post-29214395662351610462012-12-04T08:41:58.856+01:002012-12-04T08:41:58.856+01:00Sandra: this is a wonderful story. How exciting ...Sandra: this is a wonderful story. How exciting to read about the repatriation of cloth-- cloth transformed and returned with new stories to tell. I have often thought how/ when I might return the textiles I have been privileged to 'rent' here in India. <br />MicheleMichele Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09725326423293567721noreply@blogger.com