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Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for army in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - A volunteer of the Palianytsia Charitable Foundation packs a winter camouflage net and some crocheted souvenirs to be delivered to the military defending Zaporizhzhia sector, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine

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Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for army in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - A volunteer of the Palianytsia Charitable Foundation shows a crocheted souvenir, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine

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Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for army in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - Souvenirs crocheted by the volunteers of the Palianytsia Charitable Foundation, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine

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Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for army in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - A volunteer of the Palianytsia Charitable Foundation packs a winter camouflage net and some crocheted souvenirs to be delivered to the military defending Zaporizhzhia sector, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine

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Volunteers weave winter camouflage nets for army in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - Souvenirs crocheted by the volunteers of the Palianytsia Charitable Foundation, Zaporizhzhia, south-eastern Ukraine

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World's largest blanket created in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, and people affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake complete in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2014, a giant blanket connecting more than 11,000 granny squares donated by knitters all over the world. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters.

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People produce giant blanket in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, connect 20-square-centimeter granny squares gifted by knitters from across the world to create a giant blanket on Sept. 20, 2014, in a project led by Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters.

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KENYA-NAIROBI-LIFESTYLE-KNITTING TRADITION

(220903) -- NAIROBI, Sept. 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Felister Nduta (L), a self-taught yarn crochet artist, poses next to a model wearing her yarn crocheted apparel in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 25, 2022. In Kenya, crocheting and knitting are typical needlework undertakings usually done listlessly by women to create dainty doilies and cheap household items such as beanies and baby shawls. However, this century-old practice appears to be staging a comeback with newer spunkier designs. TO GO WITH "Feature: Kenyan creatives revive knitting to expand revenue streams" (Photo by Chrispinus Omar/Xinhua)

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Upper Egyptian women exhibit handmade products during Aswan film festival

STORY: Upper Egyptian women exhibit handmade products during Aswan film festival DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:34 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of handmade products exhibition in Aswan 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FATMA KAMAL, Crafter 3. various of handiwork and craftswomen 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): NEAMA KHALAFALLAH, Crafter 5. various of handiwork 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MAY MAHMOUD, Head of the women business development center at the NCW STORYLINE: A variety of colorful crocheted items including handbags, hats, and scrunchies, among many others, are displayed in a hall in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. The exhibition of handmade products is organized by Egypt's National Council for Women (NCW) on the sidelines of the ongoing 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), which opened on Wednesday and will conclude by the end of the month. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): FATMA KAMAL, Crafter "The NCW offers opportunities for a lot of women here to take part in ex

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits a handicrafts booth during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows a woven handiwork during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows a bead-made handiwork during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit handicrafts booths during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman shows paintings during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows woven baskets during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-HANDMADE PRODUCT EXHIBITION

(220226) -- ASWAN, Feb. 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftswoman strings beads during a handmade products exhibition on the sidelines of a women film festival in Aswan, Egypt on Feb. 24, 2022. A variety of colorful crocheted items like teddy bears, coasters, handbags, hats, scrunchies, vases with heart-shaped flowers and much more, are displayed in a hall during a handmade products exhibition in Upper Egypt's charming city of Aswan. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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World's largest blanket created in disaster-hit Japan city

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Bernd Kestler, a German knitting artist from Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, and people affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake complete in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2014, a giant blanket connecting more than 11,000 granny squares donated by knitters all over the world. Kestler is set to seek the listing of the 476-square-meter blanket as a new Guinness World Record for a crocheted blanket exceeding the current record of about 306 square meters. (Kyodo)