FIBRE art makes use of fibres, ropes, and textile materials as its primary medium. Requiring meticulous knotting and wrapping techniques, this art form weaves elements of tradition into every knot.
One branch of fibre art is macramé, which employs rope-knotting techniques to create patterns and structures, without the use of needles, thread, or machines.
Macramé pieces are produced entirely by hand-knotting, using various types of knots, including square knots, spiral knots, and half knots.
Amid the revival of this fibre art, the workshop Nurtureknots has emerged as a creative space that preserves and revitalises macramé in a modern context.
Photojournalist Mohd Khairul Helmy Mohd Din captured the craft-making process, demonstrating that local products continue to hold their own value, stories and distinctive creativity.
Nurtureknots rope craft maker Fatin Nor Syamimi Mohamad Kamal, 36, (second from right) together with her colleagues, preparing a customer's order at the workshop in Kajang.
Various tools, including spools of rope, scissors, and crochet hooks, are neatly arranged as essential equipment in the manual chair-making process at the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang.
Nurtureknots rope craft maker Fatin Nor Syamimi Mohamad Kamal, 36, prepares customer's order at the workshop in Kajang.
From hands to knots, every strand of rope carries a story of patience and love for local craft art at the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang.
Meticulous attention to detail and patience form the core of every weaving process produced by local craft practitioners at the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang.
At the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang, the craft-making process is carried out entirely by hand to maintain quality and a personal touch.
The chair-weaving process is carried out carefully using specialised tools to ensure every strand of rope is arranged neatly and securely at the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang.
Behind the coils of rope and craft tools, meticulousness and patience drive every handmade product produced at the Nurtureknots workshop in Kajang.
The skilled hands of a Nurtureknots staff member weave chair ropes manually to complete a customer order. The chair-weaving process is carried out carefully with specialised tools to ensure that every strand of rope is neatly and securely arranged in the workshop in Kajang.
Two Nurtureknots staff members diligently complete a customer order by hand-weaving chair ropes at the workshop in Kajang.
