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Ethiopia's centuries-old traditional dress weaving craft under threat / 78KM9ZR
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Traditional Ethiopian dressmakers, who produce the East African nation's popular long, white "habesha kemis" dresses by hand, are pessimistic about the future of this centuries-old trade amidst economic woes and competition from cheaper, factory-produced dresses including some imported from China. "I won’t pass this craft down to my children," says Asefaw Yemu, a weaver for the past three decades. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES