Mosi weaving is transmitted by middle-aged women living in Hansan in the South Chungcheong province of the Republic of Korea.
The region is blessed with fertile land and sea winds that are conducive to ramie plant growth. A number of processes are involved in weaving ramie cloth, including picking, boiling, bleaching, and spinning yarn from ramie fibers. It is light and easy to wear in hot weather and can be used for a variety of clothing items, including dress suits and uniforms for soldiers. The whiteness of bleached ramie fabric, together with its refined look and feel, makes it an ideal fabric for clothing, especially high-end clothing.
Weaving ramie is affected by industrialization and technology, but the practitioners of Hansan ramie weaving have maintained traditional techniques. They're trying to encourage ramie weaving apprentices to use more traditional looms while also taking advantage of new technologies. Modern looms can definitely make ramie cloth better, but acquiring traditional production methods can also bring appreciation for ancient wisdom and instill a Korean culture into the weaving process.
Because Hansan ramie is largely more highly valued than other ramie products, many of the ramie producers in the Hansan region have maintained their traditional methods of weaving despite the hardships of the process. Despite the challenges of the process, ramie weaving is still a source of income for housewives. These products are usually sold during the Hansan Ramie Fabric Cultural Festival and online.
The weaving of Mosi takes place traditionally as part of family operations in which mothers transmit weaving techniques to their daughters and daughters-in-law. Master Bang Yeon-ok, the designated practitioner, is chiefly responsible for introducing Hansan ramie weaving to young people and passing down her techniques to future generations. Furthermore, the tradition brings the community together with neighbors gathered in a designated part of the town and working together.
In recent years, the Hansan ramie weaving master and the local government in Korea have started devising measures for protecting Hansan ramie weaving. A major component of the effort to foster apprentices is the training of local weaving masters and teaching assistants in traditional Hansan ramie weaving techniques at the Hansan Mosi Weaving Education Centre. For the promotion of Hansan ramie weaving, they have demonstrated the entire process of weaving the traditional cloth. At present, around 500 people are involved in weaving ramie in Seocheon-gun, South Chungcheong Province. And only 157 textile workers from the Hansan region produce authentic Hansan ramie in the province.
References
(https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/weaving-of-mosi-fine-ramie-in-the-hansan-region-00453) (https://www.ichlinks.com/archive/elements/elementsV.do?nation=KR&page=1&elementsUid=13829896120539900167&mode=grid)