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Some of the creations of Alemla Lemtur on display, at Kisama on December 2. (EM Images)[/caption]
Kohima, Nov. 2 (EMN): Among the many stalls at the Hornbill Festival at Kisama village, visitors will find one being occupied almost every time usually by tourists. It is a stall that boasts of macramé’— the art of knotting strings or threats in patterns to make decorative articles. The stall is located near the exit of the Bamboo Pavilion. Alemla Lemtur from Dimapur is the woman behind the macramé stall.
When asked if she had any professional course, Lemtur replied in the negative—she learned it all by herself, with a reference or two online for some of the ideas.
It's been three years since she started selling and exhibiting her unique creations at the Hornbill Festival. Apparently, Lemtur is the only person to have been into the Macrame profession in the state. Owing to this fact, she said that there's no sort of specific challenge in this trade for now.
"I come with my own creation and people appreciate it," Lemtur said.
Lemtur said most of the orders for her work are from south India such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mysore. There are customers from Delhi and Gurgaon too. Her creations can be found on Facebook and Instagram. One can also find a variety of items from her stalls ‘Lem.’
