As one of the oldest crafts, hand weaving has from time immemorial been present in this region. Linked mainly with the village, where almost every home had a loom as an essential part of the household furnishing, weaving created a tradition and ethno heritage-folklore that is an essential factor in the recognizing of values of the cultural heritage of a nation. The era of industrialisation and a more advanced technique, as in many other things, made this craft become more and more often a thing of the distant past, and it became forgotten as part of days gone by. Despite all of this, in some places, to this very day, in some attics an old wooden loom, deteriorating with time, can be found, and it evokes an old skill-the art of weaving.

Thoughts on the destiny of old forgotten crafts, especially the skill of weaving, which, in synthesis with art, has made the name of the Atelier 61 well known and recognized in the world, gave rise to "Atelje 61" idea on the revival of this age old skill, on its popularisation and bringing closer to those who felt it and recognized it in their weaving genes. This idea came alive in practice in October 1997 with the founding of the Atelier 61 School of Weaving, open to all those intrigued by the magic of the weaving of threads. In that same year the premises of the Atelier were renovated and expanded, old looms restored and new ones mounted, accessories prepared and materials for weaving, a plan and programme of activities formulated, in preparation for the first pupils of the school. Each October, five years in a row, this atmosphere is created anew at the Atelier 61 and always experienced with curiosity.

Weaving is taught on four floor and two table horizontal looms, and for those who are interested in working on tapestries also on a simple vertical frame. First, there are lessons of the construction of the loom and the nature and characteristics of the materials for weaving, then the preparation of warp, which includes the thread preparation and the introduction of the thread into the loom, and following that the processes and techniques of weaving are taught, which are, of course, the most attractive lessons. From the basic, simple weaves, to those more complex and varied ones, and there are truly many of them, the face of the woven fabric shows up abundant patterns and designs, which lead the imagination to freer improvisation, to creativity without limits.

During the year, from October to June, three three month long courses are held, at which the pupils are taught the basic technique and technology of weaving. Various patterns are woven, the first works which later give the weavers pleasure to find future specific use for. For those whose initial fascination with weaving is not satisfied as curiosity, there will be a chance to broaden their knowledge, for there is thought “of instituting specialised courses, intended for those who want to train further after the basic training.” As a special addition one should mention that learning this noble skill does not have to be paid for, except for the small sum for the materials used.

The first instructor at the Atelier 61 School of Weaving was Mirjana Markovi}, who also founded the prestigious Weavers Association in Novi Sad. Nada Ad`i}, who subsequently took over the management of this school, certainly had something to teach its pupils, since she had behind her almost twenty years of experience as a professor at the Bogdan [uput School of Design in whose Department for Textiles she had taught weaving as a separate subject. In the last three years, Eva Djukic has been instructor to the pupils of weaving at the Atelier 61. Her high skills in this field have proven the quality of the institution. She has gained her professional training in Poland, in Zakopane, where she graduated from a specialized school of one of a kind weaving. She has enriched her experiences of weaving on the horizontal loom from year to year with new knowledge, both in theory and in practice, so that by a logical order of things she has also been brave enough and has decided to write a textbook, which will enable her “pupils” to remind themselves of everything that they have learned after they have completed their training at the weaving school.