Abstract: Weaving in Nigeria is an ancient craft and the evolution of the weaving industry in the country, like in any part of the world, must have resulted from the effort of the people to device a means to produce coverings for their naked bodies. The value attached to clothing made weaving one of the earliest basic arts of civilization among the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria. This craft was based on gender and age. Different tasks in craft were undertaken by children, men and women. In Ekiti land, Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, there exist a weaving tradition quite different from what obtains in other part of Yorubaland. Basically, both men and women participate in the cloth weaving process in Yorubaland with the exception of Ekiti,where the existence of preponderance of skilled women weavers with their peculiar weaving technology obtains. Cloth weaving in Ekiti land is therefore, distinctly gendered so much that all attempts made even by the Colonial government to encourage the indigenous men to participate proved abortive. The main purpose of this study is to investigate women’s role in weaving industry in Ekiti land. In this study, attempts are made to explore other factors that have contributed to the failure of all attempts made particularly by the Colonial government at encouraging Ekiti men to participate in weaving. The study also analysis, the reasons for the continued dominant role of women in weaving in this part of Nigeria. Other data used were collected through interviews with professional weavers and knowledgeable individuals, other supplementary data came from interviews with indigenous men and women. Data were collected from the National Archives, Ibadan, Nigeria.Weaving in Nigeria is an ancient craft and the evolution of the weaving industry in the country, like in any part of the world, must have resulted from the effort of the people to device a means to produce coverings for their naked bodies. The value attached to clothing made weaving one of the earliest basic arts of civilization among the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria. This craft was based on gender and age. Different tasks in craft were undertaken by children, men and women. In Ekiti land, Eastern Yorubaland in Nigeria, there exist a weaving tradition quite different from what obtains in other part of Yorubaland. Basically, both men and women participate in the cloth weaving process in Yorubaland with the exception of Ekiti,where the existence of preponderance of skilled women weavers with their peculiar weaving technology obtains. Cloth weaving in Ekiti land is therefore, distinctly gendered so much that all attempts made even by the Colonial government to encourage the indigenous men to participate proved abortive. The main purpose of this study is to investigate women’s role in weaving industry in Ekiti land. In this study, attempts are made to explore other factors that have contributed to the failure of all attempts made particularly by the Colonial government at encouraging Ekiti men to participate in weaving. The study also analysis, the reasons for the continued dominant role of women in weaving in this part of Nigeria. Other data used were collected through interviews with professional weavers and knowledgeable individuals, other supplementary data came from interviews with indigenous men and women. Data were collected from the National Archives, Ibadan, Nigeria.