Sometimes the right things come to you at the perfect time. For the artist Samantha Bittman, it was weaving, which she first discovered as a freshman undergraduate student at the Rhode Island School ...

IMPHAL – In the misty hill districts of Manipur, far from the clamour of cities, looms hum quietly in village courtyards. Here, in places like Tamenglong and Ukhrul, the Nagas—Manipur’s third-largest ...

Across homes, prayer areas, and winter bedding arrangements, woollen durries serve as floor coverings and layered spreads valued for their warmth, durability, and firm grip. Each piece reflects a ...

MANILA, Philippines — The first-ever Philippine Handloom Weaving Festival (PHWF) gathered more than 120 weavers from over 40 weaving communities and textile enthusiasts to foster a learning and ...

Hong'an handloom cloth, a traditional coarse textile native to Hong'an county in central China's Hubei province, was once seen as old-fashioned and rustic. Today, however, this once-overlooked fabric ...

Handloom cotton, once dismissed as the domain of tradition and ceremony, is being worn by the most style-conscious people on earth. On international runways, in the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, ...