The weaving of Aso Òkè is an old age craft among Nigerians as different ethnic groups have local fabrics cherished among them. Weaving is described as the orderly interlacing of fibres and pressing ...

Wongduean Udomdechawet smiles when she talks about the craft of creating the tie-dyed silk woven cloth, known as mudmee. Now 80, the grand dame of mudmee silk -- and president of the Community-based ...

More than a decade ago, no one in the northern province of Lamphun gave much attention to "geographical indication", a status that identifies a product with its specific origin. But today the province ...

The piña cloth is a light fabric popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is unique to the Philippines and has been used to make traditional garments for centuries. The fabric is ...

Their work includes weaving a special fabric tape called galon, to replace the existing galon, which provides a framework on tapestries from medieval times. “It’s been some of the most complicated ...

Weaving huocao (Gerbera delavayi, a rare plant found in Southwest China) into cloth is a unique technique of the Lisu ethnic people of Southwest China. Locals dry huocao, twisting it into strips so ...

When Daniel Harris rescued a rusting loom from an old barn in rural Wales, it led to the creation of London's first micro-mill. Established in 2011, the London Cloth Company uses traditional weaving ...