horizontal threads over vertical ones, hasn’t changed much since the invention of the loom. What’s new is the way some textile designers are changing the face of fabric: They are rethinking the way ...

Fold the edges of each fabric strip to the middle with wrong sides together. Press the folds in place. If you have a bias tape maker it will fold the fabric strip as you pull it through, so you just ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Among the narrow strip weaving ...

If any medium was the Cinderella of the art and design worlds – useful and everyday, yet capable of extraordinary beauty and conveying occasional wonder – it would be textiles. Look closer at the what ...

Handloom weaving, an ancient Indian craft celebrated on August 7th, National Handloom Day, involves manually creating intricate fabrics on a loom. With roots tracing back to the Indus Valley ...