In Western culture, the perception of weaving as “women’s work” can be traced back to Penelope, the loyal wife of Homer’s wandering Odysseus who cleverly put off her insistent suitors for years by ...

In the China Pavilion at the sixth China International Import Expo in Shanghai, a piece of bamboo art resembling a Taihu Lake Stone was the center of attention. Qian Lihuai's bamboo weaving ...

Ettana: The Looms of Kanchi lets players roll the dice, strategise, even steal, as they aim to recreate sari patterns on a board. With its peacock hues and gleaming finish, it even looks like a ...

BANGUED, Abra(PIA) — Innovation initiatives of the government through the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) involve the fusion of Abra’s Abel and Japanese Textiles to craft innovative, ...

Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a high-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence.

Chaw Su Hlaing calls her work ‘eco print’. She not only prepares her dye naturally -- from indigo, fruit peels, sticks, flowers and what not -- she also collects perfect specimens of leaves and ...

Once a dominant strand of the country's fashion industry, Thai silk has slowly slipped behind modern fabrics, and the beautiful art of traditional weaving is dying. Fearing the craft and the material ...

Norwegian artist Regina ‘Maria’ Moëller’s series of workshops and lectures explores patterns, cloth and textiles made in South-East Asia. Her research practice asks questions about culture and ...