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 ...

In Iseyin, a sleepy town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded spaces under trees, makeshift sheds and narrow alleys double as ...

In Iseyin, a quiet town in southwestern Nigeria, shaded corners and narrow alleys have become busy hubs for weaving aso-oke, ...

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 ...

TIGANESTI, Romania From the sanctity of a 19th-century convent, Romanian nuns weave vivid, Byzantine cloth for Orthodox priests. Now word of the sumptuous silk has reached fashion designers — and soon ...

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 ...

The exhibition "Weaving and Connecting" will be inaugurated on Saturday, April 11 at 11 am at the Museo della Moda in Naples ...