Anders Zanichkowsky weaves burial shrouds for people who expect to live for many more decades. It’s a modern twist on an ancient practice. Anders Zanichkowsky nimbly navigates around a large loom in ...

Contemporary can be cosy – plaid doesn’t mean staid – as the popularity of tartan blankets and scarves from an up and coming brand is proving Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, ...

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Ten incredible years of blanketing South Africa were celebrated by 67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day in one of the most impactful and collaborative support initiatives, woven from the thread of ...

GADAG: Gadag’s Lakkundi is not only famous for its historic temples and wells but also for blankets (kambali). Some families still prepare handwoven blankets in traditional method. Besides the state, ...

In the small, Sunshine Coast community of Roberts Creek, B.C., sits a shed, hidden among majestic firs, where the rhythmic thump and clank of an antique shuttle loom can be heard at all hours of the ...

When mentioning weaving, people may think of women laboriously sitting besides weaving looms. However, you may doubt your current knowledge on weaving when watching silkworms do the weaving. When ...

A SHOCKED man experienced a life-changing moment upon discovering the true value of his childhood blanket years ago. The clip resurfaced on social media from a touching episode of the Antiques ...

At the media preview of The Fabric of Our Land: Salish Weaving, Musqueam artist Debra Sparrow declared that the gallery in which the exhibition was installed was, at that moment, “a very honourable ...