Isaac Vásquez Garcia hauled a hank of wool out of a steaming vat of red dye and grinned: “Bugs,” said the patriarch of a family of rug weavers in the small town of Teotitlán del Valle in southern ...

of wool out of a steaming vat of red dye and grinned: ''Bugs,'' said the patriarch of a family of rug weavers in this small town in southern Mexico. come by van from the city, a group of 10 mother-and ...

Moroccan carpets are prized for their beauty and can fetch hundreds of dollars in stores. But little of that money ends up in the hands of the women who spend months weaving the carpets. Rug weavers ...

The rug looked almost plain, a furry, off-white blotch in a room otherwise filled with richly colored pieces. The intricate patterns of the dozens of other rugs in the fall auction at the Smoki Museum ...

Sometimes, Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her husband Michael would like winter to be twice as long as it is. You would too, if you spent the cold... Feb 17, 2016 — Sometimes, Lis Barsuglia-Madsen and her ...

The first thing you encounter when you visit Sanctuary, a thought-provoking exhibit now showing at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, are the words: “This is a sanctuary where we all belong.” Inspired by ...