Muslin, popularly know as Calico, produced in Kozhikode, was once famous the world over. But the knowledge and technique of weaving the cloth died with its weavers, who once caught the attention of ...

Two French designers have updated a weaving technique from before the Industrial Revolution for the 21st century. Pixtil*, a company founded by textile designers Delphine Saltet and Olivier Paradeise, ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Bhakti Ziek has lived a lot of lives. First, she says, were her hippie days when she was looking for the perfect ...

"Handlooms, steeped in antiquity and revered through the annals of time, have been an integral part of India's cultural tapestry. Handlooms hold a deep-rooted association with Indian deities, as each ...

Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile brand Dedar has launched Erbaluce, a fabric collection that translates contemporary patterns via traditional Jacquard weaving techniques. The Erbaluce family, which ...

One major hurdle was finding the appropriate loom. Zhou Shuangxi, the youngest member of the restoration team, explains that they found two looms at one household and had them resembled, but they were ...

1752: Joseph Marie Jacquard is born in Lyon, France. The weaver and inventor would create the first programmable power loom, revolutionize the weaving industry and lay the foundation for modern data ...