Weaving is one of the oldest crafts in the world, and was also among the first to be automated: the Industrial Revolution was in large part driven by developments in loom technology. [Roger de Meester ...

On March 13, 2025, an X user asked a question that had onlookers showering him with theories: What exactly is the purpose of those thin woven strips on towels? The post had amassed more than 91 ...

On Thursday morning, as the sun warmed a barn full of old looms at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista, Bill Rafnel was working on his latest project: a red table runner. Even if he wanted ...

Rehaana Khatoon is a proud mother of three and one of the best weavers in Nayasarai cluster, Dhurwa. She works on stitching frames and dobby looms to weave a better life for her family, thanks to ...

Talk about south India weaves, and most textile experts rue the fact that traditional techniques of handloom weaving are fast disappearing Eons ago, a textile weaver at Kanchipuram had told me that he ...

It’s a lovely Sunday morning and Adappa Chinappa Alorli, 79, is pedalling away on his dobby loom, weaving khana. “I have been weaving since I was 12 or 13. I continue to do it because it keeps me ...