When the hackspace where this is being written created their textile room, a member who had previously been known only for her other work unexpectedly revealed herself to be a weaver, and offered ...

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Abdul Sattar stands in a dimly lit aisle surrounded by dozens of electric-powered looms that make a rhythmic din several ...

The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...

With his flowing white beard and a wispy head of hair, he could be mistaken for a professor or a philosopher, but, at 70, he ...

The cloth is known for its construction and the interlacing of the warp yarns of different colors. It is made on a hand-operated loom. This creates a design iconography that reflects Asante philosophy ...

When he arrived in Bhiwandi as a 15-year-old boy, workshops weaving cloth on the looms were thriving, providing ready jobs for many unskilled workers from far-flung villages in north India.

Dickson Adom (Ph.D.) receives funding from Gower Street Foundation, U.K., and Botanic Gardens International, U.K. He works as a Senior Member in the Department of Educational Innovations in ...