Jamdani, a weaving patten, comes from the Persian word "jam", which means floral and "dani" which means a vase or a container, named after the floral patterns that are seen in Jamdani weaves. The ...

Centuries of craftsmanship and artistry are woven into India’s traditional textiles, revealing a rich cultural legacy without ...

The handloom weaving tradition is undergoing a transformation in the district. The patterns, for instance. The old school is sticking to convention, but the younger generation of weavers are ...

It's a tale as old as 2020: One day, I was in the NPR office making after-work plans with friends; the next, I was taking my laptop home to work remotely for "just a few weeks." A few weeks later, I ...

India is known for its lush textiles and is celebrated for its quintessential embroideries, which tell tales of its ancient ...

The NCCA calendar features the different steps and stages in making the textile—from cultivating the pineapples and extracting the fibers to weaving the fine threads using the handloom and ...

A group of Vietnamese youth has launched a meaningful project to store traditional weaving patterns of ethnic minorities via digital tools. Young members of the Ethnicity Vietnam project are ...