Olga de Amaral, “Woven Gridded Wall #66" (Muro tejido cuadriculado #66) (1970), wool and horsehair, 119 x 70 x 20 inches (all photos Julie Smith Schneider/Hyperallergic) A current of cross-cultural, ...
Pochampally Ikat weaving is a traditional craft from India, famous for its unique dyeing technique. The art is all about ...
Today, St. Frank is debuting two new patterns in its fabric-by-the-yard and wallpaper collection. The brand, which was founded by Christina Bryant, works with small U.S.-based businesses to produce ...
There are some traditions that are universal. Here, we highlight a single craft — and how it’s being adapted, rethought and remade for the 21st century. By Deborah Needleman WHEN ISABELLA FRONGIA, 61, ...
Khamson Srathong, 78, sits comfortably in front of a weaving loom under her raised-floor house in Ban Phon village in Kalasin's Kham Muang district. Despite her old age, her hands move synchronously ...
The blue and white batik garment from Java, covered in peacocks on trees, mimics a Chinese ceramic. Hanging on the wall as part of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco’s exhibit, “Weaving Stories,” ...
Fabric is miraculous. Cloth bends and stretches, yet retains shape and can handle wear and tear. This flexibility and durability is due to two things—how threads are knit together, and how they’re ...