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 ...

Djibril Diallo, head weaver of the French textile house Tensira, discusses his technical approach to the craft and the ...

Hand weaving remains a traditional craft using various looms like handlooms, frame looms, and back strap looms. Looms, ranging from simple to complex, hold warp threads under tension for weaving.

The global Toyota started with machines that wove clothDid you know that the global Toyota was originally a company that made ...

Nikita Richardson joined the Strategist to cover kitchen and dining. Her motto is “Money over everything, rice under everything else.” I’m a hobby person. Outside of work, I like to fill my time with ...

Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...

A gutsy initiative in Nagaland is trying to revive the dying loin-loom by training and empowering women. Ninglun Hanghal reports.Diezephe is a small village on the idyllic outskirts of Dimapur. In ...

In Little Loom Weaving (Ulysses Press, 2017) by Andreia Gomes, she utilizes her background as an interior designer to teach unique techniques on weaving for those just starting out and for those who ...

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 ...