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 ...

The textile industry in India has been in existence since the time of our ancestors. The textile industry in India has been in existence since the time of our ancestors. And when it comes to ...

Artisans with visual impairment practice the skill of hand weaving. Amid the rack and clatter of hand looms turning spooled fibers into yards of colorful cloth, spirted voices rise over the din at the ...

The rhythmic clickety-clack of 19th-century hand looms will soon be silenced when what is thought to be the last Jacquard workshop in Europe closes in a few weeks and another traditional art ...

SWAT: Islampur is bent on keeping its cottage hand loom industry up and running, producing high quality woolen shawls and warm clothes for the region. The village, located in the mountains of ...