One of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese silk-weaving tactic may solve. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains the ...

Two timeless silk sarees from South India differ in weave, weight, design, and occasion, reflecting distinct heritage and ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread. Her great-aunt ...

In this trio of photos, workers weave Thai silk and adjust batches of dried thread at a decades-old workshop that supplies silk material to upmarket stores in Bangkok. Thailand's share of world silk ...

Funny how things work out. In the mid-'70s, after Carol Cassidy realized that her life's work would be weaving, she set out for Europe, studying in Norway and Finland and becoming fluent in Norwegian.

An ancient tomb in southern China has provided the oldest known examples, in scaled-down form, of revolutionary weaving machines called pattern looms. Four immobile models of pattern looms illuminate ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chose a handwoven Kanchipuram silk saree for her ninth Union Budget presentation, honouring Tamil Nadu's centuries-old weaving legacy and continuing her tradition ...

Known for its many temples, mysterious holy men and bustling ghats along the River Ganges, the Indian city of Varanasi also produces some of the world’s finest silk saris. The handwoven Banarasi sari, ...

Prayasa is a handwoven silk enterprise shaped by grief, purpose,  and a slow approach to modern luxury. Founder Jyoti Jhanvi ...

While the US struggles with deteriorating radar-absorbent materials, China has looked to the past for its cutting-edge solution While US stealth fighters like the F-22 Raptor grapple with delaminating ...

Live demonstrations of silk blending on traditional looms with wool and pashmina emerged as one of the flagship attractions at the HIM MSME Fest, highlighting the biggest initiative of the state’s ...