The centuries-old craft historically served as a form of visual language and cultural identity, with specific patterns and colors indicating the wearer’s regional origin, social ranking and marital ...

At first glance, you’d swear someone took a needle and thread to skin to create these tattoos. That “raised” stitching, the tiny thread lines, and the soft fabric texture all make it look like real ...

In Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh,  zari is not just an embellishment—it is a living craft economy. Metallic threads, beads, sequins ...

Many of us will fondly remember Shirley Baron, who owned and operated B & R Crafts and Hobbies on Bridge Street for over 10 years before closing. The store carried ...

The story of Indian textiles is not limited to just one book, but it requires a whole volume, as each state, culture, and region brings its own uniqueness and charm, which stands out from the crowd ...

March 7-8 will be the dates for the 2026 Grand Prairie Festival of the Arts, Textile Arts session. Previously known as ...

The far right has turned this blouse with flared sleeves and colorful embroidery into a nationalist emblem. Once again a source of cultural pride after the 1989 revolution in Romania, it now finds ...

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JAMES ISLAND — On a December morning, Laura Cady walked into the Creative Studio at the Baxter-Patrick James Island Library carrying a sewing machine in its original box. She arrived early to the ...

SAN ISIDRO BUEN SUCESO, Mexico (AP) — In the Mexican mountain town of San Isidro Buen Suceso, Virginia Verónica Arce Arce begins her days as she has for decades: seated at her vintage Singer sewing ...

Embroidery, an enthralling craftsmanship appreciated for many centuries, requires the decoration of fabric with complex designs meticulously stitched with a needle and thread. In the past, all ...