Traditional weaving

Traditional two warp fabric workshop in eastern Poland photography by Piotr Gesicki

To create their intricately beautiful array of fabrics, A Rum Fellow’s cofounders, husband-and-wife Dylan O’Shea and Caroline Lindsell, draw on centuries-old techniques found in Guatemala. “It’s a nation that lives and breathes textiles,” says O’Shea. There, family-run weavers produce the London-based studio’s brightly colored brocades and fabrics, which debut in the U.S. this summer with

Romanian weaver Fogoroș Viorica explains the process of loom weaving complex patterns on Romanian blouse (ie) by use of heddle rods and shed sticks.

South India Tamil nadu © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Basket weaver and Country Living Guild member Jonathan Kline fulfills his dream of making traditional crafts while maintaining a rural lifestyle.

The island of Niihau has long been shrouded in mystery, isolated in space and almost in time. As a result, the residents there have been able to practice

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The fish traps are woven from strips of bamboo and flexible wood of a palm species called calamus

It is known that weaving is one of the oldest craft forms in the Middle East, but nomadic lifestyles and cultural interactions of the past, disregard political borders and political agreements, making it very difficult to accurately attribute material culture to specific tribes and places of origin. Long before Islam, these migratory cultures from the vast region of the Arabian Gulf had been influencing one another, sharing weaving techniques and common functions, creative ideas and…

Indian architect and designer Rooshad Shroff showcases the process and works created through techniques such as embroidery on wood and marble craving, highlighting artisanal skills.

This national heritage month, we celebrate the traditional Filipino weaving culture by highlighting each region’s primary textile.