Critics say the government is not doing enough to protect Albanian textile exporters from the rapidly strengthening lek currency. Most of the industry’s employees are women at risk of sliding into ...

In India, women face several challenges such as the right to education to active participation in the country’s labour force especially in the remote towns. In rural areas, the tough working ...

In North India, visit this women-led textile workshop outside Jodhpur, Rajasthan, to see and shop block-printing, tie-dyeing, ...

For generations, the women of rural Laos have told the stories of their lives through weaving, threading symbols like flowers, rainstorms and mythical serpents into everyday clothes and fabrics. Fifty ...

If you’ve ever spotted a handwoven item in a high-end store — say, a tablecloth made of Ethiopian cotton at Erica Tanov in New York City, or a Bolivian alpaca throw at Anthropologie — there’s a fair ...

Suffragists watch as Alice Paul sews stars onto banner. The “story of textiles is the story of human ingenuity,” wrote Virginia Postrel, author of “The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the ...

Installation view of Unbound: Visionary Women Collecting Textiles at Two Temple Place (© Two Temple Place. Photography by Richard Eaton, www.richardeaton.net) LONDON — Untethering women from the ...

India’s rich textile heritage is proof of its cultural diversity, craftsmanship, and artistic excellence. Every weave, fabric, and embroidery carries a story of tradition, skill, and elegance. This ...

The "story of textiles is the story of human ingenuity," wrote Virginia Postrel, author of "The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World." We may not notice, but much of our language—and ...