The French-Indian block-printing textile designer Brigitte Singh carefully rolls out a piece of fabric adorned with bright red poppy flowers that probably belonged to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from ...

A frayed and ancient textile fragment discovered in Peru represents the oldest piece of indigo-dyed fabric known, according to an anthropologist from George Washington University. One of the oldest ...

One of the ancient world’s most precious dyes, used in the fabrics of the biblical Tabernacle and the priestly garments, has been identified from a textile uncovered in a cave in the Judean Desert, ...

Norse sails loomed off the shores of the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, along the northeastern coast of Great Britain, on June 8, 793. The seafaring invaders sacked the island’s undefended monastery. The ...

The riot of colors and designs in the historic sarapes and blankets on display at the Center of Southwest Studies dazzles the observer. But the discerning eye can pick out patterns, styles and nuances ...

Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

LITTLE ROCK — Joshua Stone is fighting to repair felt's sullied reputation. "People think of felt, and they think of first grade and making your felt turkeys for Thanksgiving," said the 35-year-old ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joanne Shurvell writes about travel, food, culture and fashion. Gaziantep, a traditional Turkish city near the Syrian border, ...

Chapters 1-7, Glossary and Historic sites (old capitals) in English with parallel Burmese translation. Contents History of early Myanmar rock-cut designs -- Myanmar design : a lifetime of research -- ...