A spirit of experimentation, one foot in the past and one in the future, has set Christy Matson apart as a weaver. “It’s unusual these days not to be working on a commission,” Matson says, standing ...

Their work includes weaving a special fabric tape called galon, to replace the existing galon, which provides a framework on tapestries from medieval times. It s been some of the most complicated work ...

The piña cloth is a light fabric popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is unique to the Philippines and has been used to make traditional garments for centuries. The fabric is ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Bute Fabrics has been weaving wool, alpaca, linen and silk into cloth inside a former orphanage and convent on ...

In Laos, the art of traditional hand weaving is passed down by women from generation to generation. Boutsaya Viengviseth is among those on a mission to ensure the art form continues to draw attention ...