Albanian women have long been famed for their stylish and colourful traditional attire that some still wore until relatively recently. And few were more chic than the women of Zadrima who wore their ...

When the Vietnam War threatened the livelihoods of many Laotian communities, Kommaly Chanthavong started a cooperative to teach women valuable skills as a means of survival. She wanted to help ...

Panaji: In India, the silk industry has long thrived — thanks to traditional garments like the sari — and the women of India have remained its most ardent supporters. Goan women are embracing a new ...

At one point, Venice, Italy, was famous around the world for producing some of the finest textiles. Velvet—woven from thousands of fine silk threads—was especially desirable. In 1500, the clatter of 6 ...

For over a century, thousands of weavers in and around Bengaluru Rural district’s Doddaballapur who depended solely on ...