Faso Dan Fani, Woven Cloth Of The Homeland
This craft story starts with a name, which neatly sums it up: Faso Dan Fani translates literally as “woven loincloth of the homeland”. This beautiful...
Read more
Craft With Heart
The attraction of something handmade is the obvious human touch in an object; well made craft has some kind of soul. This is certainly the...
Read more
Natural Colours Revival, Bangladesh
In the busy, bustling heart of Dhaka, in a court yard behind an office building, there is a small workshop, a crafters laboratory of colour.
Read more
Block Print, repeated, reimagined, reinvented through the ages
This technique of woodblock printing is known to have been used in India since at least the 12th century. The method is far older than...
Read more
Handtouch, weaving for the future
You can immediately identify a hand loomed cloth, there is a texture and richness to it. This cloth is made by a social enterprise in the north...
Read more
Central Java, Weaving Treasure From Trash
In a remote rural region of central Java in Indonesia there is small but very productive workshop, where up to 40 men and women work on...
Read more
Shining The Spotlight On French Savoir Faire
La Maison de la Maille was created to focus on the French textile industry with the hope that the by promoting it, the knowledge will be...
Read more
Binakol, stories woven in cloth
On a heavy, tropical afternoon, we are led down a dusty pathway between simple houses shaded by mango trees, to the home of an elderly...
Read more