horizontal threads over vertical ones, hasn’t changed much since the invention of the loom. What’s new is the way some textile designers are changing the face of fabric: They are rethinking the way ...

People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets for thousands of years. This weaving method has reemerged as a technique for engineers to create textile ...

Khesh, a handloom tradition from West Bengal, is gaining attention. This sustainable fabric reuses old sarees. The process involves ripping sarees into strips for weaving. Khesh embodies zero-waste ...

Photographs taken by Gavin Ashworth during the summer of 1987 in several villages in Mali and Cote d'Ivoire. The images detail all phases of strip weaving, from the spinning of yarn to the assemblage ...