THE newly established Philippine Handloom Weaving Center in Taguig City is eyed to create more livelihood opportunities which may expand the local weaving communities and the textile industries in the ...

This paper attempts to study the features of the labour process in a transitional situation, on the basis of a field survey in the informal handloom weaving sector in Nadia district. This process ...

Imagine standing in a busy market surrounded by the most colourful fabrics you’ve ever seen—silks that shimmer like rainbows, soft cottons with patterns that twist and curl, and scarves so light they ...

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 ...

Sometimes the right things come to you at the perfect time. For the artist Samantha Bittman, it was weaving, which she first discovered as a freshman undergraduate student at the Rhode Island School ...

Hyderabad: GoCoop Livelihoods Foundation in association with Access Development Services, hosted ‘Weaving the Future - A Colloquium on the Handloom Sector, at Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, on 11th March ...

The first-ever Philippine Handloom Weaving Festival (PHWF) gathered more than 120 weavers from over 40 weaving communities ...

National Handloom Day 2025 celebrates India’s weaving heritage, spotlighting artisans’ resilience and innovation. Held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the 11th edition honors weavers through awards, a ...

IMPHAL – In the misty hill districts of Manipur, far from the clamour of cities, looms hum quietly in village courtyards. Here, in places like Tamenglong and Ukhrul, the Nagas—Manipur’s third-largest ...

Weavers from the Progressive Ladies League of the Philippines show their skills in weaving textiles during the launching ceremony of the new Philippine Handloom Weaving Center at DOST-PTRI. The newly ...