Andrews visits an expert modern pleater, George Kalajian of Tom’s Sons International Pleating, a family-run store in New York ...

When life gives you lemons, you may make lemonade, but when life gives you oranges, you can make a quilt. If your quilting time is less fruitful, visit the Baldwin-Reynolds House Museum on Terrace ...

As a historical interpreter, researcher, artist, and designer, Cheyney McKnight incorporates 18th and 19th-century African American design skills to create pieces with a modern twist.

Originating from Ghana, Kente cloth is perhaps one of the most recognizable African textile. Traditionally, it is woven with ...

Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum is spotlighting the men and women who fought to end slavery but received little ...

Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...

Featuring nearly 50 quilts and coverlets from the MFA Boston’s textile collection, the exhibition explores the medium’s ...

By Mabel Delassie AWUKU Bella, a young entrepreneur in Accra, once dismissed the idea of wearing Ghanaian prints daily. To ...

Analysis - African fashion has flourished in terms of creativity and innovation in recent years, and is attracting global attention.

Women are wearing local fabrics in western designs; men are wearing western fabrics in local designs. This reflects the ...