Made from a blend of cotton and silk, the fabric is characterised by its square check pattern, known as khats. These checks are achieved through a meticulous handloom weaving process.

The construction process of the cotton can make a difference. Ringspun cotton uses a weaving process that twists longer and shorter fibers together, producing a towel that feels very soft and ...

At first, Leah Jewett wasn't too sure about just how much Hill's archives contained about the weaving process ... hand carders and brown cotton. "In Nova Scotia, they were accustomed to spinning ...

The array of textiles in her weaving room is proof. All these years later, she's on a mission to give back to Louisiana. She wants to share the skills and knowledge of Acadian brown cotton with ...

“When I am weaving, I am present. ... I don’t worry about other things. It’s like a form of therapy, a healing process.” Apart from the joy that comes from working with her hands, Simpson ...

this Rajasthan town specializes in lightweight bridal fabrics made from cotton. The signature checkered pattern of Kota ...

In the weaving process, when strands skip several threads ... oriented with respect to each other within the fibrils of cotton fibre? This particular alignment contributes to the strength and ...