On the afternoon of Aug. 22, a pick-up truck bounced up a dirt road, headed for one of the indigenous villages of the Boruca tribe, on the southern Pacific coast. In the driver’s seat, a Gringa woman ...

The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options Sibonga Zikhali sits on the floor of her rondavel in KwaNibela, northern KwaZulu-Natal, ...

Patience, as the old saw goes, is a virtue – it’s just not one of ours. In our Christmas Day column we mentioned that we were so taken with weaving on the featured children’s loom that we ordered an ...

Looms come in many varieties. Among the most complex are floor looms, which are operated with the aid of foot pedals and a hand crank. Much less intimidating are table looms, which are also much ...

In Kashmir, while wagoo mat weaving traces its antiquity to the Indus Valley Civilization, animal pelts and fabrics made of wool have been amongst items of export for centuries and traded along the ...

It’s easy to fall in love with patterns and designs woven by skilled hands. And when you invest in a loom, you can make these stunning creations in your lap. With a loom, you can lose yourself for ...