Like every year, India celebrated the National Handloom Day on August 7, 2021. The handloom industry plays a key role in the Indian economy — from providing employment to rural population to being a ...

HYDERABAD: Handlooms hold a cherished place in the hearts of Indians, and the artisans responsible for infusing these fabrics with elegance and cultural flair deserve immense praise. Recently, Crafts ...

The trend toward more ethical supply chains and more sustainable apparel is a global one, and in India it means more consumers are adopting traditional handloom clothing. Sunday, Aug. 7, marked the ...

Handloom leaders in Warangal have opposed the Telangana government's decision to procure carpets and bed sheets through ...

The textiles sector is the largest employment provider in our country after agriculture. The textiles sector provides employment to more than 45 million people. The handloom sector in particular ...

This August, Kolkata witnessed a three-day event celebrating handloom, organised by Sutra Textile Studies. Held at ICCR, the event collaborated with several weavers and artisans from West Bengal, who ...

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 ...

Moving away from the realm of being perceived as boring or old-fashioned, handlooms are getting an eclectic makeover, giving them back the place that they always held – the top. There is a growing ...

In recent times, Indian handloom has gained a global resurgence as luxury brands and global designers discover an intrinsic value in their appeal. (Image Credits: Pinterest) Indian Handloom and ...

CHENNAI : Growing up in the south, we all must have noticed that one Kancheepuram sari neatly tucked away into our grandmother’s cupboard, with each of its threads carefully preserved to its finest.