The increased discussion on handlooms, we assume, has brought in more awareness and helped people distinguish different weaves and techniques. And, out of the blue someone asks ‘is ikat a print or a ...

What do Oscar de la Renta and Rasul Mirzaahmedov have in common? The New York fashion designer and the Uzbek master weaver share a passion for ikat, a fabric created through a complex process called ...

Professor Wendy Weiss, a Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar at MS University's clothing and textile department, completed a documentation project encompassing technicality involved in double ikat ...

POCHAMPALLY – In a celebration of heritage and hands-on artistry, contestants of the 72nd Miss World Festival recently visited the renowned weaving village of Pochampally in Telangana, offering the ...

Ikat is a craft that tests the skills of two sets of craftsmen — tie-dye experts and weavers — to create some stunning masterpieces. They drawfrom the cultural nuances of different regions. It is a ...

WASHINGTON -- Seeing a Central Asian ikat design for the first time is a pleasant surprise for many visitors to Washington D.C.'s Textile Museum: "This is a form of creating fabric that I am ...

For the past 15 years, Vinita Passary has been on a mission: to ensure ikat becomes a core part of the Indian wardrobe and not just a seasonal trend. Through her brand Translate-Ikat India, which is ...

Ten years ago, Hyderabad’s fashion landscape was learning the language of its own loom. Today, it’s owning it — one not nostalgic, but reinvented. Across the city, designers are taking Telugu textiles ...