The seemingly humble flying-shuttle loom, originally built to make the weaving of wide cloth faster and easier, stood at the threshold between the largely handcrafted world of the past and the ...

FAISALABAD: With the grant of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) Plus status by the European Union to Pakistan, there comes the pressing need of producing quality products as well as ...

University researchers have developed a way to marry old technology, weaving, with something much more modern—video games—in order to help players create stories. The game, known as Loominary, employs ...

A recent study, conducted by Anna University’s Centre for Environmental Studies (CES), has identified the use of outdated shuttle looms as the main cause of excessive noise pollution from the power ...