Traditional techniques

Wallpaper conservator Allyson McDermott pieces together tiny clues to recreate centuries-old designs, thanks to a mix of traditional techniques, modern technology and creative thinking

Do you know your appliqué from your tatting? Our alphabetical list of crafts has it all explained, so you know exactly what hobby to try next.

We visit CTTC and its founder Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez to learn about Peruvian Textiles and what's being done to protect Andean craft for future generations

On Saturday, March 19, the de Young Museum presents Bedouin Weaving of Saudi Arabia and its Neighbours. The Textile Arts Council presents Palestine-American artist and teacher Joy Totah Hilden. Saudi Arabia’s steady movement away from traditional tribal nomadism toward modern urbanization has forced changes in the creation and use of its vibrant native textiles. Ms. Hilden will explain the structure and uses of these pieces, demonstrate Bedouin spinning technique and display vivid examples…

To create their intricately beautiful array of fabrics, A Rum Fellow’s cofounders, husband-and-wife Dylan O’Shea and Caroline Lindsell, draw on centuries-old techniques found in Guatemala. “It’s a nation that lives and breathes textiles,” says O’Shea. There, family-run weavers produce the London-based studio’s brightly colored brocades and fabrics, which debut in the U.S. this summer with

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The first stage of in Thanjavur painting process is preparing a base or canvas for the painting. Traditionally, wood of the pazha maram (jack fruit tree) was used as it does not invite termites or rot easily. Now day’s waterproof plywood is used as a base for the painting. The plank is cut according to the size of the painting. White cotton cloth is dipped in adhesive and pasted on it. With the help of a metal blade artisan scrapes on the pasted cloth to remove the air bubbles.

Traditional two warp fabric workshop in eastern Poland photography by Piotr Gesicki

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