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 ...

At India’s biggest film festival, a handloom fashion showcase highlighted named weavers, folk artists, and months of labour, ...

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 ...

What weavers painstakingly produce on hand-operated looms at their homes are sometimes duplicated on machines and sold off as originals for a heavy price. This puts both customers as well as weavers ...

Pochampally, a small town in the Nalgonda district of Telangana, India, has garnered international fame for its unique handloom products, particularly its exquisite Ikat weaves. The journey of ...

The denim has survived wars, recessions, and almost always been in fashion, and is now being re-imagined in yet another avatar. Heard of handloom denim? The denim has survived wars, recessions, and ...

The seventh day of August is celebrated as the National Handloom Day every year. The Ministry of Textiles is working overtime to promote Indian handlooms and many of India's leading designers are ...

Imagine standing in a busy market surrounded by the most colourful fabrics you’ve ever seen—silks that shimmer like rainbows, soft cottons with patterns that twist and curl, and scarves so light they ...

The Textile Ministry on Thursday said it had decided to retain the existing definition of 'handloom' after a panel constituted for the purpose recommended no change in the definition. ``It is ...