Charkha and Kargha

A major reassessment of world history, The Silk Roads is a dazzling exploration of the forces that have driven the rise and fall of empires, determ...

All textiles begin with a twist. From colourful 30,000-year old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to what the linen wrappings of Tutank...

The variety of patterns in the exquisitely wrought details of India's architecture and interiors is boundless, and one can only marvel at the ways ...

Similar to food and the act of sharing meals, our relationship to textiles—both creating them and using them—is a core tenet of our human experienc...

Indian textile production has flourished for centuries. Drawing on a host of influences, indigenous tribes, invaders, traders and explorers from ac...

Indian textile designs express dazzling inventiveness and creativity, from the woven silks of royalty to the simple block-printed patterns. This au...

Following the success of Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India, Henry Wilson has turned, for this companion volume, to a single theme. But what...