The recent flood has wreaked havoc on the handloom and power loom industries in Sirajganj and Pabna districts, causing loss worth over Tk 100 crore and rendering over 8,25,000 loom workers jobless, ...

Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...

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About three thousand Jewish weavers in the big textile city of Lodz who have been accustomed to working on hand-looms are in a desperate position without any prospect of ever obtaining employment in ...

Artisans with visual impairment practice the skill of hand weaving. Amid the rack and clatter of hand looms turning spooled fibers into yards of colorful cloth, spirted voices rise over the din at the ...

Computers attached to wooden Industrial Revolution-style looms are transforming home hand weavers into savvy professionals. For years hobbyists would weave rugs or scarves for Christmas presents, but ...

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