Eschborn (hm) Awareness of the label “Confidence in textiles – Tested for harmful substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100” has almost doubled over the past four years. That is the result of a ...

Explore the symbolism found in traditional South American textiles by designing a decorative fabric featuring Andean-inspired icons such as suns, condors, llamas and geometric motifs. Students create ...

We’ve all seen the rise of traditional textiles around the metro. Local brands have started incorporating handmade weaves into clothing, bed covers, and the like. And there have been efforts made to ...

Seshoeshoe, seanamarena and modiyanyeo are all symbols and colours of the Basotho - a group of people whose ancestors have lived in southern Africa since around the 5th Century. Seshoeshoe is a ...

Explore pattern, symbolism and identity through African textile design. In this structured KS3 lesson, students investigate the meaning behind Kente cloth colours and Adinkra symbols before creating ...

Textile power, industry, and characteristics -- Early textiles, 650-1100 -- Tiraz, 800-1150 -- Silk spendor, 950-1300 -- Islamic Spain, 940-1492 -- Mongol Iran and ...