Cotton farmers are in the trenches of nurturing their high-intensive crop. For Georgia farmers, extremely wet conditions created a slow start, but as the crop popped up, farmers like the Musselwhites ...

But the most popular Akwete cloth is the type of cotton fabric woven from cotton fibres in colourful patterns; the weavers have much preference for bright and strong colour like red and yellow.

A mix of homegrown design and luxury - that's pashmina for you. Here's our lowdown on the intricately woven fabric. Pashmina is a fine fabric of meticulous craftsmanship (Pics: Pashmina.com, shared by ...