Mention crooner Andy Williams and songs like "Moon River" and "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" might come to mind, or perhaps you might remember The Andy Williams Show, his Christmas...

Weavers are increasingly experimenting with conductive threads to create cloth that glows. For example, Dr. Lucy Dunne , of the University of Minnesota College of Design, gave a keynote speech on e-textiles...

First of all, a big thank you to the folks at Mirrix Looms , who gave us the heads up on this story. During the middle ages, groups of skilled weavers would take months to create large tapestries to be...

Bicycling attire today runs the gamut from serious cyclists in tight spandex pants, racing jerseys, and sleek helmets to kids or families biking in jeans and T-shirts. There was a time, however, when folks...

As any weaver who's worked with wool knows, fulling is a vital part of the process. Ful ling gives the wool fabric more stability by enabling the fibers to expand and interlock, creating the robust...

Not all extra long staple cotton comes from Egypt. This ELS cotton was grown in Hawaii. Photo by Forest and Kim Starr Egyptian cotton makes wonderfull soft and luxurious bed sheets and fluffy towels. Grown...

Women have worn saris in India for thousands of years. Sculptures going back to the first century CE show images of women—usually goddesses—dressed in saris. They are mentioned in ancient Tamil...

In researching this Halloween BeWeave It, we found a loom-sized void of textile-related stories in the horror genre. So instead of scary tales of human weavers, this BeWeave It is going to focus on scary...