In business, being authentic is often identified with being able to carve out a niche for oneself; in a small silk spinning village in the northeastern province of Surin, locals have learned just that ...

Kokrajhar, Aug. 10: A 90-day primary-level training on eri silk yarn weaving started today on the Weaving Destination campus, Chandrapara Anthaigwlao in Kokrajhar. The programme has been sponsored and ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Bombyx mandarina is not an explosive orange, but the larva at the origin of silk-weaving — the name being the ...

Nguyen Thi Bon, one of artisans of the centuries-old tussore silk weaving craft, does not remember exactly when she started engaging in this craft. A traditional silk weaving village in Nam Cao ...

Knitting is apparently cool again. Hipsters in their 20s and 30s have taken up their needles in search of relaxation and simple pleasures. They call it the “new yoga.” With this in mind, I made the ...