Category: Textiles of the World

Textiles of the World: Irish Linen

Hi Sewcialists, I’m Stephen Conway, son of Jim Conway, the founder of Emblem Weavers Irish Linen. My father was a …

Hi sewcialists! I am happy to share my first post here with you! How cool is it that we get …

All too often, textiles of the world are something we see only in pictures, they are not physical things forming …

Hi Sewcialists! This is a post written as part of the series “Textiles of the World”, which aims to explore …

INTRODUCTION Paithani is a sari textile dating back 2,000 years. It is from the Western state of Maharashtra, India. This …

Isishweshwe – the denim of South Africa. Growing up, I always thought of isishweshwe (Zulu for Shweshwe fabric) as something …

My first trip to Oaxaca, Mexico was just shy of 10 years ago. I took this trip with my sister-in-law …

When I was 29, I decided I needed a change of scenery. I had a close friend in Laos who …

Cheers, Sewcialists! This is a post written as part of the series “Textiles of the World”, which aims to explore …

When Monserratt brought up the topic of global fabrics and indigenous textiles, I was STOKED for the series. I have …