Traditional weaving

To create their intricately beautiful array of fabrics, A Rum Fellow’s cofounders, husband-and-wife Dylan O’Shea and Caroline Lindsell, draw on centuries-old techniques found in Guatemala. “It’s a nation that lives and breathes textiles,” says O’Shea. There, family-run weavers produce the London-based studio’s brightly colored brocades and fabrics, which debut in the U.S. this summer with

Turkish handwoven rug work. This skill will be lost if Turkey continues to modernize their work force.

We visit CTTC and its founder Nilda Callañaupa Alvarez to learn about Peruvian Textiles and what's being done to protect Andean craft for future generations

South India Tamil nadu © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

Today, we're looking at what might just be universal beauty - extraordinary beauty that arises from humble roots.

FHE Galleries artist Alexis Neal - creates Whariki with traditional weaving patterns reinterpreted using European materials.

Traditional two warp fabric workshop in eastern Poland photography by Piotr Gesicki

Praewa Thai silk fabric is often called the "Queen of Thai Silk". Visit the small village of Baan Phon and see the Praewa silk weavers at work.