Textiles & Weaving
Looms, dyes and the language of pattern — cloth that tells you where its wearer is from.
Textiles & WeavingIsle of Harris, Scotland
Harris Tweed: The Island That Weaves Itself
On the Outer Hebrides, the only fabric in the world protected by an Act of Parliament is still woven on pedal looms in croft sheds. We spent a week with the weavers of Lewis.
Textiles & WeavingPag, Croatia
The Shepherds of Pag and the Lace That Won UNESCO
On a windswept Croatian island where almost nothing grows, women have been making a lace so fine it was once used as currency. UNESCO listed it in 2009. The waiting list is now three years long.
Textiles & WeavingSacatepéquez, Guatemala
Threads of Heritage: Mayan Backstrap Weaving in Guatemala
In the Guatemalan highlands, Mayan backstrap weavers turn cotton into cosmology — and into a quiet political act of refusing to disappear.
Textiles & WeavingNibutani, Hokkaido
A Quiet Revival on Hokkaido
After more than a century of suppression, Ainu wood and textile traditions are being taught again — in schools, museums, and home looms across the north.
Textiles & WeavingValensole, Provence
Blue Fields, Blue Threads: The Lavender Weavers of Valensole
For three weeks each July, the plateau of Valensole turns violet — and a cooperative of eight weavers turns that colour into linen napkins, dish towels and the coarse-woven bags that carry the harvest home.