In this trio of photos, workers weave Thai silk and adjust batches of dried thread at a decades-old workshop that supplies silk material to upmarket stores in Bangkok. Thailand's share of world silk ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread. Her great-aunt ...

As China’s largest official scientific body, CAST’s claim to the world’s earliest computer is a big deal. It comes at a time ...

Brocade weaving is a typical cultural feature of the Thai ethnic community. The Thai in Hoa Tien hamlet, Chau Tien commune, ...

The quaint green village of Athimalaipattu, 14 km from Arani in Tamil Nadu, wakes up before sunrise. By dawn, the roads are alive with colour: long rows of silk threads stretched carefully from end to ...

Nguyen Dinh Dai is preserving Vietnam’s duoi silk tradition with the largest collection and global recognition for Nam Cao ...

Centuries of craftsmanship and artistry are woven into India’s traditional textiles, revealing a rich cultural legacy without ...

Indeed, the Sericulture Research and Development Institute of DMMMSU is weaving a legacy of Filipino ingenuity and empowerment that continues to shine – one silkworm, one cocoon, one thread at a time.