A Hand-Embroidered Flight of Fancy

Marie-France de Crécy, a 38-year-old Parisian textile designer who once worked as a fashion stylist, creates upholstery fabrics with many of the same qualities as those found in haute couture, including hand-embroidery, hand-beading and "the idea of placement," she said, where a print appears "in a very specific place" on a piece of furniture.

Endless collection of saris

A rare collection of lehngas and salwar kameez at ‘Weaves'

Ritu Kumar to popularise hand-woven textiles

New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) She is known for her ethnic Indian designs and now celebrated designer Ritu Kumar wants to popularise hand-woven textiles in vogue through her Panchvastra collection. She says this will clear the notion that people have lost interest in such fabrics.

Hyena Cart Experiencing a Hand-made Owl Irruption

The Snowy Owl irruption is taking the nation by storm, with an unusually large numbers of the large white bird spotted all over the U.S. The popularity of owls is increasing, with hand-made owl “irruptions” happening on sites like Hyena Cart, which houses more than 1,000 individually owned online stores that offer a broad spectrum of hand-made products for the family.Portland, Ore. (PRWEB ...

Valentino's virginal belles wrap up Paris couture

Virginal beauties in ivory lace and embroidery, or silk adorned with 18th-century prints, Valentino brought the Paris haute couture shows for spring-summer to a bucolic close on Wednesday.

Keeping alive a century-old tradition

DAVAO CITY -- In the sometimes cold commercial arena of Philippine fashion, a close-knit, provincial family offers a surprising burst of heart and soul.