The art of African wax-resist dyeing holds a special place in the continent's cultural tapestry. This process, which involves ...

Nike Davies-Okundaye is a Nigerian artist born in 1954, celebrated for her work in indigo-dyed cloth and batik. She has played a pivotal role in preserving and promoting traditional Nigerian textile ...

Africa holds a vibrant legacy in cotton spinning, woven into the fabric of its cultural history. This article unveils the secrets behind authentic African-style cotton spinning, offering insights for ...

A current show devoted to the Nigerian artist Samuel ... introduce their industrial textiles to their Indonesian colonies but the locals preferred their own batik. African markets, on the other ...

The Godfrey Miller Center will host a community quilting bee from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 16 at 28 S. Loudoun St., Winchester.

Curator Suzanne Gunn tells us she took several trips to Africa to collect the textiles to display, and each one tells its own story.

Featuring immersive sculptural textile works, the show explores themes of migration, family history, and cultural intersection. Mattai, an Indian-Caribbean artist based in Los Angeles, uses ...

Khanna has been pushing the boundaries of embroidery and textile art with every show. And in this one, he has embroidered artificial leaves and flowers on astroturf before placing the sculptures ...

I thought about creating an interesting mix of modernist principles and West African textiles,” Gillespie says. “Part of it was softening the severity of a typical solid facade by creating mor ...