TIGANESTI, Romania From the sanctity of a 19th-century convent, Romanian nuns weave vivid, Byzantine cloth for Orthodox priests. Now word of the sumptuous silk has reached fashion designers — and soon ...

If you have ever shopped for bedding in the USA, you have likely been told that a higher number always means a better night’s sleep. However, this isn’t always true. Many manufacturers inflate thread ...

Their work includes weaving a special fabric tape called galon, to replace the existing galon, which provides a framework on tapestries from medieval times. It s been some of the most complicated work ...

Khamson Srathong, 78, sits comfortably in front of a weaving loom under her raised-floor house in Ban Phon village in Kalasin's Kham Muang district. Despite her old age, her hands move synchronously ...

I’d heard about the Aspen Institute’s new effort to go beyond ordinary politics in our fractious America and focus instead on what we have in common. Because, otherwise, it’s pretty bad out there.

This summer, at a stylish, Rice Village clothing boutique, several women executives threw a networking party for fellow entrepreneurs. The guests of honor hailed from a nonprofit that includes Karenni ...