Supernaturae’s designs are handmade from plant-dyed silk and other natural textiles in beguiling gem tones. The label began as Benedicte Lux’s research project into alternative, more sustainable ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Six skeins of thrown artificial silk, ...

Colour is at the heart of Kashmir’s textile traditions, especially for the world renowned Pashmina shawls and Kashmir silks.

A few words I never thought I’d say: Why, yes I’d love to wear this bacteria-covered scarf. And yet, here I am coveting a piece of silk dyed with what could be considered the excretion of streptomyces ...

Dabs of reddish-pink dye spread out on the blank white rectangle of silk, the edges of the colorful swath mingling with the green and yellow already on the fabric. Sylvia Gray used her paintbrush ...

Three samples of piece-dyed cotton warp, silk weft mull; National Silk Dyeing Co., 1915. Fabric piece-dyed and finished, Mull is a thin plain weave with cotton warp and silk weft. Colors: Yellow, ...

From naturally dyed sharis to vibrant salwar kameez, emerging labels are incorporating Nakshi Kantha in modern contemporary wardrobes — without losing its artisanal soul ...