Inside her mudbrick home, Paula Fulton sits at one of only a few drawlooms that exist in the country. The 67-year-old is helping to keep the age-old craft of Damask weaving alive. "There might be five ...

In Laos, the art of traditional hand weaving is passed down by women from generation to generation. Boutsaya Viengviseth is among those on a mission to ensure the art form continues to draw attention ...

Textiles makers may well have been among the first math wizards. Many of these “wizards” live in what is today Laos. Various weaving methods have been devised to design and store intricate patterns.

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar: Known as sons of the lake, the Inthas are a Myanmar ethnic group living on and around Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township, southern Shan state. Living in stilt houses and tending ...

KABUL, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At the 9th China-South Asia Expo held in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Afghan hand-woven carpets drew widespread attention for their vivid colors, ...

A woman works at a hand-weaving workshop on Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township, Shan state, Myanmar, Oct. 31, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua) A woman weaves on a traditional loom at a hand-weaving workshop on ...

NYAUNGSHWE, Myanmar (Xinhua): Known as sons of the lake, the Inthas are a Myanmar ethnic group living on and around Inle Lake in Nyaungshwe township, southern Shan state. Living in stilt houses and ...