Fabric patterns come in all kinds of colors, shapes, sizes, repeats, and schemes. That’s why picking the right fabric patterns—and mixing prints—can be tricky. So we called on a handful of our ...

Tie-dye involves folding or crumpling fabric with string or rubber bands to create patterns with dyes. Tie-dying gets messy, so make sure to wear gloves and use a plastic drop cloth. There are endless ...

Among life's certainties, says fashion designer Maria Bocoum, is the fact that her native Mali produces the finest dyed brocade in the world. ''It has to be soft, 100% cotton, hand-dyed and gently ...

Two of my greatest obsessions are textiles and death. For several years I’ve divided my time equally between hunting down rare indigenous fabrics and documenting funerary rites and rituals. I never ...

Most of us don't know the difference between plaid and tartan. Tartan refers to the unique cloth patterns which distinguish one Scottish clan or geographical region from another. By the original ...

Fans of The Cloth Shop in Dublin, which closed a few months ago in Johnson’s Court, will be pleased to know that it has now relocated to the Westbury Centre opposite Stable, adding yet another ...