Silk, the chosen fabric of monarchs and the aristocracy, has a bloody history in Lyon. Three revolutions in France centre ...

Developed by the French silk-weaver, Joseph-Marie Jacquard (1752-1834), to control its operation, the loom used a chain of cards punched with holes in a continuous loop. Although punch cards were ...

For centuries it's been widely believed that Christopher Columbus was from the Italian city of Genoa, but new DNA evidence ...

The bookstore’s name is a nod to Lyon’s historical importance as a silk weaving community; “soie” is French for silk. Open ...

Features like French seams and piped trims show some craftsmanship, and one-of-a-kind prints add flair. Traditionally, silk pajamas once bordered on lingerie, and were made in what I like to call ...

Other than practices of resist-dyeing, hand-painting, and embroidery, the Indus Valley people were masters in the art of weaving ... the Dutch, the French, and the British had begun to come ...

Silk weaving by this time had developed vigorously ... Japanese, English and French and caught the attention of people in various countries. Complete Treaties on Agriculture was written by ...

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French Protestant Huguenot refugees arriving ... One particular skill was wool and silk weaving. In places like Canterbury and Spitalfields in East London, Huguenot entrepreneurs employed large ...

Craving a little luxury in your underwear drawer? Look no further than these amazing men’s silk boxers. They're like slipping into a cloud—soft, silky, and incredibly comfortable. With their ...

Kontush sashes were very finely woven from silk or wool, using golden as well as silver threads ... It was run for a couple of years by the French weaver Francois Selimand, who is credited with ...

Presenting around 90 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Amaral’s career from its origins in the Fibre Art ...