Explore why small teak wood with intricate batik patterns remains a favorite choice for furniture making among the Javanese.

She has marveled at carved wooden masks in Papua New Guinea, batik textiles in Indonesia and coastal artwork in Portugal and Bali. These objects bear African origins and today, many are sold by ...

Diversifying export offerings coupled with enhancing infrastructure including skilled manpower can help India propel its textile shipments to over $100 billion over the next five years ...

“It is not just about promoting a traditional art form but also recognising economic opportunities that lie within the folds of batik fabric. “By empowering the batik industry, we are ...

Piearcy also created some items sold there, including aprons and other goods made from batik fabric. "And then it just evolved from there. It got bigger and bigger and bigger," she said of her store.

The trade winds are shifting again—and this time, they might just carry good news for Indian textile exporters. The US government is preparing a fresh wave of import tariffs on garments and home ...

ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports increased by 9.38 percent during July–March 2024–25 of the current fiscal year and remained at $13.613 billion as compared to $12.445 billion ...

In particular, the Government agreed to remove a levy on Indian textiles – a major source of employment in India and incorporating some of the country’s lowest-paid workers. Furthermore ...

Bangladesh’s limited capacity to deal with the enormous waste generated by its textile sector may prove unsustainable as the global fashion industry faces pressure to reduce its environmental ...

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. — Over 150 workers feel they were blindsided by layoffs at one of Kings Mountain’s last textile mills. Many of them said they had spent their entire careers spinning ...