Muslin, popularly know as Calico, produced in Kozhikode, was once famous the world over. But the knowledge and technique of weaving the cloth died with its weavers, who once caught the attention of ...

1752: Joseph Marie Jacquard is born in Lyon, France. The weaver and inventor would create the first programmable power loom, revolutionize the weaving industry and lay the foundation for modern data ...

The jacquard weave is one that never really goes out of trend When someone mentions design or interiors, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? For most of us it would be along the lines of ...

One major hurdle was finding the appropriate loom. Zhou Shuangxi, the youngest member of the restoration team, explains that they found two looms at one household and had them resembled, but they were ...

“These fledgling ideas become prototypes, and prototypes become products.” That’s how Dan Kaufman, the new head of ATAP, describes the mission of his division. You might know it better as the division ...

Google’s ATAP unit today debuted Project Jacquard, the group’s effort to develop the technology that could soon make interactive textiles not just a novelty, but something that the global fashion ...

Fall in demand for jacquard saris across the country has taken the sheen out of 1,000-odd jacquard weaving units in the country’s largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub in the city. SURAT: Fall in demand ...