The Upper Franconian Textile Museum in Helmbrechts, Germany celebrates the local area’s textile history. COVER Editor Lucy Upward pays the museum a visit
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Ushak Rising
The Turkish city of Ushak is in danger of severing its long-standing connections with the weaving industry for good. By opening an exemplary weaving workshop there, Kirkit Rugs is attempting to stem a complete decline. Rachel Meek talks to company owners Ahmet and Tovi Diler
Industry Voices: Auda Sinda and Knots Rugs
Two voices from the rug industry—one from Europe and one from the US—discuss the changes their businesses have undergone due the pandemic. Amy Tyson, CEO & Creative Director of Auda Sinda in Bellingham, WA, and Bonnie Sutton MD and Head Designer at Knots Rugs, London also look to the year ahead
Artist Katherine Daniels weaves summer magic in New York City
Lincoln Road Serape is a summer 2012 woven street installation by Harlem studio-based artist Katherine Daniels for the City of New York's DOT Urban Art Program. Daniels uses plastic ribbon to weave designs in the city's chain link fencing. Her work can also be seen at...