Isaac Vásquez Garcia hauled a hank of wool out of a steaming vat of red dye and grinned: “Bugs,” said the patriarch of a family of rug weavers in the small town of Teotitlán del Valle in southern ...

Nahum Gonzalez is accustomed to getting bombarded with questions about his weaving of rugs and tapestries using the centuries-old traditions of the Zapotec Indians of southern Mexico. But, standing at ...

In the town of Sanders, Ariz., about 40 miles west of Gallup, N.M., the two-story R.B. Burnham & Company serves as community center, trading post, pawn shop and grocery. With 10 employees on the ...

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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – One artist in Española is carrying on the tradition of rug weaving. Pat Trujillo is the last in his family to do so. Some of the most iconic designs and unique patterns are brought ...

Rebecca Arkenberg returns to Newtown for some educational family fun this weekend. A textile artist and art historian from Stratford, she'll give a weaving demonstration on her portable loom and tell ...

Today, Jaipur Rugs has 7,000 looms and is working with over 40,000 artisans across the country (out of which 85% are underprivileged women). People call the founder of Jaipur Rugs Gandhi of the carpet ...