This year seems to be, among other things, the year of the textile. The past six months have seen a plethora of fiber-centered shows at major museums, from “Weaving Abstraction in Ancient and Modern ...

If you’ve recently visited a biennial or attended an art fair, museum, or gallery show, you’ve probably noticed that textiles are showing up everywhere amid a surge of interest in the medium. It has ...

Look through your closet and you’d be hard-pressed to find a fabric that is not a blend of multiple fibers. The most common is a cotton-polyester blend: a soft comfortable material that is cheap to ...