In this trio of photos, workers weave Thai silk and adjust batches of dried thread at a decades-old workshop that supplies silk material to upmarket stores in Bangkok. Thailand's share of world silk ...

Known for its many temples, mysterious holy men and bustling ghats along the River Ganges, the Indian city of Varanasi also produces some of the world’s finest silk saris. The handwoven Banarasi sari, ...

After graduating from university and beginning her career as a civil servant at the the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Khieu Sina found time to establish a business that aligns with her true passion ...

KARACHI: The Banaras silk industry, founded in a densely populated locality in Orangi Town, is known to be the first home-based industry of its kind to operate in Karachi. The 40-year-old market, ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The Bombyx mandarina is not an explosive orange, but the larva at the origin of silk-weaving — the name being the ...