Anders Zanichkowsky weaves burial shrouds for people who expect to live for many more decades. It’s a modern twist on an ancient practice. Anders Zanichkowsky nimbly navigates around a large loom in ...

“The Navajo weaver often rubs a spider’s web into her hands to bless herself before beginning a weaving. A child also received the blessing of the web so that one day she may grow to be a fine weaver ...

This undated photo shows Anna Brown Ehlers, right, and her daughter wearing Chilkat blankets she wove. (Photo courtesy of Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie/National Endowment for the Arts) Chilkat weaver ...

Columbus weaver Scott Hanratty weaves a blanket at his loom. If Scott Hanratty could do it all over again, he might choose a different career. “Probably in another life I should have been some kind of ...

Chief’s Blanket, Navajo Nation (1865-1870); Warp: native handspun wool, Weft: native handspun wool and raveled wool; Gift of Rex and Pat Lucke (All images courtesy of the Art Museums of Colonial ...

During wedding ceremonies, Peruvian wedding blankets are often used as ceremonial attire or props. They may be draped over ...