To establish the age, strength and weave of an item ... If natural fibers (wool, cotton or linen) are present then the textile can be more than 80 years old. Whereas man-made fibers were not ...

I’ve tested many of these at home and have spoken to experts and Strategist staffers about what they look for in this old ... weave and where the raw material originated. (The highest-quality ...

Photo by Lynn Hunter The act of weaving created a bond with people and place, a throughline even as culture shifted. Rodrigues’s family is from southern Portugal, an area with a rich tradition of ...