Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vostok / Getty Images Textiles have served as a designer's ultimate secret weapon for as long as homes have been given decorative ...

Most designers work with lush jacquard fabrics at some point in their careers. Known for their durability, complex patterns, and ornate beauty, jacquards have remained popular since their invention in ...

Imagine a world with no fabric. Now imagine a world with just one type of fabric in one colour. Now snap back to reality, of a universe with every possible fabric pattern imaginable. Fabric patterns ...

Florals, brocades, stripes and geometrics can take the most ho-hum space to another level, injecting movement and personality while softening hard edges and elevating the overall design scheme. “To me ...

There are various ways to mount your textile-based wall art. One popular method is stretching the fabric over a wooden frame or canvas board, which gives it a polished look while keeping it taut. ...

With their vibrant echoes of Miró and Kandinsky, the pioneering female designer’s patterns came to represent the optimism of postwar Britain – and they are still bubbling with life in her centenary ...

The checked fabric Madras was adopted by the affluent elite of 1950s America, and has been an "old-money" wardrobe staple ever since. But the fabric's origins go back to a South Indian fishing village ...