Double dyeing carpet threads with natural blues and greens give weavers the rich greensyou find in the different types of area rugstoday. Blue was originally obtained from indigo plants; after ancient craftsmen dyed wool blue, it was dyed yellow using the vibrant natural hues of wild flowers suc...
Artworks and kimonos designed by Itchiku Kubota, a textile-dyeing artist, are exhibited inside splendid Japanese architecture.Itchiku Kubota is famous for reviving a long-lost dyeing technique called "tsujigahana" with his own unique interpretation and skills. A glass beads gallery, museum shop, ...
Khiva is a museum city that impresses with its tranquility. No wonder it is considered the pearl of Uzbekistan, located in the desert. Once the caravans of the Great Silk Road passed here. Khiva was also the capital of the Khanate of Khiva. Once in Khiva, you will find yourself in a r...
What surprised Gallup more than the chimpanzees’ success at recognizing themselves was the failure of macaques he tested at the same time. When thepaper came out inSciencein 1970, “it was bigger than I thought it would be,” Gallup said. “People were quite taken with the finding.” Gord...