Magic Carpets: The Rugs of Morocco  by Veronica Moriarty Morocco has long been famous for it treasures, including its beautiful handmade woolen rugs. There is no single style of rug that can be identified as “Moroccan;” in fact, there are literally dozens of different types, each following a distinct stylistic tradition. >> Read the full article...		8/1/2004
		China’s Rarest Textiles  by Veronica Moriarty The textile with which China is most readily identified must indeed be silk, associated with the thread as it has been for at least 5,500 years. The most important land trading route of the ancient world was founded on the textile: the famous Silk Road that ran through China to the Middle East and Europe and that helped spread Chinese sericulture and silk production techniques around the world. China’s renown for its silk has resulted, however, in international textile myopia.  >> Read the full article...		3/1/2004