Its origins are more than 2,000 years old, yet damask remains a go-to today. Read on to discover its history, production, and how to use it in a home now ...

What Is Damask Fabric "Technically, damask is a type of woven jacquard fabric, ... linen, wool, and even synthetic fibers such as rayon. Although "damask" refers to the fabric itself, ...

Commonly used fabrics were linen, cotton and wool. Shoes and sandals were made of leather. Trade from other countries brought new fabrics to the early Islamic civilisation.

Alison McNamee is one of the world's last master damask weavers. She weaves on a mid-19th century Jacquard handloom at the Irish Linen Centre in Lisburn, County Antrim. The Jacquard handloom was ...