The fabrics, referencing the textures of Scandinavian nature, are woven in France by a team of artisans. Schumacher A chair upholstered in Schumacher’s Shivalik Hills Tiger chenille yarn, from ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...

It turned out to be a 1,600-year-old fabric fragment woven with gold threads. A team of archaeologists spent several months of 2020 excavating a massive ancient burial ground in Autun.