The invention of Velcro revolutionized the tapestry-hanging business in the 1970's, replacing the centuries-old technique of hanging by hooks.

Newfoundland's fisheries were equally hard hit when modern refrigeration made it possible for foreign companies to dispense with the island's centuries-old drying techniques.

Several times, I attempted to make Cantonese roast duck, using the classic procedure, a centuries-old technique.

The Springfield parents' scheme of purposely exposing their kids to Maggie's chicken pox is a centuries-old (and medically controversial) technique known as pox parties.

After the biopsy has been taken, either through needle, endoscope or open surgery, pathologists use centuries-old techniques to prepare and view a specimen.

Others are producing handsome traditional crafts, using centuries-old techniques.

A series of wall hangings uses a centuries-old weaving technique, programmed onto a computer-aided loom.

In Zinacantán, we watched women weaving on backstrap looms, the centuries-old technique that produces the region's rich textiles, with symbolic patterns drawn from Maya cosmology.

A centuries-old technique with origins in the Middle East and South Asia, threading uses cotton thread to shape brows and whisk hair from other areas of the face.

His passion for the craft enables him to keep the art of hat-making alive by using the same centuries-old techniques while the innovation and style of his designs remains unchallenged.