Textiles: textile museums, textile history, antique textiles, blogs, artists, designers, fibre arts; antique fabric swatches; textilien; tessili
A guide to websites
Antique fabrics Artists Batik Blogs
Dictionaries Embroidery Fabric Printing French
History Journals Museums Quilting
Silk Tapestry Weaving
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African textiles
African Craft.com
A portal dedicated to promoting the arts and the artisans of Africa.
African textile resource centre,
from Adire African Textiles.
Kuba Textiles,
an Introduction.
Antique fabrics, swatches
Andrea Aranow Textile Documents
Antique, retro, handmade fabrics from America, Japan, France, England, Indonesia & Peru.
Antique textiles.
A resource for antique textile information. TextileAsArt.com
Antique fabric swatches suppliers for the apparel and home furnishing markets.
The Design Library
The Design Library has the world’s largest collection of documentary fabrics, wallpapers, original paintings, embroideries and yarn dyes. The Library collections date from the 1750s to the late 20th century and number some five million designs sorted into 900 categories.
Dimitrios Design Archive:
antique textiles, patterns and fabrics.
French antique fabrics.
Historical notes and archives.
Sarajo Textiles
Antique textiles from Asia, Africa Europe and the Americas.
Textile Creations by Lily
Comprehensive design library & resource of antique documents for the textile industry.
Textile Design Group Textile Library. Swatches:
A Sourcebook of Patterns with More than 600 Fabric Designs.
The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA)
The Australian Tapestry Workshop
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Batik, Rhozome
World Batik Conference archives
Bauhaus textiles
Gunta Stölzl
Bauhaus textile designs by Gunta Stolzi, the only female member of the Bauhaus group.
Fabric designs by Gunta Stolzi.
Blogs, hubs
Colouricious
Colouricious is a hub of textile art ideas and inspiration. It is full of craft project ideas and textile design to inspire and encourage even beginners to enjoy the world of textile art. They specialize in block printing and sell their unique wooden printing blocks as well as other craft supplies.
Textile Blog. Trends, Style, Innovation
The Textile Blog
This blog concentrates on the history of textiles.
Textile Blogs for the textile Industry
Textile Design Blogs Design Directory
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Categories of textile. Wikipedia entry.
Central Museum of Textiles, Poland.
Chelsea Harbour Design Centre, London.
Textiles, furniture and lighting.
Chinese textiles
Chinese textiles.
Chinese Accessories 18th & 19th c, Chinese Sleevebands & Hangings, Chinese Robes & Skirts, Chinese Insignia or Badges of Rank
Costume
See also: Costume
A-Z of Costumes
A directory of costume websites, from African American Wig to Wonder Woman Costume.
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Designs, swatches
The Design Library
The Design Library has the world’s largest collection of documentary fabrics, wallpapers, original paintings, embroideries and yarn dyes. The Library collections date from the 1750s to the late 20th century and number some five million designs sorted into 900 categories.
Dimitrios Design Archive:
antique textiles, patterns and fabrics.
Textile Design Group Textile Library
Swatches:
A Sourcebook of Patterns with More than 600 Fabric Designs.
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, archives, databases
Dictionary of textile terms. ICCFD
Tex.in. Textile & Apparel Directory & WWW Database
The Design Library
The library textile collections date from the 1750s to the late 20th century and number some five million designs sorted into 900 categories.
Elitis furnishings, wallpapers, fabrics.
Embroidery
Embroidery exhibits at The Victoria and Albert Museum
English embroidery from the 1600s to the 1900s, The National Gallery of Victoria.
Embroidery exhibits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Fashion and Textile Museum, London
The Japanese Embroidery Center
Wikipedia entry on embroidery.
Etro design. Furnishing, design, accessories.
Fabric painting
Fabric Painting and Batik. Thought.co
Fabrics, cloth, types of cloth; Wikipedia entry.
Fashion and Textile Museum, London (Zandra Rhodes Museum).
French textiles
French textiles as art. Antique Frech textiles, sample patterns.
French Treasures.com
French Treasures specializes in French vintage fabrics and fine French antique textiles from the mid-18th century to the early 20th century. The site includes historical notes on textiles.
French textiles industry site.
Getty Museum French textiles collection
Hargrett Library Paris Music Hall fashion collection.
Getty Museum textiles collection.
Global Textile and Clothing Trade
Textile and Clothing Information and Reporting.
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History of textiles
Antique textiles. TextileAsArt.com
The Design Library
The library textile collections date from the 1750s to the late 20th century and number some five million designs sorted into 900 categories.
History of textiles; some facts.
Japanese folk textiles, a short history.
Medieval & Renaissance costumes; web resources.
Medieval Clothing Pages. Articles on Medieval fashion, garments and accessories.
The Museum of International Folk Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Collection
Victoria and Albert Museum, London (textile collection).
Wikipedia history of clothing and textiles.
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Illustrations About Weaving, Textiles, and Related Topics.
Interweave. Fibre art information resources.
Italian textiles
MilanoUnica. The International Milan Textile Fair
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Japanese textiles
Japanese Textile Art
The Textile Art Collection presents extraordinary and rare, antique (pre 1900) selections of Japanese textiles that have been carefully cherished and preserved as family heirlooms – some for centuries.
Japanese textiles. Habu Textiles
Journals
Journals and periodicals.
Digital archive of periodicals related to weaving
Images
Journal for Textile Screenprinting and Embroidery
Journal of the Textile Institute
Clothing and Textiles Research Journal
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Kent State University Museum
The Kent State Museum contains important collections of fashion and decorative arts. The Museum provides students with first-hand experience with historic and contemporary fashions, as well as costumes representing many of the world’s cultures.
Knitting
A knitting guide from The Spruce.
Learn to Knit and Crochet.
The Craft Yarn Council of America
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Lace
Lace, lace-making, glossary, types of lace. Wikipedia entry.
Looms
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Magazines, journals
Textile News
An online textiles magazine.
Manufacturing. Wikipedia entry on textile manufacturing.
Medieval & Renaissance costumes; web resources.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Collection
Moda Online. The Italian fashion magazine.
Musèe de la Mode et du Textile
(Museum of Fashion and Textiles, France)
Museums
American Textile History Museum
The Art Insitute of Chicago textile collection.
Fabric Workshop and museum, London.
Fashion and Textile Museum, London.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Collection
Musèe de la Mode et du Textile
Textile Museum, Washington DC.
The Museum of International Folk Art
The Textile Chamber
The Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm
Textile Museum, Washington DC.
Victoria and Albert Museum, London (textile collection).
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Needlework
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Preservation
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Quilting
Online Quilting Classes, Patterns, Fabrics & Kits. Craftsy
Patchwork Passion: Sewing & Quilting – Products & Classes
Wikipedia entry on quilting.
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Silk
Guild of Silk Painters, UK.
An international silk painter group.
Antico Setificio Fiorentino, Italy
Florence’s oldest silk weaving mill.
Byzantine silk, Wikipedia entry.
SilkpaintersInternational (SPIN)
An international organization of silk artists, painters, practitioners and educators.
Silkroad Foundation. The History of Silk
The origin and development of silk creation.
Silk industry in China. Wikipedia
Chinese Silk. Silk History, Production, and Products. China Highlights
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Tapestry
Dovecot Studios
Dovecot Studios is a tapestry studio in Edinburgh. Founded in 1912 by the Marquess of Bute, the studio evolved from the renowned William Morris Craft Studio at Merton Abbey in Wimbledon.
Gobelins manufactory, Paris, France.
Jagiellonian Tapestries
The collection of textiles, with about 730 items, is one of the most important at Wawel. Poland.
The Apocalypse Tapestry. Flickr
Technology/new textile technologies
Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory, Cornell University
Textile Technology, Textile Machinery, News and Directory
Textile categories. Wikipedia entry.
Textile World, a news magazine.
Textile Museum, Washington DC.
Textile resources, links to textile websites. Rugs, needlework.
Rug Hooking Online
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U.K. textiles
The 62 Group of Textile Artists (UK)
Since its establishment in 1962 some of the most highly regarded British textile artists have been members of the 62 Group. The membership is now international and is achieved through selection.
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Costume Collection
Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
One of the world’s great centres for contemporary hand-woven tapestry.
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Weaving
Weaving Document Archive
On-Line Digital Archive of Documents on Weaving and Related Topics. The On-Line Digital Archive contains material on weaving, basketry, lace, and related subjects.
Textile artists
Anni Albers, foremost textile artist.
ATASDA: Australian Textile Arts & Surface Design Association Inc
A not for profit organization fostering ideas between fibre artists using pigments,
dyes, manipulative techniques and surface decoration.
The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA)
The 62 Group of Textile Artists (UK)
Since its establishment in 1962 some of the most highly regarded British textile artists have been members of the 62 Group. The membership is now international and is achieved through selection.
David Arthur, textile designer.
A gallery of Couture and Prêt-à-porter print designs.
Richard Tuttle. I don’t know, or the weave of textile language. Tate Modern
Gunta Stolzi. Fabric designs by Gunta Stolzi.
‘Wandle’ textile design by William Morris, produced by Morris & Co in 1884. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Woman’s Kimono-Style Dressing Gown with Sash; Japan for the Western market, late 19th – early 20th century