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» Adire African Textiles - History and information resource about African adire, adinkra, akwete, aso-oke, bogolan, ewe, kente, kuba, and nupe cloths. Includes information on social organization, processes and technologies. Galleries of fabric designs.

» African Cloth - Information on the history and culture of Akan, Kente and Adinkra cloth and motifs, Asafo flags, and wax and non-wax printed African colth. Authors: G. F. Kojo Arthur and Robert Rowe.

» The Bayeux Tapestry - The story of the battle of Hastings where in 1066 William the Conqueror defeated Harold, Earl of Wessex, ensuring the success of the Norman invasion of England, as told in the Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestries which is housed in the Museum of Reading.

» Boott Cotton Mills - Classroom-ready lesson plan on the development of the Boott mill to understand the workings of the industrial system at Lowell.

» Dressing History - Historical fashion reproductions, engaging historical interpretation, original garments for sale and a series of talks and accompanying books.

» Eli Whitney Museum - Includes historical resource about the inventor of the cotton gin and the technique of mass producing military firearms.

» The Emergence Of Ring Spinning In The American Textile Industry - Exhibition organized by the Historical Collections Department of the Baker Library Graduate School of Business Administration in Harvard University. Includes biography, and links to textile articles and resources.

» European Textiles Routes - Thematic travel routes organised by the European Textile Network, connecting historical European textile mills, including monuments and recurrent events, textile heritage and production, and education and research.

» The Fabric of Moroccan Life - Exhibition at the National Museum of African Art, focused on the tradition of embroideries, textiles and jewelry from the Kingdom of Morocco.

» Fashion Era - An overview of fashion history with chronological reviews of trends in fashion apparel and accessories.

» Glencoe Cotton Mills - Extensive history of the 19th Century steam powered cotton textile mills and the surrounding village situated in Alamance County, North Carolina. Edited by Brent D. Glass.

» Glossary of Fabric Terms - Includes glossary of textile technical terms in use from medieval times to the mid 1900's. From Class Act Fabrics.

» Historic Textiles from Egypt - Virtual gallery of an collection of Egyptian textiles from the Pharaonic, Roman and Byzantine, and later Islamic periods of Egypt's pre-modern history, in possession of the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology.

» Historic Textiles Studio - USA. Offering a wide range of textile conservation services including stabilization, cleaning and restoration.

» Hosiery History - Brief history in slide form of the hosiery technology and industry through the ages, written by Rachel Brendle of the Hosiery Technology Center for the 1998 International Hosiery Exhibition.

» Imatex - Spain. Terrassa Textile Museum and Documentation Centre run Internet service for textile designers and researchers of textile history. A resource, searchable by materials, techniques, periods, designs and uses. [English, Catalan and Spanish]

» Janie Lightfoot - UK. Textile conservation, cleaning and restoration studio. Also, technical consultancy, and lectures on conservation practices and textile history.

» Knitting Together - Joint Internet project of the Leicester City Museum Service and its partners, dedicated to the history of the East-Midlands knitting industry. Timeline. Oral and photographic history. Virtual museum. Resources and links.

» Lancashire Textile Project - Homepage about the history of the steam driven weaving industry in the North West Of England. Photographs and transcribed tape recordings of interviews with individuals who worked in the industry.

» The Language of Revolution - Glossary of terms in use during the Industrial Revolution in England. Also, the story of the Lancashire cotton industry, with biographies of the inventors and engineers

» Latin American Textiles - Introduction to the ancient textile cultures of Meso, Central and South America. Image gallery. From The Field Museum.

» Pano - A Unique Capeverdean Handicraft - Homepage about the history and technology of Pano narrow strip weaving technique, including photo's and a reading list.

» River Wey & Navigations - Extensive information about the leather and wool processing, yarn spinning, weaving and textile manufacturing industry in the Wey Valley in the United Kingdom since the 13th Century.

» Scottish Textiles Heritage Online - Pilot project offering images, archives, museum descriptions and additional resources for information about historical Scottish textile collections. Not available.

» Stories of Cloth - Culturally diverse arts and heritage project, initiated and led by visual artist Lesley Sutton, to reflect on the personal memories associated with the ritual events of birth, marriage and death, through the sensory medium of cloth.

» Tampere Mill - Finland. Includes on-line reconstruction of the water powered textile mill at Tampere.

» Textile Arts of the Islamic World - Includes collection of links to bibliographies on the history and technologies of Oriental and Islamic carpets, textiles and garments. From The Textile Museum Washington.

» Textile Culture of India - Information resource about historical weaving, embroidery and surface finishing techniques in the Indian textile industry. Includes list of links to related sites. From Indi Studio.

» Textile History - Journal of the history of textiles and the textile industry, their technological development, design and conservation, and the history of dress and other uses of textiles. From the Pasold Research Fund.

» Textile History - List of books with excerpts on the history of the cotton, wool and silk industries, and textile printing and lace making. From Shire Publications.

» Textile Muse - On-line research tool of the US Textile Museum's Arthur D. Jenkins Library, focused on the traditional textile cultures of the Americas, Africa and Asia.

» Textiles from the Index of American Design - On-line collection of representative examples of the handiwork of American women of colonial and later times, articles made by professional weavers, as well as fabrics produced by textile mills in America's early years of industrialization. Directory of links to related sites. From the National Gallery of Art.

» Textiles in History - Home page of Anne Wanders about textile materials and products from the early history of human kind till the present day. Includes collections of links to publications, institutions, dictionaries, reviews and articles, symposia and biographies.

» Textiles of the North American Southwest - Historical resource of the Smithsonian Institute about the hand weaving traditions of the American Indian and Hispanic residents of the North American Southwest over the past 2000 years. Gallery of weave designs, timeline and glossary of terms. English and Spanish.

» Thistle Hill Weavers - USA. Custom and commission weaving company, specializing in historic textile fabric, trims, carpets and furnishings reproductions for museums, private homes, and the film industry. Also, museum consulting services.

» Traditional Crafts of Japan - Dyeing - Overview of Japan's traditional dyeing industries, including links to the history, technical information and videos about specific techniques of fabric dyeing. From the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries. English and Japanese.

» Traditional Crafts of Japan - Weaving - Overview of Japan's traditional weaving industries, including links to the history, technical information and on-line videos about specific weaving techniques. From the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries. English and japanese.

» The URI Historic Textile and Costume Collection - USA. Includes collection of textiles and historic costumes of the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design in the University of Rhode Island.

» Weaving the Past Into the Future: 100 Years of Textiles at NC State University - Exhibit highlighting the history of the College of Textiles at NC State. From early courses in weaving and textile design to the development of the first synthetic aorta and to the present continuing research in textile composite materials for spacecraft. Contents include vintage photographs, pamphlets, correspondence, and papers from the University Archives.

» Whitchurch Silk Mill - UK. Working 18th century water mill, producing silk and silk rich fabrics for theatrical costumes, interior designers and historic houses.

» The World of Beduin Weaving - Hompage of Joy May Hilden about her studies of the ancient Beduin techniques of yarn spinning, dyeing and weaving. Library of articles. Extensive biblography. Links to related sites.

» World Textiles - On-line collections of ethnic and historical textiles, gathered in the 1930's by Nellie Gard, and preserved and exhibited for research scholars and students by The University of Connecticut.

» Wrapped in Pride - Continuing exhibition, exploring the history of traditional Ghanaian weaving and its impact on cultures beyond Africa's shores. A collaboration between the National Museum of African Art and the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.

» Zucchi Collection of Handblok Prints - Collection of historic handbloks for the printing of textile fabrics from 1785 to 1935, categorised in abstract, cashmere, floral, geometric, ornamental and pictorial designs. A description of the handblok printing technique. Links to related sites.

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