Textiles

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• Arts: Crafts: Needlework  (486)
• Arts: Crafts: Quilting  (414)
• Regional: Asia: Japan: Arts and Entertainment: Traditional: Textiles  (8)
• Shopping: Crafts: Fiber Arts  (510)

Alexandria Textiles - Resource center for the fiber arts community specializing in spinning, weaving and dyeing..

All Fiber Arts - Informational site for weaving, spinning and other fiber arts. Articles, forum..

The Art Of Batik Painting - Mrs. Leong, batik teacher in Singapore, provides illustrated instructions for batik and photos of students' work..

Arts of Africa - Artisans producing traditional and contemporary artifacts and clothing. Gallery images, list of artisans, exhibits, articles on textiles..

The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA) - Providing publications, conferences and workshops for textile craftspeople. Contains conference and magazine subscription information, editor background, news and events..

Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association - A not for profit organisation fostering ideas between fibre artists using pigments, dyes, manipulative techniques and surface decoration. Includes meeting information, workshops and member gallery..

Birgitte Krag Hansen - Information about feltmaking, felt courses and exhibitions. Includes picture gallery..

Computer Textile Design Group (CTDG) - International organization of textile crafts artists..

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution - The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design..

Dalton Textile Tours - Information on up and coming tours to China to discover the secrets of Chinese embroidery. Pictures and information on previous tours is provided..

Dana's Textile Travels - Dana McCown shares pictures and notes from her travels to see traditional textiles around the world. Also "guest traveller" submissions..

Descendants of the Incas - By the Center For Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Peru, promoting Inca weaving traditions. Contains images and stories, and descriptions of spinning, dyeing and weaving processes used..

Ewa Soszko: Antique Textile Conservation - Textiles from different epochs, and methods of textile conservation and restoration. Photos of the artist's work in ecclesiastical textiles and iconographic paintings..

The Fabric Museum - Virtual museum presenting exhibits on fabric art, design and history..

Fiber Arts - Suite 101 - Articles about fiber arts..

Fiber Arts Connection of Southern California - Internet-based group to provide support for professional fiberartists. Membership, gallery and events..

Fiber Guild of Greater Kansas City - Supports the local fiber arts community around Overland Park, Kansas. Gallery and program information..

Fiber News - E-zine for fiber and textile artists. Includes sample issue and articles..

Fiberarts - The Magazine of Textiles - Journal of modern textile art. Calendar, highlights, and subscription FAQ..

Fiberarts.org - Listing of guild contacts, calendar of events and articles..

FiberLink - Information and resources for knitters, spinsters, weavers, and other fiber artists..

Fibre Festival - Event on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. Information on workshops, farm, craft and mill tours, vendor displays, and fashion show..

Fresno FiberArts Guild - Preserving the arts of traditional needlework and other fiber forms. Includes program schedule, list of interest groups, photos and membership information..

Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival - British Columbia, Canada. List and status of workshops, registration, events, news..

HobbyDo: Screen Printing - Hobby site section including detailed step-by-step instructions for screen printing..

Interweave Press - Producer of weaving and other fiber arts publications. Includes book descriptions, magazine contents, subscription information and special event registration..

John C. Campbell Folk School - Teaching traditional crafts, music and dance in the mountains of North Carolina..

Maine Fiberarts - Promoting the enjoyment and quality of Maine fiber work. Includes background, membership and contact information..

Mexican Textiles - Dedicated to the presentation of indigenous costume, the people, their location and their traditions..

Mission Mill Museum - Historic woolen mill in Oregon. Includes calendar of events and classes, information on outreach to schools and facilities for rent..

Murml - Collection of fabrics and home furnishings. Includes a list of exhibitions and gallery of images of the textiles..

Online Spinning and Weaving Guild - Web-based guild for anyone interested in the textile arts. Features user-contributed photo gallery, textile discussion area, real-time chat, and events calendar..

Paula's Wearable Art - Includes photos of woven, knitted and beaded accessories, hand spun yarn and kits..

Phiala's String Page - Information on tablet weaving and non-woven textiles including naalbinding, sprang and braiding. Offers historical information, especially medieval, with techniques included..

Puchka Peru Cultural Tours - Textiles and folk art tours for those interested in Peruvian art and craft..

Rabbit Goody's Thistle Hill Weavers - Mill producing reproduction textiles. Includes information about Textile History Forum, exhibits, and photos of examples of work..

Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon and Viking Crafts - Sprang - The history, origins, construction and use of thread twisting..

Ron's Fiber Home - Offers links of resources for fiber artists..

Rug Hooking Online - Features how-to articles and patterns, a gallery of full-color rugs, and links to related sites..

Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins - Focus on classes and workshops. List of yarns offered..

Silk Painters Guild for Fine Artists - Promoting fine art silk painting. Members gallery, event calendar, membership requirements, and articles..

Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Pages - A clearing house for individuals to list equipment for sale or wanted ads..

Spinners', Weavers' & Knitters' Housecleaning Pages - Provides a forum and free marketplace..

Textile Center of Minnesota - A coalition of the textile community, dedicated to promoting and preserving textile excellence. St. Paul..

Textile Conservation Services - Service for care, restoration, and presentation of antique and contemporary textile arts..

Textile Repair Studio - Repair, restoration and appraisal. List of services, contact information..

The Textile Society - For textile art, design and history in the United Kingdom. Information on bursaries, events calendar..

TextileLinks - A compilation of textile-related words, phrases and links to other sites, by Rosemary Brock..

TLD Design Center and Gallery - Art gallery in Westmont, Illinois offering classes in weaving, spinning and other arts and crafts..

Women in Textile Art - International group specializing in promoting contemporary textile art by vanguard artists. Application for and information on sponsored exhibit..

Wool rainbow - Several Russian artists display works in knitting, lacemaking and sprang..

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