Knowledge: textiles
See Also:
- arts → crafts → needlework
- arts → crafts → quilting
- regional → asia → japan → arts and entertainment → traditional → textiles
- shopping → crafts → fiber arts
Links
- FiberLink
http://www.fibergypsy.com/ - Information and resources for knitters, spinsters, weavers, and other fiber artists.
- The Fabric Museum
http://www.fabricmuseum.org/ - Virtual museum presenting exhibits on fabric art, design and history.
- Alexandria Textiles
http://www.alextex.com/ - Resource center for the fiber arts community specializing in spinning, weaving and dyeing.
- Fiberarts - The Magazine of Textiles
http://www.fiberartsmagazine.com/ - Journal of modern textile art. Calendar, highlights, and subscription FAQ.
- Ron's Fiber Home
http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/ - Offers links of resources for fiber artists.
- All Fiber Arts
http://www.allfiberarts.com/ - Informational site for weaving, spinning and other fiber arts. Articles, forum.
- The Art Of Batik Painting
http://lepaonac.tripod.com/ - Mrs. Leong, batik teacher in Singapore, provides illustrated instructions for batik and photos of students' work.
- Fiber Guild of Greater Kansas City
http://kansascityfiberguild.org/ - Supports the local fiber arts community around Overland Park, Kansas. Gallery and program information.
- Textile Conservation Services
http://www.caringfortextiles.com/ - Service for care, restoration, and presentation of antique and contemporary textile arts.
- Fiber Arts - Suite 101
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/fiber_arts - Articles about fiber arts.
- Interweave Press
http://www.interweave.com/ - Producer of weaving and other fiber arts publications. Includes book descriptions, magazine contents, subscription information and special event registration.
- Puchka Peru Cultural Tours
http://www.puchkaperu.com/ - Textiles and folk art tours for those interested in Peruvian art and craft.
- TLD Design Center and Gallery
http://www.tlddesigns.com/ - Art gallery in Westmont, Illinois offering classes in weaving, spinning and other arts and crafts.
- Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival
http://www.gibsonslandingfibrearts.com/ - British Columbia, Canada. List and status of workshops, registration, events, news.
- Arts of Africa
http://www.africancrafts.com/ - Artisans producing traditional and contemporary artifacts and clothing. Gallery images, list of artisans, exhibits, articles on textiles.
- Fibre Art Synergy Association
http://www.fibre-art-synergy.com/ - Artistic movement gathering creators interested in fibre art. Includes a member directory and exhibition information.
- Shuttles, Spindles & Skeins
http://www.shuttlesspindlesandskeins.com/ - Focus on classes and workshops. List of yarns offered.
- John C. Campbell Folk School
http://www.folkschool.org/ - Teaching traditional crafts, music and dance in the mountains of North Carolina.
- Murml
http://www.murml.nl/ - Collection of fabrics and home furnishings. Includes a list of exhibitions and gallery of images of the textiles.
- Textile Repair Studio
http://www.quiltrepair.com/ - Repair, restoration and appraisal. List of services, contact information.
- Dalton Textile Tours
http://www.daltontours.com/ - Information on up and coming tours to China to discover the secrets of Chinese embroidery. Pictures and information on previous tours is provided.
- Descendants of the Incas
http://www.incas.org/ - 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.
- Women in Textile Art
http://www.wta-online.org/ - International group specializing in promoting contemporary textile art by vanguard artists. Application for and information on sponsored exhibit.
- Mission Mill Museum
http://www.missionmill.org/ - Historic woolen mill in Oregon. Includes calendar of events and classes, information on outreach to schools and facilities for rent.
- The Australian Forum for Textile Arts (TAFTA)
http://www.ggcreations.com.au/tafta/ - Providing publications, conferences and workshops for textile craftspeople. Contains conference and magazine subscription information, editor background, news and events.
- Maine Fiberarts
http://www.mainefiberarts.org/ - Promoting the enjoyment and quality of Maine fiber work. Includes background, membership and contact information.
- Fresno FiberArts Guild
http://www.fresnofiberartsguild.org/ - Preserving the arts of traditional needlework and other fiber forms. Includes program schedule, list of interest groups, photos and membership information.
- Spinners' and Weavers' Housecleaning Pages
http://together.net/~kbruce/kbbspin.html - A clearing house for individuals to list equipment for sale or wanted ads.
- Rabbit Goody's Thistle Hill Weavers
http://www.rabbitgoody.com/ - Mill producing reproduction textiles. Includes information about Textile History Forum, exhibits, and photos of examples of work.
- Fiber News
http://members.aol.com/FiberNews/ - E-zine for fiber and textile artists. Includes sample issue and articles.
- Fibre Festival
http://www.fibrefestival.com/ - Event on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada. Information on workshops, farm, craft and mill tours, vendor displays, and fashion show.
- Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association
http://www.atasda.org.au/ - 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.
- HobbyDo: Screen Printing
http://www.hobbydo.com/screen_printing/making_the_artwork.htm - Hobby site section including detailed step-by-step instructions for screen printing.
- Paula's Wearable Art
http://www.paulaswearableart.com/ - Includes photos of woven, knitted and beaded accessories, hand spun yarn and kits.
- Fiber Arts Connection of Southern California
http://www.fiberartsconnsocal.org/ - Internet-based group to provide support for professional fiberartists. Membership, gallery and events.
- Phiala's String Page
http://www.stringpage.com/ - Information on tablet weaving and non-woven textiles including naalbinding, sprang and braiding. Offers historical information, especially medieval, with techniques included.
- Rug Hooking Online
http://www.rughookingonline.com/ - Features how-to articles and patterns, a gallery of full-color rugs, and links to related sites.
- Wool rainbow
http://www.knitter.spb.ru/ - Several Russian artists display works in knitting, lacemaking and sprang.
- Rupr.com
http://www.rupr.com/ - Photos, charts and brief instructions for projects in several techniques including knitting, tie-dye and embroidery.
- Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution
http://www.cooperhewitt.org/ - The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design.
- TextileLinks
http://www.textilelinks.com/ - A compilation of textile-related words, phrases and links to other sites, by Rosemary Brock.
- Dana's Textile Travels
http://www.icr.com.au/~danaj/ - Dana McCown shares pictures and notes from her travels to see traditional textiles around the world. Also "guest traveller" submissions.
- Mexican Textiles
http://www.mexicantextiles.com/ - Dedicated to the presentation of indigenous costume, the people, their location and their traditions.
- Ewa Soszko: Antique Textile Conservation
http://www.ewasoszko.com/ - Textiles from different epochs, and methods of textile conservation and restoration. Photos of the artist's work in ecclesiastical textiles and iconographic paintings.
- Fiberarts.org
http://fiberarts.org/ - Listing of guild contacts, calendar of events and articles.
- Regia Anglorum - Anglo-Saxon and Viking Crafts - Sprang
http://www.regia.org/sprang.htm - The history, origins, construction and use of thread twisting.
- Birgitte Krag Hansen
http://www.feltmaking.com/ - Information about feltmaking, felt courses and exhibitions. Includes picture gallery.
- Silk Painters Guild for Fine Artists
http://www.silkpaintersguild.org/ - Promoting fine art silk painting. Members gallery, event calendar, membership requirements, and articles.
- The Textile Society
http://www.textilesociety.org.uk/ - For textile art, design and history in the United Kingdom. Information on bursaries, events calendar.
- Textile Center of Minnesota
http://www.textilecentermn.org/ - A coalition of the textile community, dedicated to promoting and preserving textile excellence. St. Paul.
- Online Spinning and Weaving Guild
http://herran.com/textile/ - Web-based guild for anyone interested in the textile arts. Features user-contributed photo gallery, textile discussion area, real-time chat, and events calendar.
- Computer Textile Design Group (CTDG)
http://www.ctdg.org.uk - International organization of textile crafts artists.
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