Textile Museum
The Textile Museum is dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts..
textilemuseum.org/ Textile A textile is any type of material made from fibers or other extended linear materials such as thread or yarn...
academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php... The Weaving Art Museum and Research Institute
An appreciation for masterpiece weavings produced in the eastern Mediterranean region .
weavingartmuseum.org/ A Short History of Manufactured Fibers
History of manufactured fiber from the invention of artificial silk (rayon) to the wash and wear revolution of acrylic, polyester and microfiber
fibersource.com/f-tutor/HISTORY.htm Wool Works: frequently asked questions about fibers
Frequently asked questions about the stringy stuff hanging from needles and hooks.
woolworks.org/fibers.html Fabric Information and Facts
Fabrics.net is a sourcing, referral and information site directed at fabrics and fabric related items..
fabrics.net/fabricinfo.asp Natural Fibers
Natural Fibers catalog.
www2.missouladowntown.com/arbidar/fiber.htm... Fabric Assemblage/Collage- Sculpture and Collage - KinderArt®
Making a collage out of fabric.
kinderart.com/sculpture/fassem.shtml History of Textiles
The History of Textiles, the industry, fashion and key developments
e4s.org.uk/textilesonline/content/6libr... The Macedonia Folk Embroidery,
includes images of over 20 Macedonian textiles, with many more to be added. Details of embroidery techniques used on the textiles displayed.
auburn.edu/academic/liberal_arts/foreig... 4to40 : Color Textile Motifs / Patterns
Indian Textile Patterns, Designs for Fashion
4to40.com/activities/artcraft/html/colo... Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php... Whole Earth: A Treefree Botanical of Plant Fibers
A Treefree Botanical of Plant Fibers
wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/111.html Fibers and Fiber Preparation
The Romans made use of several different types of fibers, although the used some more than others..
unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/content... Symmetry and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
A collaborative work between The Textile Museum Washington DC, and The Math Forum, and discusses the history of Oriental carpets, plus illustrated mathematical aspects of carpet design.
forum.swarthmore.edu/geometry/rugs/ Fiber Plants
People have been using plant fibres for thousands of years in order to make clothing, rope, paper etc..
scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/fibplant.html
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