History
A Glance at the Textile Industry in Iran
History and state of the Iranian textile industry by the Chamber of Commerce of Iran. Contains an overview of textile history from 3000 BC until today.
Boott Cotton Mills
Classroom-ready lesson plan on the development of the Boott millyard to understand the workings of the industrial system at Lowell.
Eli Whitney Museum
Extensive historical resource about the inventor of the cotton gin and the technique of mass producing military firearms.
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 produ…
Glossary of Fabric Terms
Extensive 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 extensive collection of Egyptian textiles from the Pharaonic, Roman and Byzantine, and later Islamic periods of Egypt's pre-modern history, in possession of t…
Historic Textiles Studio
USA. Offering a wide range of textile conservation services including stabilization, cleaning and restoration.
IHBS. International Hajji Baba Society
USA. Non-profit organization of collectors, enthusiasts and scholars dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of fine textiles from Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Newslett…
International Textiles Archive
UK. University of Leeds institute which collects, preserves and documents textiles and other related design material from most of the major textile producing areas of the world for…
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 histo…
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…
Latin American Textiles
Introduction to the ancient textile cultures of Meso, Central and South America. Image gallery. From The Field Museum.
Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Research Center
USA. Study center for the understanding of historic costumes and textiles, created under the direction of the Nevada State Museum and Nevada Historical Society. On-line exhibits of…
Scottish Textiles Heritage Online
Pilot project offering images, archives, museum descriptions and additional resources for information about historical Scottish textile collections. Not available.
Tampere Mill
Finland. Extensive on-line reconstruction of the water powered textile mill at Tampere.
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 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…
Textile History Consortium
USA. Non-membership interest group of museums, libraries, archives, and public and private historical and cultural organizations and their staff members, established to encourage a…
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.
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