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.
Book on the history and identification of draperies in the Netherlands and England, manufactured from medieval to early modern times. From Oxford University Press. Author: N.B. Harte.
Collection of antique quilts and textiles from 18th and 19th century France. Concise historical background, and detailed descriptions of fabric construction, making-up and uses. Items are available for sale.
List of books with excerpts on the history of the cotton, wool and silk industries, and textile printing and lace making. From Shire Publications.
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.
USA. Non-profit charitable corporation focused on preserving, reviving and education in Peruvian Inca textile design and techniques.
Registered charity, active in publications, organizing conferences and awarding grants for research in the economic and social history of textiles. Comprehensive international directory of textile historians.
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 the benefit of the public. List of events. Links to related sites.
Extensive historical resource about the inventor of the cotton gin and the technique of mass producing military firearms.
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.
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