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Short article on the Viking and Anglo-Saxon narrow fabric tablet weaving equipment and technology.
Concise history of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking crafts of hand yarn spinning, dyeing and cloth weaving. From Regia Anglorum.
Short article about the excavation of woollen cloth and textiles from Viking Periods in Britain and Scandinavia. From Regia Anglorum.
Collection of short articles and abstracts about the history of textile technologies and imaging in Asia and the Middle East. From Textiles as Art.
Technical paper describing the problems scientists face when dealing with textiles from archeological sites. Authors: Maria Cybulska and Jerzy Maik. [PDF]
Article about the history of batik fabrics, and descriptions of the process of selecting and preparing cloth, batik decoration tools and techniques, and batik designs. From Living in Indonesia.
Detailed description of Navajo weaving techniques, probably dating back to the 17th century, and a review of their social and economic history. Links to related sites. From the Collectors' Guide.
Project about the circulation of textiles on Dutch ships around the world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examining trade records alongside samples of textiles and visual culture depicting textiles in use.
Paper published in the April 1970 edition of the English Historical Review, about the collapse of the alliance between England, the Low Countries and France due to their competition in the textile trade. Author: Prof. John H. Munro. [PDF]
Master of Arts thesis presenting a descriptive, functional analysis of one hundred historic spindle whorls from the Gulf of Georgia region. Author: Isa Loughran-Delahun [PDF]
Short history of the woollen blanket, which was an important trading commodity between settlers, trappers and explorers and Native Americans in the 19th century. From the Collectors' Guide.
Short history of the British kilt, worn by highlanders and soldiers from 1500 to late 1700. Information about the fabric, and wearing, usage and storing of the kilt.
Article about the history of embroidery and tapestry weaving, which from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution was primarily the domain of men. Author: Rita Vainius.
Short historical narrative focused on Japanese vintage indigo textiles for daily use and peasant clothing made from cotton and hemp, dating from the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s. From Japanese Folk Textiles.
Article about the significance of locality and social relationship in textile designs in Eastern Indonesia. Author: Krista Knirck-Bumke.
Short article about Viking embroidery art, techniques, designs and motifs. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman.
Doctor of Philosophy dissertation about Anglo-Burgundian power politics during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses, involving the international wool trade as a means for extracting ready cash to finance the battles. Author: John H.A. Munro. [PDF]
Project about the circulation of textiles on Dutch ships around the world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examining trade records alongside samples of textiles and visual culture depicting textiles in use.
Short article about Viking embroidery art, techniques, designs and motifs. Author: Carolyn Priest-Dorman.
Doctor of Philosophy dissertation about Anglo-Burgundian power politics during the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses, involving the international wool trade as a means for extracting ready cash to finance the battles. Author: John H.A. Munro. [PDF]
Paper published in the April 1970 edition of the English Historical Review, about the collapse of the alliance between England, the Low Countries and France due to their competition in the textile trade. Author: Prof. John H. Munro. [PDF]
Article about the history of embroidery and tapestry weaving, which from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution was primarily the domain of men. Author: Rita Vainius.
Short historical narrative focused on Japanese vintage indigo textiles for daily use and peasant clothing made from cotton and hemp, dating from the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s. From Japanese Folk Textiles.
Article about the history of batik fabrics, and descriptions of the process of selecting and preparing cloth, batik decoration tools and techniques, and batik designs. From Living in Indonesia.
Article about the significance of locality and social relationship in textile designs in Eastern Indonesia. Author: Krista Knirck-Bumke.
Short article about the excavation of woollen cloth and textiles from Viking Periods in Britain and Scandinavia. From Regia Anglorum.
Concise history of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking crafts of hand yarn spinning, dyeing and cloth weaving. From Regia Anglorum.
Technical paper describing the problems scientists face when dealing with textiles from archeological sites. Authors: Maria Cybulska and Jerzy Maik. [PDF]
Collection of short articles and abstracts about the history of textile technologies and imaging in Asia and the Middle East. From Textiles as Art.
Short history of the British kilt, worn by highlanders and soldiers from 1500 to late 1700. Information about the fabric, and wearing, usage and storing of the kilt.
Short article on the Viking and Anglo-Saxon narrow fabric tablet weaving equipment and technology.
Short history of the woollen blanket, which was an important trading commodity between settlers, trappers and explorers and Native Americans in the 19th century. From the Collectors' Guide.
Master of Arts thesis presenting a descriptive, functional analysis of one hundred historic spindle whorls from the Gulf of Georgia region. Author: Isa Loughran-Delahun [PDF]
Detailed description of Navajo weaving techniques, probably dating back to the 17th century, and a review of their social and economic history. Links to related sites. From the Collectors' Guide.
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