Textile Arts
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Chinese Silk Tapestries and Embroideries
Woven and embroidered Chinese silk garments and tapestries.
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Fringed Belts on Wide Hips
The early use of fringes is suggested by biology.
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The Bauhaus Weaving Workshop
Notes on the Bauhaus School of Textile Design.
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Embroidery for Town and Country
Embroidered garments from cosmopolitan and provincial settings.
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Household Textiles: Handmade Floor Coverings
Introduction to textile floor coverings and where to get them.
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Hand Printing Cloth
A discussion of various methods of printing on cloth by hand.
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Naming Cloth
How some fabrics got their names.
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Clothing Children
A sketch of babies' and children's basic wardrobe
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Color It Bright
Hand-Dyeing of wool and wool yarns
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Color It Heather
Producing a heathery look and feel in woolen garments
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Color It Plaid
Colorful cloth design in tartan plaids
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Lace is Knot Fancy
Lace-making with crochet, embroidery around spaces, and loom
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Cotton: You Know What They Say
Cotton as a versatile fabric in universal use
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A Tunic in Linen
Five thousand years of tailored shirts
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Cloth from Plant Fibers: Linen
Introductory comments on Linen, its uses and methods of processing
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Cloth Which Signifies
Textile design in flags, banners, insignia, kites and windsocks
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Ritual Cloth: Ceremonies
Ceremonial textiles in the form of canopies, banners, gowns, veils and symbols.
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Sacred Cloth on Altars and in Communion
Altar and communion cloths
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Sacred Cloth: Dressing the Priesthood
Liturgical design for the House of Aaron, the priesthood of Israel
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Sacred Cloth: Weaving a House of Worship
Woven Panels of the Holy Tabernacle and the Courtyard of Sacrifice
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Development of Early Looms
Loom design from the Neolithic to modern times.
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The Cloth Traders
How textile artisanry led to the cloth trade and promoted the development of the family business.
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Expressing a Culture in Fabrics
Fabric as an expression of culture through the ages.
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Home Spinning
Traditional Textile Arts
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