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Textile Books

The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
Worn: A People's History of Clothing
Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool
Textilepedia: The Complete Fabric Guide
Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art
Indian Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection
This Long Thread
Fray: Art and Textile Politics
Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art
Many Hands Make A Quilt: Short Histories of Radical Quilting
Fabric for Fashion: The Complete Guide: Natural and Man-made Fibres
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Lists

The Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinActor for Life by Connie de VeerThe Joy of Cooking by Irma S. RombauerThe Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.Coming to Terms with Experience through Writing, Scott Oury by Scott Oury
Best Instructional Books for Learning Art Forms
119 books — 46 voters
Softness by Jean OberlanderMarimekko by MarimekkoKnitLit (too) by Molly WolfFrom Gritty to Knitty by C.G. BrillHaken by Unknown
Textile and Fiber Art
24 books — 8 voters

Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane AuchTriangle by David von DrehleUprising by Margaret Peterson HaddixHear My Sorrow by Deborah HopkinsonA Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
58 books — 39 voters
Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine PatersonLyddie by Katherine PatersonSo Far From Home by Barry DenenbergThe Blue Door by Ann RinaldiCounting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop
Textile Mills in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
48 books — 8 voters

Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine PatersonHis Dark Enchantress by Victoria ChathamCity in Amber by Jay AtkinsonThe Cry of the Street by Mabel FarnumFighting for Bread and Roses by Lynn A. Coleman
Bread and Roses
13 books — 3 voters
The Daring Ladies of Lowell by Kate AlcottMrs. Somebody Somebody by Tracy WinnCall the Darkness Light by Nancy ZaroulisUnravelling by Elizabeth GraverLyddie by Katherine Paterson
Lowell Mills
56 books — 8 voters

Quotes Tagged “Textile”

Gabrielle Zevin
“ A great textile, like the William Morris Strawberry Thief, is a pice of art, but it takes a lot of time to make a piece of art. It isn't simply design either. You have to understand the fabrics and what they can bear. You have to understand the dyeing process and how to achieve certain colors and what will make the color last through the ages. If you make a mistake, you might have to begin again." "I don't think I know Strawberry Thief," Sadie said. "One moment," Mrs. Watanabe said. Mrs. Watanab ...more ”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Gabrielle Zevin
“ A great textile, like the William Morris Strawberry Thief, is a piece of art, but it takes a lot of time to make a piece of art. It isn't simply design either. You have to understand the fabrics and what they can bear. You have to understand the dyeing process and how to achieve certain colors and what will make the color last through the ages. If you make a mistake, you might have to begin again." "I don't think I know Strawberry Thief," Sadie said. "One moment," Mrs. Watanabe said. Mrs. Watana ...more ”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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Groups Tagged "Textile"

Fiber Artists A group for artists who love sewing, dying, weaving, or anything textile related!
11 members, last active 9 years ago