Fiber and Fabric Arts
See Also: Arts and Crafts
Organizations
Textile Society of America
An international nonprofit organization that provides a forum for the exchange of information about textiles.
Fiber Arts Collective
Enables professional fiber artists to present and market their work, educates the public and promotes appreciation of contemporary fiber art.
International Textile and Apparel Association
Advances education, provides scholarship in textiles, apparel, and merchandising disciplines.
National Quilting Association
A nonprofit organization established to create, maintain, and record an interest in making, collecting, and preserving quilts, also promotes educational and philanthropic endeavors through quilts.
Resources
American Textile History Museum
Displays finished works and provides information about the history, and science of textiles.
Textile Museum, Washington DC
Promotes the understanding of achievements in the textile arts, includes online exhibits and educational programs for children and adults.
Textile Museum of Canada
Includes information about current exhibitions, special events, programs, and activities plus an online collection of textiles.
Textile Production in Europe
Embroidery 1600 -1800 a thematic essay from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also links to related essays including needlework, tapestry production, later textile production and more.
Fiber Art: Following the Thread
The online version of an exhibition the many forms of fiber art from hooked rugs to jute sculpture, wearable art, and weaving.
Incredible Art Department
Textile resource including the history, contemporary works, costumes, lesson plans, and links to other information resources.
The Quilt Index
A research and reference tool that provides information about and images of quilts, includes museum and library quilt collections.
Luxury Textiles East and West
An online exhibition from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Textile & Fashion Arts
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts collection of over 27,000 objects including American needlepoint, African kente cloths, Middle Eastern rugs, European tapestries, and haute couture fashions.
Artists
Sahra Walker Art Shades
UK textile artist creates unusual lampshades from stitched plant fibre papers. Suitable for wall or table use, each is a one-off piece of functional art.
Tea Okropiridze's Gobelin Tapestry
Hand woven gobelin tapestries and paintings, also has info about the artist.
Shops and Galleries
La Jolla Fiber Arts
Gallery of textile arts with a small collection of images online.
The Tapestry Shop
Offers a wide range of tapestries from Europe and the USA. All tapestries are woven and include reproductions of famous artists and free shipping.
True Tie Dye
Tie dye t-shirts, dresses, children's clothing, and tapestries. Purchase securely online.
Aurora Silk
Exquisite naturally dyed silk and hemp yarn and thread, dyestuffs, and information.
Dyed in Vermont
Tie-dye store and gallery with card shop, wallpaper and clip art.
Rebekah Hodous
Fiber art gallery with one
of a kind creations and a variety of beaded bags, fiber vessels, paper collage and collage.
La Licorne de Cluny Tapestries
Art tapestries catalogue of fine woven French tapestries in Jacquard and Point de Flandres. Medieval, Aubusson and Gobelins reproductions.
MeinkeToy
Contemporary tassels, pillows and fiber art for your home.
