View images online in the digital collections including carpets, embroidery, lace, and other textiles.
The Met: Antonio Ratti Textile Center
View selected highlights online in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Thematic essays and images in the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.
How Medieval and Renaissance Tapestries Were Made
Carpets from the Islamic World
Andean Textiles
Textile Production in Europe: Embroidery 1600 -1800
Heilbrunn Artist Index
A list of artists in the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, most entries include images and related thematic essays.
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.
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.
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.
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.
