Looming Crisis for Handweaving
In the Phillippines handweaving has been a tradition that has been passed on through the generations. But local business leaders and village elders worry that handweavers are a vanishing breed, and are thus scrambling to find ways to revitalise the industry.

Sakiori
Although the text is Japanese, there are wonderful images of students learning to weave Sakiori (rag weaving).

Swedish Textile Art
Textile art of Scania is known for its small textile panels made for wedding ceremonies, using an interlocked tapestry technique known as r–lakan and dovetail tapestry known as flamskv”v.

Textile Dictionary
Not sure what the word for hemp is in Italian? Check this on-line dictionary for English, German, French and Italian translations.

Rio Grande Weaving Tradition
The Anasazi people settled the Rio Grande area as early as 1300 A.D. They used 3 types of looms, backstrap, horizontal and ground looms for their unique style of textiles.

Turkish Carpets
This site presents an overview of Turkish carpets and kilims. How they are produced, history, functions and some of their regional differences.

Weaving in Japan
The textile town of Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture sought one of the world's most renowned textile artists, Sheila Hicks, to create a flat theater curtain, a doncho. Hicks utilized the diverse expertise of the kimono-weaving town in a collaborative effort. A century ago, every home had a loom and Japan is still a textile country producing a galaxy of weaves.

Acadian Textile Terms
A glossary of Acadian textile terms selected from the Acadian Handicraft Project Papers.

Collectors Guide to the Art of New Mexico
Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, a former museum curator, gives tips on collecting, displaying and cleaning textiles.

Elkus Indian Collection
Examples of woven and handspun Navajo rugs and blankets.

Essence of Chilkat Weaving
"The essence of Chilkat weaving is purity." A weaver is an interpreter who produces a gateway for later generations to access time. Chilkat robes represent a union of the forest, mountains and the cosmology the heart of the culture.

History and Definitions List
Definitions of some Persian carpet weaving terms, by a collector of oriental rugs.

Navajo Rug Care
Useful advice on caring for Navajo and other rugs.

Philippines Craft & Performance
Silk, pineapple and abaca (banana hemp) weavers from Mindanao and Panay demonstrate their skills at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

Wrapped in Pride
A Kente cloth exhibit, from weaving the strips to making and wearing the Kente robes.

More About Weaving

Tapestry Weaving

Weaving Information
How to fix threading errors, make ladder hem stitch finishes, finishing yardage.