African Crafts
A delightful slideshow presentation that demonstrates the making of cloth, from the cotton flower pods to the woven fabric.… Read more...
Textile galleries UK: galleries-uk
Breanish Tweed
A small family handweaving business that makes lambswool and cashmere fabrics.
Cotswold Woollen Weavers
Visit the Cotswold mill and view lovely woolen throws and tartans made at an 18th Century mill, not a mega-conglomerate.… Read more...
Japanese Kimono
About traditional Japanese kimono, and obi.
Sakiori Rag Weaving
Sakiori is a traditional Japanese technique of rag weaving.
In Japan, rag weaving is known as Sakiori and has been used to weave traditional kimono.… Read more...
Catalogne Rug Weaving
“Someone asked me what a Catalogne is. Here is the information I sent: a catalogne has its origins in Europe, L’encyclopédie de l’artisnat :Bois et Textiles, 1975, says that it would hold its name from Sieur de Catalan who lived in the 17th century.… Read more...
Salish Wooly Dogs
Woolly Dogs
by Elizabeth Flower Anderson Miller
I have been studying since 1987, the wool dog or woolly dog, grown for at least 700 years, possibly 2500 years, by the First Nations or Native American peoples in the areas now western British Columbia and western Washington.… Read more...