Interactive series of graphics, with samples of the Bayeux Tapestry and an adire cloth from Nigeria Explains how to look closely at the imagery, color, and patterns of textiles to undercover their hidden meanings and symbolic content.

Illustrated, interactive explanation of how adire textiles, a Nigerian cultural tradition, are designed, created, and interpreted.

Interactive exploration of different objects made with textiles, a useful investigation of the properties of different types of fabrics.

Interactive exploration of textiles and cloth derived from plants, animals, and petrochemicals.

Interactive explanation of a key design principle-pattern-with a built-in design-your-own pattern application for displaying designs on clothing or furniture.

Interactive resource explains primary, secondary, tertiary, and complementary colors, the symbolic content of color, and the relationship between color and mood.

Interactive resource for exploring what traditional forms of dress reveal about the culture and location of the people who wear them and the climate where they live.

Discover the various ways that textiles are decorated and then take a small quiz to see all you've learned.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from an interview with a textile factory worker named Marianna Costa. In the interview, Costa talks about working conditions at the Arrow Piece Dye Works in Paterson, New Jersey, prior to the...