Through the examination of two textiles from opposite sides of the world you will go in-depth to reveal how fiber arts can tell us more about people in other cultures.

Textiles are among the oldest of art forms and Japan is still producing ingenious and dynamic textiles today. You can see current transparent, dyed, reflective, printed, sculpted, and layered textiles here. Under artist biographies, you...

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.

A great resource for introducing different types of textiles and weavings to your students. A good amount of background information is included as well as a few simple learning activities.

Spanish content; this is a page of nothing but images of various examples of traditional textiles and weavings from Argentina.

After virtually exploring galleries at the Royal Armouries Museum, students design and create a wall hanging for the museum entrance using textile techniques.

Read the gripping testimony of an immigrant girl who testified before a U.S. Congressional committee detailing the conditons in the textile mill in which she worked. Because of these unsafe working conditions, the textile workers...

Links to pictures and essays on many early cotton mills in the Charlotte, N.C. area.

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

One of the most extraordinary masterpieces of the pre-Columbian Americas is a nearly 2,000-year-old cloth from the South Coast of Peru. View detailed pictures and read the backstory of this textile in this essay.

ArtCyclopedia's complete list of textile artists from the 17th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.

The All-T'oqapu Tunic is an example of the height of Andean textile fabrication and its centrality to Inka expressions of power. Read about the making of Andean textiles and their iconography.

Click on the map of Morocco to discover the textiles that come from each particular region.

From textiles to ceramics, metalwork, and architecture, Andean cultures produced art and architecture that responded to their natural environment and reflected their beliefs and social structures. Read more about the Andean culture in...

In this textbook unit, students learn the reasons why the Industrial Revolution took root in England first, and the innovations that made this possible. These included textile inventions such as the flying shuttle and the spinning jenny,...

An informative and colorful site with examples and descriptions of Indian artifacts, textiles, costumes, and performing arts. Students and teachers can use this site to find a brief overview of these topics.

Pieces from the Louvre's extraordinary collection of Islamic art are grouped together in this thematic overview that lets viewers explore the decorative characteristics and motifs of Islamic art. Wonderful photographs of carvings,...

[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson to help students work in discussion groups to evaluate data and resources when the information is contrasting over the same event. Discussion groups Particular to this lesson explore primary...

Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...

Older students will find this to be a fabulous resource with examples of Himalayan art. Be sure to click "Kids!" to find various activities, stories, and coloring pages for younger children. Paintings, sculptures and textiles are the...

Explore fashion from the 1700's with the slideshow. Includes a discussion of popular styles, textiles and silhouettes.

The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).

This small piece of textile consists of a decorative band with floral designs in the form of flowers and small rosettes. This piece of textile is in the Kapati style, for which the Egyptian Copts were famous throughout the ages.