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A Southern Mill Village: History of
Old West Durham
http://www.owdna.org/History/history.htm
This site provides detailed histories of Erwin Mills and life in the West Durham
mill village of North Carolina. Honored by the Library of Congress, the site
offers dozens of pages of recollections and old photographs from long-time residents,
as well as information about Italian stonecutters who built Duke Chapel and lived
in West Durham, accounts of the African American community of Brookstown, early
'blue collar' history of South Ellerbe Creek, and information on Erwin Mill museums
in Cooleemee and Erwin, old street maps, and Hall of Fame composer John D. Loudermilk,
who wrote the song, 'Tobacco Road' and was born near the mills.
A & L Tirocchi
Dressmakers Project
http://tirocchi.stg.brown.edu/intro.html
Twelve years of research and documentation
of the materials from the house at 514 Broadway culminated in an exhibition
at the
RISD Museum- From Paris to Providence: Fashion, Art, and The Tirocchi
Dressmakers Shop, 1915-1947. This website builds from the exhibition
and allows visitors to uncover the secrets of the house at
514 Broadway.
Visitors will have an opportunity to learn the
story of the Tirocchis and their family, and to discover a new view of Italian
immigration
to Providence, the different worlds of clients and employees,
European influence on art and fashion, and the operation
of a small business
in the first half of the century. Four databases provide
access to the archival material. The site also includes an online
version of the exhibition, essays by scholars on fashion
and
social history,
and curriculum materials to help teachers introduce young
people to the process of constructing history from primary sources.
Biji Living Arts
http://www.biji-arts.net
The Biji Living Arts website provides a virtuous circle of commerce to support
the continued production of traditional Asian textiles, concentrating on those
from Bali, Java, and Sumatra. The textiles offered through the website are made
to be a part of daily life, for both utilitarian and ritual purposes. Harsh economic
realities, however, threaten to cause the extinction of these living arts. The
word biji means seed in Indonesian and symbolizes a new definition of wealth — an
economy of beauty, of cultural diversity and of sustainability — one that
values the importance of traditional arts, their symbolic power and the highest
standards of workmanship.
Canadian Tapestry
http://www.canadiantapestry.ca/
The Textile Museum of Canada (TMC) holds in the public trust a
collection of more than 11,000 objects – cloth made primarily
by people for their own use, as well as related artifacts. The
permanent collection represents nearly 2,000 years of history and
cultural traditions from over 200 countries and regions around
the world.
People around the world have used textiles over
the centuries for purposes such as clothing, shelter and decoration.
Textiles
tell
stories about how we live, what we believe and where we come from.
Canadian Tapestry allows visitors to explore and discover Canada's
cultural diversity through cloth by providing detailed images of
and information about thousands of textiles from the museum’s
collection.
Centre for Textile Research at the University of Copenhagen
http://www.hum.ku.dk/ctr
In 2005-2010, the Centre for Textile Research
(CTR) will focus on textile history. This will be realized via
a substantial
research programm, as well as via the research training of young
scholars,
and a variety of activities connected with textile history
involving universities, museums and design schools. The CTR will
produce
substantial research and will organize seminars, conferences
and courses in textile history at all academic levels.
Chace Catalogue, The American Textile History Museum
http://mail.athm.org/main.php?module=objects
The American
Textile History Museum’s online "Chace
Catalogue," features approximately 600 objects from the museum's
collections of textiles, decorative arts, tools, machinery, and
workplace artifacts. The catalog will be updated continually.
Craft in America
http://www.craftinamerica.org
The mission of Craft in America is
to document and advance original handcrafted work through programs
in all media made accessible
to all Americans. Craft in America is dedicated to the exploration,
preservation and celebration of craft, the work of the hand, and
their impact on America’s cultural heritage.
Craft Revival in Western North Carolina
http://craftrevival.wcu.edu
This website tells the story of the historic Craft Revival and
its impact on western North Carolina. During the revival, North
Carolina makers shaped clay, in turn, shaping the attitudes and
values that contribute to today’s appreciation of the handmade
object. Makers wove cotton, linen, and wool, weaving a sense of
community that contributes to a strong sense of place. Craftsmen
hammered metal, forging partnerships to effect change. Artisans
worked with wood, building a regional economy based on individual
talent and entrepreneurship. These activities placed value on quality,
individuality, and workmanship. They remain evident in the 21st
century in a region that is both dynamic and progressive. The Craft
Revival project, funded by the North Carolina State Library and
led by Western Carolina University, is documenting these and other
aspects of the historic Craft Revival.
Florida Quilt Collection
http://www.flheritage.com/museum/collections/quilts/
Spanning Florida's history from the Territorial period to the
present, the Museum's quilt collection includes 50 pieces representing
a
wide variety of designs and techniques. The Museum also maintains
files on more than 5,000 quilts registered by the Florida Quilt
Heritage Project. The following list describes 27 quilts in the
Florida Quilt Collection maintained by the Museum of Florida
History. Presented in chronological order, all of the examples
are documented
as having been made in the state.
Georgia Textile History Resources
http://www.library.gsu.edu/pages/pages.asp?
ldID=105&guideID=510&ID=3157
This site is organized by Georgia
State University’s Southern Labor Archives. The website
includes a list of online resources for Georgia textile history,
including
museums, archives, exhibitions, historic sites and online-only
sources.
Gloria F. Ross Gallery
http://www.tapestrycenter.org
The Gloria F. Ross Tapestry Center website features a gallery of
more than one hundred Gloria F. Ross
Tapestries and Carpets, made from 1963 to 1997. Visit www.tapestrycenter.org,
choose “GFR Gallery” from the main menu on the left
side. There is no centralized collection of the actual tapestries.
Their images are brought together from many sources across the
country for the first time through this website.
Larsen: A Living Archive
http://www.artsmia.org/Larsen/intro/index.cfm
The archive of the Jack
Lenor Larsen textile company reveals time and again that the driving
force behind this influential
company
has always been the principal that art need not be separated
into high (or fine) art and low art (or craft). Larsen: A Living
Archive was created in conjunction with the exhibition Jack
Lenor Larsen: The Company and The Cloth at The Minneapolis
Institute
of Arts. It provides a look into a growing database that will
eventually represent the Institute's entire Larsen collection.
Latin American Textiles of the Field Museum http://www.fieldmuseum.org/textiles/latinamerican/
The Field
Museum’s collection of Latin American textiles
comprises close to 3000 objects from Meso, Central, and South
America. The most ancient textiles are from the Nazca culture
of Peru, circa
200 B.C. to 600 A.D. The current image gallery, while small,
will expand as time and resources permit.
Old State House Museum
http://www.oldstatehouse.com
The Old State House Museum is Arkansas's leading state history museum. Its website
offers an extensive collection of textile, costume, and quilting links: http://www.oldstatehouse.com/general_information
/links.asp?c=177.
In the collections area, note the First Ladies’ Gowns, Civil War Battle
Flags, and the African-American quilts.
One Guy from Barlick
http://oneguyfrombarlick.co.uk
The aim of the site is to provide the local communities of the Barnoldswick area
a central location in which to raise issues, discuss various topics, air grievances
or join existing debates. It is a local community centre but based on-line, the
direction and content of which will be decided by the community for the community.
The site, provides masses of freely downloadable material which will interest
anyone researching the history textile industry in England. Surfacing: Textile artists and designers
association, is expanding and looking for new members.
We are a national group (in Canada) that promotes the recognition
and growth of textile and fibre art. If you are interested in
textile classes, information, artist profiles, and learning about
new 'call for entries' then we are a group for you! We would
like to encourage interested individuals (and groups) to check
out our website, http://www.surfacing-tada.com,
and consider joining our family of fibre artists and enthusiasts.
Textile Arts of the Islamic World:
Working Bibliographies
http://www.lib.umich.edu/area/Near.East/Textiles
/Textiles.html
Compiled by the Eastern Hemisphere Curatorial Department at The Textile Museum
over 50 bibliographies of interest to anyone pursuing studies of textile arts
of the Islamic world. Most of the materials cited are available in The Arthur
D. Jenkins Library, a non-circulating research library at The Textile Museum.
TextileMuse
http://www.textilemuseum.org/textilemuse.html
TextileMuse
is a searchable online catalogue of The Textile Museum's Arthur
D. Jenkins Library. With nearly 20,000 volumes that are unrivaled
in their scope and rarity, and many that are one-of-a-kind or out-of-print,
the Museum's Arthur D. Jenkins Library is the leading center for
textile studies on the East Coast. Now, scholars, students and
textile enthusiasts alike can explore the Library's unparalleled
collection of textile-related materials from the comfort of their
own homes and offices.
Textile Study
Group of New York
http://www.tsgny.org
The Textile Study Group of New York is a nonprofit organization
committed to promoting the fiber arts—the diverse professional
activities, disciplines, and media that bring so much vitality
and excitement to the world of fiber art today. The website
includes a listing
of exhibitions, a members’ gallery, as well as information
about the group’s numerous activities.
The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
http://www.incas.org
This site provides information about the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco,
a non-profit organization which was established in 1996 to aid in preserving
and reviving Peruvian Inca textiles and through fair trade practices to contribute
to a new economy in the weaving communities it works with. The Center was formed
in response to concerns that valuable 2000-year-old textile traditions are in
danger of being lost in our generation.
The Quilt Index
http://www.quiltindex.org
The Quilt Index, a project of the Michigan State University Museum, is a national
database of quilts searchable on the web and linked to participating museum
sites.
Miscellaneous costume and textile museums
and collections:
- American
Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose
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Anne Blinks Study Collection
- Anokhi Museum of Hand
Printing in Amber, Jaipur, India
- Beverley
Birks Collection of Haute Couture
-
Centinela Traditional Arts, Chimayo, New Mexico
- Cornell
Costume & Textile Collection data base
- International Quilt Study Center
- International
Tapestry NETwork
- Los Angeles County
Museum of Art
- Musée
des Arts et Métiers, Paris: with online database
access to collections
- Museo
Ixchel del Traje Indigena, in Guatemala
- Museum
for Textiles, Toronto
- Museum
of Costume & Assembly Rooms, Bath
- Museum of the City of New York: Costume
Collection
- National Coverlet Museum
- Symmetry
and Pattern: The Art of Oriental Carpets
- Textile
Museum, Washington, DC
- The
Gloria F. Ross Center for Tapestry Studies
- World Wide Quilting Page: Quilt
Exhibitions and Museums
Additional sources and indexes of Textile
and Costume Information:
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