Detailed description of Navajo weaving techniques, probably dating back to the 17th century, and a review of their social and economic history. Links to related sites. From the Collectors' Guide.

Comprehensive study of the traditional Vietnamese technique of weaving Ikat patterned textiles. Author: Michael C. Howard.

Master of Arts thesis presenting a descriptive, functional analysis of one hundred historic spindle whorls from the Gulf of Georgia region. Author: Isa Loughran-Delahun

History and state of the Iranian textile industry by the Chamber of Commerce of Iran. Contains an overview of textile history from 3000 BC until today.

Comprehensive article on the history and culture of the Navajo Indians, including reviews of their yarn spinning, and cloth and rug weaving techniques. Authors: Lee and Eric Anderson.

Extensive paper about the art and applications of Aztec textiles and clothing, from the harvesting of fibers for weaving and decoration, to its fulfillment of purpose, distinguishing differences between men and women, social status and position, and the ranks of warriors. Author: Andrea Ludden.

Classroom-ready lesson plan on the development of the Boott millyard to understand the workings of the industrial system at Lowell.

Article about an ongoing project of the Iasi University's Faculty of Textile and Leather Engineering, dedicated to the evaluation and conservation of historic textiles. Authors: O. Marincas and A. Grigoriu.

Extensive paper examining the history of the explosive growth of the British cotton textile industry, between the 1760's and the early nineteenth century. Author: C. Knick Harley.

Extensive historical resource about the inventor of the cotton gin and the technique of mass producing military firearms.

Extensive paper about moricultural, sericultural and yarn production processes in the Byzantine silk industry. Part of The Economic History of Byzantium. Author: Anna Muthesius.

Thematic travel routes organised by the European Textile Network, connecting historical European textile mills, including monuments and recurrent events, textile heritage and production, and education and research.

Article on the major changes in textile products, production costs, prices, and market orientations during the era.

Extensive article about the history and evolution of the textile industry from pre-historical times to the present. Also, descriptions and classification of natural and man-made fibers, yarns and fabrics. From Handloom.Com.

Full text of a lecture on the history of the flax plant, and the development of the linen industry and organization. From the Ulster Linen Co., Inc. web site. Author: W.H. Webb.

Technical paper describing the process of identification of textiles discovered at the Khirbet Qumran site, using microscopy and synchrotron radiation X-ray fiber diffraction. Authors: M. Mueller and others.

Short history of the woollen blanket, which was an important trading commodity between settlers, trappers and explorers and Native Americans in the 19th century. From the Collectors' Guide.

Short article about the history of indigo dyes in human civilization, and its associations with political power and religious ritual. Author: Anne Mattson.

UK. University of Leeds institute which collects, preserves and documents textiles and other related design material from most of the major textile producing areas of the world for the benefit of the public. List of events. Links to related sites.

Joint Internet project of the Leicester City Museum Service and its partners, dedicated to the history of the East-Midlands knitting industry. Timeline. Oral and photographic history. Virtual museum. Resources and links.

Homepage about the history of the steam driven weaving industry in the North West Of England. Photographs and transcribed tape recordings of interviews with individuals who worked in the industry.

History of the British kilt, worn by highlanders and soldiers from 1500 to late 1700. Information about the fabric, and wearing, usage and storing of the kilt. From the Kingdom of Ealdormere.

Extensive article about the history of yarn spinning and fabric weaving from early human civilization through the Industrial Revolution to present times.

Pilot project offering images, archives, museum descriptions and additional resources for information about historical Scottish textile collections.

Short article about the history and properties of linen, cotton and canvas support fabrics for painters. Instructions for the stretching of canvas. From True Art. Author: Steven Saitzyk.

Finland. Extensive on-line reconstruction of the water powered textile mill at Tampere.

Collection of short articles about the history of hand woven tapestries. Descriptions of the construction and design of tapestries, and brocade and damask woven fabrics. Author: Nancy Kelley.

List of books with excerpts on the history of the cotton, wool and silk industries, and textile printing and lace making. From Shire Publications.

Journal of the history of textiles and the textile industry, their technological development, design and conservation, and the history of dress and other uses of textiles. From the Pasold Research Fund.

Section within the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage (TICCIH), responsible for the preservation of historical textile mills world wide. Introduction to the project. List of known textile sites of international significance. Links to textile museums.

Collection of antique quilts and textiles from 18th and 19th century France. Concise historical background, and detailed descriptions of fabric construction, making-up and uses. Items are available for sale.

Abstract of a lecture about the history of the Bayeux Tapestries, with links to related sites. From the University of Kansas. Author: Em. Prof. Lynn Harry Nelson.

USA. Non-profit charitable corporation focused on preserving, reviving and education in Peruvian Inca textile design and techniques.

Polemic article in defense of the theory that the designs of Anatolian kilims are original art of the weavers, and not reproductions from Neolithic wall paintings. From the Oriental Rug Review. Author: Marla Mallett.

Comprehensive collection of notes on the history and development of quilting, from ancient Egypt to the 16th century. Includes information on Japanese and Chinese quilting, and on the various military uses of quilted textiles. Author: Katheryn de Develyn.

Short history of the origin and development of the lace trade and industry in the Venetian Republic during the 16th century.

Book on the history and identification of draperies in the Netherlands and England, manufactured from medieval to early modern times. From Oxford University Press. Author: N.B. Harte.

Registered charity, active in publications, organizing conferences and awarding grants for research in the economic and social history of textiles. Comprehensive international directory of textile historians.

Japan. From Toyoda Textile Machinery, Ltd. A history of textiles from pre-history to modern times. Extensive and informative.

Comprehensive collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries. Also, descriptions of the conditions in textile mills, factory workers and child labor. From Spartacus Schoolnet.

Article about the history and culture of textiles and clothing of the Otavalenos Indians in the Tiata Imbabura valley of Ecuador. Author: Mariana Long.

Macro- and micro-economic historical study of competition in the West European woollen textile industries, from ca 1000 to 1500.

UK. Textile museum and historical jute and linen spinning and weaving mill in operation. Description of jute processing technology. History of mill labor.