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	Textile art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Textile art is the creation of textiles or creation with textiles.
		Textile artists use various techniques to create works of art using threads and fibres sometimes in combination with paints or dyes.
		A Study of the Textile Art in its relation to the development of form and ornament, by William H. Holmes, from Project Gutenberg
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Textile_art (140 words)

	Textile
		African Majesty - the Textile Art of the Ashanti and Ewe.
		Textile Art of Chiapas Maya - Science Museum of Minnesota, Textile Art of Chiapas Maya.
		Carole Redlich - wearable art, stitched textiles and wireand stitch jewellery.
	www.artist-show.com /ArtFields/Textile/Textile.html (693 words)

	McClung Museum-Textile Art of Appalachia
		The greatest pride of the textile artist in Appalachia throughout the 19th century and past the first quarter of the 20th century was the four-harness overshot coverlet.
		It is the most extensive collection of woven art from the region ever assembled for the general public, bringing together textiles that remain primarily in the families of their original weavers and/or owners and never before seen outside their local communities.
		Textile Art from southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women is organized by the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, in association with the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, and the Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky.
	mcclungmuseum.utk.edu /specex/textlart/textlart.htm (1616 words)

	The Textile Museum \| Previous Exhibitions
		The textiles on display were from island groups located in the Ionian and Aegean seas surrounding the Greek mainland, and from the Epirus region on the western Greek coast.
		Textiles for This World and Beyond explored the role that textiles in Indonesia and Malaysia play in daily society, and how textiles are used in ceremonies to maintain harmonious relationships with the deceased or the gods.
		These handsome textiles represent a rich and complex tradition, and are distinguished by 3-color patterning (equally clear on both sides of the fabric), and monochrome stripes made by using yarns of opposite directions of spin.
	www.textilemuseum.org /exhibitions/previous.htm (3393 words)

	textile-art (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		TEXTILES Established since the early 1970s, textile-art presents antique textiles which express the highest and purest forms of this art.
		We are able to offer for sale examples from a wide variety of cultures, while specialising in textile art from the Near East, Central Asia and the Far East, including carpets from the 17th century and earlier.
		Textile and Art Publications, founded in 1993, is building a varied list of art books covering a wide variety of subjects, from Buddhist and Islamic art, through Pre-Columbian and medieval art.
	www.textile-art.com (173 words)

	Textile Center
		A critical part of the Textile Center's mission is to bring validation and visibility to this field of art.
		Textile arts arise from all cultures and the Textile Center works to preserve traditional forms as well as to encourage experimentation and the development of new fiber art forms.
		The Textile Center is the first facility in Minnesota that represents all fiber art forms and it is the only center in the United States that is formed by a coalition of the textile community.
	www.textilecentermn.org /about.asp (269 words)

	tex art - agency, gallery for textile art, Salzburg, Austria
		Our mission is to establish textile art in the German-speaking area and to promote young female artists.
		Textile art consists of an art which deals with textile material and textile techniques.
		The balancing act on the borders of textile art creates a tension which has no comparison to formal art.
	www.texart.at /en/index.htm (117 words)

	Textile Art - Fiber Art
		The Textile Museum in Washington DC, " is dedicated to furthering the understanding of mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts." This is a wonderful site to learn more about textiles, and to see selected pieces from their collection.
		Textile Gallery (Commercial site London, England - but informative with antique examples) Antique textiles from a wide variety of cultures, focusing in textile art from the Near East, Central Asia and the Far East, including carpets from the 17th century and earlier.
		Textile Art of the Chiapas Maya Maya-speaking women weave intricate designs into their textiles by adding colored yarn into the warp and weft of their backstrap looms.
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/textiles.htm (2562 words)

	Art & Design
		Textiles is an interdisciplinary program that incorporates a variety of techniques and methods of working including book arts, weaving, surface design, paper making and felting.
		The umbrella discipline of Textiles balances fine craft techniques with conceptual development and utilizes technology and technological development.
		An article on SIUE's textiles program was recently published in the Surface Design Journal, 27/2, Textile Art and Design at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, pp 58, 59.
	www.siue.edu /ART/areas/textiles/index.html (262 words)

	art and craft \| textile art \| contemporary fabric \| hand knitted \| textile manufacturing
		ARTE CHAB YELE IS The Arte Chab Yele's contemporary fabric art, is art and craft, it's textile art elaborated in wooden looms, with natural wool and vegetables and industrial tints.
		Because the Arte Chab Yele's contemporary fabric pieces, are made from exclusive designs, mass works are not created.
		Each piece of our textile art is 100% hand knitted and personalized, according to the specifications requested by each client one by one, what guarantees the exclusivity and originality of each work.
	textileart.artechabyele.com (225 words)

	TAI Gallery / Textile Arts Traditional Textiles and Ethnographic Cloth Art
		TAI Gallery/Textile Arts, located in Santa Fe New Mexico, is one of the world's finest galleries featuring the art of traditional textiles and Japanese bamboo art.
		The gallery has always specialized in art works that incorporate exquisitely beautiful image and color elements, along with an historical integrity of design- textiles originating from Ancient Peru, Africa, and Asia, with a particular emphasis on those from India, Indonesia, and Japan.
		Textile Arts also features rare antique Japanese bamboo baskets, and it continues as the only gallery in the U.S. and Europe to exhibit a wide range of museum quality textiles and Japanese bamboo art.
	www.textilearts.com (337 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Crafts: Textiles: Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Art Textile - Sylvie Ladame creates freeform and geometric collages in fabric and thread with embroidery and piecing techniques.
		Liebmann, Christine - Textile Artist and Restorer - The textile images are spontaneous designs using a wide range of materials to create tensions and to portray my personal feelings as well as my view of the world.
		Textile Study Group of New York - NYC-located fiber art organization that sponsors monthly slide lectures by leading textile artists/authorities, publishes a monthly newsletter mailed to all members, and provides opportunities for members to exhibit their work.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Crafts/Textiles/Artists (2331 words)

	Winchester School of Art
		Textile Art is a vibrant discipline that brings together art and craft and allows you to express ideas and emotions.
		This pathway explores textile art through practical workshops and ideas development.
		You will be encouraged to define your personal approach to textile art, construct meaning and address wider cultural contexts.
	www.wsa.soton.ac.uk /programmes--courses/BA-programmes-2006-07/textile-art.asp (198 words)

	Textile Art — Artists Offer Abstract & Handwoven Arts Including African Textiles
		The art of handwoven and handstitched textiles has evolved over the centuries, reflecting indigenous materials and cultural influences.
		The finest works of contemporary and classic textile art are created one thread at a time, with original one-of-a-kind design and careful handstitching.
		The superior beauty of authentic textile arts is in the detail.
	www.globalartisanshowcase.com /catalog/department.php?DepartmentID=10 (154 words)

	Japanese Textile Art \| The Textile Art Collection
		The Textile Art Collection presents extraordinary and rare, antique* selections of Japanese textiles that have been carefully cherished and preserved as family heirlooms – some for centuries.
		The Textile Art Collection (TTAC) has provided textiles throughout the U.S. to premier Japanese antique stores such as the Flying Cranes Antiques, Ltd., in New York City, with gallery showings at Artique in Anchorage, Shiki in Atlanta, The Edo Gallery in Boston and in specialty catalogues like Gump's.
		In addition to lectures given at the Museum of History and Art at the request of the Japanese Consul General in Anchorage, TTAC has also presented at the Southeast Museum Directors Show, an invitation only screening, and has provided antique Japanese textiles to museums around the world.
	www.thetextileartcollection.com (391 words)

	japan_textile
		These textiles which were produced between the fourteenth and the early seventeenth century for clothes, banners and other items are examples of the height of creativity and beauty.
		Textiles reached a high degree of cultural distinction and artistic appreciation in the Edo and succeeding Meiji periods (1868 – 1912).
		Although it might at first be thought that the one could never rival the other, in artistic form and creativity, both branches of the textile art are deeply moving embellishments of the country's folk culture.
	www.asia-art.net /japan_textile.html (595 words)

	Technology as Catalyst: Textile Artists on the Cutting Edge
		The exhibition, curated by Rebecca A.T. Stevens, Consulting Curator, Contemporary Textiles, The Textile Museum, was initially presented at the Textile Museum February - July 2002, and then at the Gallery of Art and Design in Raleigh, NC September-December 2002.
		The exhibition illustrates how the digital technology liberates artists from limitations traditionally associated with the production of textiles and serves as a catalyst for constantly pushing the boundaries of contemporary textile art.
		Textile art has always been very adaptive to new technologies and tied to tradition at the same time.
	rvf-artmuseum.csusb.edu /TEXTILE/index.html (383 words)

	Mounting and Hanging Rugs and Textiles
		Although the top edge of a handwoven rug or textile may be uneven, it is essential that the casing be perfectly straight.
		As with casings, it is important that Velcro be attached to the textile in a straight line, and not follow the contour of the weaving.
		Most textiles need to be sewn not only along their edges, but also in other areas, so that the weight is supported evenly.
	www.marlamallett.com /mounting.htm (2068 words)

	Textile Art and Science
		Textiles of historical significance need to be considered as an artifact, an investment, and art.
		Certification of Navajo or any kind of textiles is accomplished using a scientifically based methods and instrumentation called High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and a computerized Photodiode Array (PDA) detector coupled with a computerized Spectral Library to analyze the dyes and photo- microscopic evidence to analyze the yarns and fibers.
		These valuable and historic art forms should have their representation supported with research stemming from empirical objective research.
	www.material-insight.com /Textile_Certification.htm (1040 words)

	THE COLLECTOR’S GUIDE: TEXTILES AS ART
		While collecting textiles appears to be a new area in the widening collectors' circle, it is actually a tradition that goes back through time and may in fact be the earliest collected art form.
		Collecting textiles leads one in many directions: to the exploration of another culture, a link with history; to the wonder of technical ingenuity, and a feeling of connection to the person who masterminded this impressive object.
		A textile in perfect condition is ideal, but old pieces that have been used and loved carry a patina that may bring a deeper, more sublime pleasure.
	www.collectorsguide.com /fa/fa035.shtml (1111 words)

	Biji-arts: textile art from Southeast Asia
		We give you a window into the lives of traditional textile artists and their precious textile works of art, from the present and the past.
		A passionate appreciation, for the endangered traditional textile arts of Indonesia and the highly skilled talents, of the women weavers that spend years producing, such unique textile works of art.
		The labor-intensive tradition methods of producing such unique textile art, are left to their mothers and grandmothers.
	www.biji-arts.com /ring_index.html (1296 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Crafts: Textiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Arts of Africa - Artisans producing traditional and contemporary artifacts and clothing.
		Textile Center of Minnesota - A coalition of the textile community, dedicated to promoting and preserving textile excellence.
		Textile Conservation Services - Service for care, restoration, and presentation of antique and contemporary textile arts.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Crafts/Textiles (995 words)

	Flickr: Contemporary Textile Art
		Practising textile artists only please - doesn't matter if you are amateur or professional as long as you are active.
		If you are a textile artist and you want to join, please make sure that you have some pictures of your work on flick or send me a link to where I can see your work on the web.
		Feed – Subscribe to Contemporary Textile Art discussion threads
	www.flickr.com /groups/contemporarytextileart (290 words)

	Textile Art - Art Directory - ArtSender.com
		Galleries of art quilts and embroideries from the studio of English textile artist Amanda Perkins.
		Batik art by Jonathan Evans, with illustrated excerpts from 'Confessions of an Itinerant Batik Artist'...
		Virtual arts centre developing web and community resources for artists, students, tutors, researchers and businesses involved in art textiles....
	www.artsender.com /links/TextileArt.htm (256 words)

	Japanese Textile Art \| Framed Art
		The art has been further enhanced by the use of pure Gold hand made threads.
		The crest pattern is that of the “Flower Diamond” or “Hanabishi.” It is one of the earliest known textile patterns in Japan and one of the most popular heraldic motifs.
		The Fukusa is actually 2 separate sides sewed together at the outer seam with the inclusion of the tassels.
	www.thetextileartcollection.com /fukusa/5106.htm (457 words)

	TEXTILE WORKSHOP - Fine Hand Printed Fabrics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Textile Workshop hand prints, hand dyes, discharges and paints on elegant velvets, silks, linen and rayon fabrics.
		Our focus is on beautiful fabric and fine art.
		Textile Workshop - 619 West Washington Street - Norristown, PA 19401
	thetextileworkshop.com (87 words)

	2000-2010 Asian Exhibitions \| Denver Art Museum
		Drawn primarily from the museum's textile collection, this exhibition presents nearly twenty garments from Europe, Asia, and America—from regional dress to high fashion—spanning the eighteenth century to the present.
		As an art form, botanical art is at its best when the illustration represents a delicate balance of the prosaic and the poetic, beautifully displayed in these fine pieces of art.
		From the textile art, Asian art, native arts, and modern and contemporary art collections, they are rooted in traditional textile or basketry techniques and made from fabrics or fibers.
	exhibits.denverartmuseum.org /asianart/exhib_past_4.html (1395 words)

	Amazon.com: SWEDISH TEXTILE ART: Traditional Marriage Weavings from Scania (The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Swedish ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Swedish Textile Art is the first book for more than a decade to present some of the best examples of textile art from southern Sweden.
		This publication is intended to serve both as a dazzling picture book illustrating the finest examples of Swedish textile art and, with its thorough and enjoyable text, as an essential reference work.
		Textile Art: Dick Blick Art Supply — Great savings and selection on art supplies with fast, dependable service.
	www.amazon.com /SWEDISH-TEXTILE-ART-Traditional-Collection/dp/1874780072 (1134 words)

	Jill Smith World of Art
		In 2007 l will be taking orders for abstract art on canvas, unframed for corporate buldings and offices.
		So come back in the new year to see a selection of them but most will be ordered this way I am able to customize my designs in the colours you desire.
		I have taken a course on colour in your life and work place so l can customize them in the colours that will give a relaxing tone or a lucky colour that is used in a lot of offices in the Far East and is now becoming popular throughout Europe.
	www.jillsmith.creativetextiles.com (184 words)

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