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Textiles Subject Guide - Internet Links

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Gateways

Intute Arts & Humanities (formerly Artifact)
  Best of the web for arts and the creative industries. Includes fashion, needlework, textile design, printed and woven textiles
Cyberfibres
  Online register of Australian fashion & textile design is a project of the Frances Burke Textile Resource Centre at RMIT
Fabric Link/ Fabric University
  Educational resource for fabrics, apparel, home furnishings and care
Fashion Net
  Links to fashion & designer sites, online magazines, fashion news, runway shows, designer bios
Museum Network.com
  Use this search engine to locate textile collections in various museums worldwide
Textile Arts Net
  Directory of  high quality textile arts sites which focus on the practice and study of textiles as an art form
Turko Tek
  Gateway to carpet, collectible weavings, rugs and textile websites

Organisations/Associations

Beadworkers Guild (UK)
Promoting beadwork & the exchange of ideas & knowledge amongst beadworkers.
Computer Textile Design Group
The essential link between the computer and textile designer
Craft Australia
The national organisation for professional craft
Craft Victoria
Professional craft and design organisation fostering exhibitions, publications, seminars, etc
Dupont Textiles
Information on synthetic fabrics and fibres
Embroiders' Guild
  Leading UK craft organisation & registered museum
European Textile Network
  Covers textile culture, museums, designers, artists, craftsmen, educational institutions & textile books
Education in Textiles Association (ETTA)
  ETTA aims to develop the status & professionalism of embroiderers & textile education
Handweavers Guild of America
  Dedicated to encouraging excellence, inspiring creativity & preserving fiber traditions through education
Mitsubishi Rayon
  Information on Japanese corporation's man made fibres
Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles
  A site to help study, learn the latest technology, meet experts in textile creation and to see and purchase textiles
Nuno Textiles (Japan)
  Nuno creates innovative textiles combining traditional aesthetics with the latest computer & synthetic technologies
Powerhouse Museum Collection of Fabric Swatches
  Rare and colourful French fabric swatches from the 1890s and 1920s that are part of the Powerhouse Museum's collection
Textile Environment Network (TEN)
  Mailing list for textile environmental discussion group
Textile Museum (Washington)
  Dedicated to futhering the understanding of mankind'd creative achievements in the textile arts
Textile Society of America
  Provides a forum for the exchange & dissemination of information about all aspects of textiles: historic, artistic, cultural, social, political, economic & technical
Victorian Tapestry Workshop
  One of the world'd great centres for contemporary handwoven tapestry

Artists

Issey Miyake
Official web site of fashion and textile designer Issey Miyake