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Alien Travel Guide: History of Weaving
This site from the Alien Travel Guide contains an outline to information on the history of weaving. The outline is in link form for easy navigation and it contains wonderful basic information.
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Artisans in Focus: The Art of Weaving
This site from Artisans in Focus contains wonderful information on the art of weaving. The site is outlined in link form for easy navigation and it contains information on subjects such as: preparing the yarn, dying the yarn, natural...
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Manalagi Group: Weaving in Indonesia
This site from Manalagi Inc. contains information on the weaving in Indonesia with focus on the backstrap loom. Pictures are provided and the text is somewhat in-depth, making this a great site to check out on the subject.
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Traditional Costumes From the Regions of Greece
This site has examples of "Authentic antique regional costumes," from several regions of Greece. Each region is represented with a picture and a detailed description of the costume.
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Native American Indian Art
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
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Texas Navy Association: Uniforms and Rank of the Texas Navy [Pdf]
A collection of photographs of Texas Naval Officers in their period uniforms.
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Classics Technology Center: Ancient Mesopotamia
This site from the Classics Technology Center provides materials concerning ancient Mesopotamia collected through teacher collaboration. Focuses on geography, religion, economics, clothing, and achievements. Also includes classroom...
Smithsonian Institution
The Fabric of Moroccan Life Urban Textiles and Costumes
For hundreds of years, Moroccan women have composed fine embroideries and rugs using intricate designs that have been passed down through generations. View these exquisite textiles with large detailed images.
British Council
British Council: Paint It! (Learn Basic English Words)
Learn the words for colors, for parts of the face, for shapes, for sea creatures, for types of clothing, for household objects, and for types of moving vehicles. Excellent reinforcement using audio and picture cues.
Franco Cavazzi
History of the Roman Empire: Roman Dress
Describes in detail the clothing worn by people in the Roman times, with particular emphasis on the toga, giving its size and color, directions on draping it, and occasions for wearing it. Also included is information on footwear and...
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Encyclopedia of Fashion
An encyclopedia of fashion and clothing throughout the ages, from prehistoric to modern times. To find something, click on a letter of the alphabet, a time period, or type a search term.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What to Wear? What to Drink? Weather Patterns and Climatic R
How does our climate affect us? How do we decide what to wear each day? What factors determine if our clothing choices are comfortable? What is the source of our water? Students explore characteristics that define climatic regions. They...
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: World Costume
Interactive resource for exploring what traditional forms of dress reveal about the culture and location of the people who wear them and the climate where they live.
123 Teach Me
123 Teach Me: Spanish Shopping
Students will drag and drop various Spanish "shopping" terms with their matching pictures. English translations are listed under each picture. Audio pronunciations of the Spanish shopping terms are provided.
Read Works
Read Works: What Did People Wear?
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about the clothes worn by early Americans. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Ancient Egypt: Personal Ornaments
On this website you can read about all types of personal adornment of both men and women in ancient Egypt. There are pictures and hyperlinks for more information.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: Clothing
A comprehensive description of clothing in ancient Egypt: fabrics, construction, styles, laundering, and footwear. Many pictures accompany the commentary.
Emory University
Emory University: Odyssey Online: Egypt Daily Life: Flax
Provides information on the development and use of flax in the production of linen in ancient Egypt.
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Vocabulary Training Exercises
This site contains multiple vocabulary tests of 100 words each that drill word sets from animals to words of the soul. It also contains grammar quizzes and a personalized test generator.
Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
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Glamour Daze: A Short History of Women's Fashion 1900 to 1969
A brief history of women's clothing and fashion spanning the years from 1900 through 1969.
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Romans in Sussex: Roman Clothing and Jewelry
Provides a description of what the Romans wore both in clothing and jewelry. Gives good examples of the types of jewelry used by the Romans.
City University of New York
Roman Dress
Provides a short account on how Romans dressed in their daily life, both men and women. It also discusses the use of color in Roman clothes such as the toga.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Sewing Tools
EnchantedLearning.com provides a fill-in-the-blank drawing of various sewing tools, this page can be printed. This page also has a version that can be printed with labels already filled in.