Curated OER
Fashion: Text for Dictation
In this dictation text worksheet, students listen to an article containing vocabulary pertaining to fashion.
Other
Common Threads Unraveling the World of Textiles
Through the examination of two textiles from opposite sides of the world you will go in-depth to reveal how fiber arts can tell us more about people in other cultures.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Lia Cook: Textile Painter
The artwork of Lia Cook, textile painter is profiled. Cook has a unique way of "weaving paintings" by dying silk cords, painting linen threads, and weaving them together to create figures and motifs.
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Contemporary Japanese Textiles
Textiles are among the oldest of art forms and Japan is still producing ingenious and dynamic textiles today. You can see current transparent, dyed, reflective, printed, sculpted, and layered textiles here. Under artist biographies, you...
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: Adire Textiles
Illustrated, interactive explanation of how adire textiles, a Nigerian cultural tradition, are designed, created, and interpreted.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: How Do Textiles Talk?
Interactive series of graphics, with samples of the Bayeux Tapestry and an adire cloth from Nigeria Explains how to look closely at the imagery, color, and patterns of textiles to undercover their hidden meanings and symbolic content.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Textiles
A comprehensive site on textiles of the North American Southwest. Includes a gallery, map, catalog, glossary and timeline.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: What Are Textiles?
Interactive exploration of different objects made with textiles, a useful investigation of the properties of different types of fabrics.
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.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Art to Zoo Spinning Yarns, Telling Tales About Textiles
A great resource for introducing different types of textiles and weavings to your students. A good amount of background information is included as well as a few simple learning activities.
ArgentinaXplora.com
Argentinaexplora.com: Artesania Textil Y La Indumentaria
Spanish content; this is a page of nothing but images of various examples of traditional textiles and weavings from Argentina.
Other
Royal Armouries: Web Quest: Creative Textiles: Create a Wall Hanging
After virtually exploring galleries at the Royal Armouries Museum, students design and create a wall hanging for the museum entrance using textile techniques.
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Making the Modern World: Textiles: Domestic v Factory Production
Twelve-part learning module uses text-based overviews and rich media cut-away scenes to explain the role of the textile industry in driving the Industrial Revolution forward in Britain.
Curated OER
History Matters: Camella Teoli Testifies About the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
Read the gripping testimony of an immigrant girl who testified before a U.S. Congressional committee detailing the conditons in the textile mill in which she worked. Because of these unsafe working conditions, the textile workers...
Other
Weaving History: Charlotte and the Textile Industry
Photo essay with commentary on southern textile mills in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Smithsonian Institution
Gifts and Blessings: The Textile Arts of Madagascar
To the people of Madagascar woven cloth is more than just something nice to wear. Come explore the topic of textiles and their importance to these African people.
Other
Historic Landmarks Commission: Cotton Mill & Textile History Guide
Links to pictures and essays on many early cotton mills in the Charlotte, N.C. area.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: Talking Textiles: How Are Textiles Made?
Interactive exploration of textiles and cloth derived from plants, animals, and petrochemicals.
University of Manchester
Children's University of Manchester: How Are Textiles Decorated?
Discover the various ways that textiles are decorated and then take a small quiz to see all you've learned.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Paracas Textile
One of the most extraordinary masterpieces of the pre-Columbian Americas is a nearly 2,000-year-old cloth from the South Coast of Peru. View detailed pictures and read the backstory of this textile in this essay.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Complete List of Textile Artists
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of textile artists from the 17th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
Other
Lecture Notes: Textile Factories Come to the u.s.
Clemson University provides a historical overview of the wave of textile factories, including Slater and Lowell, that cropped up in the northeast. Hyperlinks to additional information.
George Washington University
Textile Museum: Pieces of a Puzzle: Classical Persian Carpet Fragments
After a brief overview of Persian carpets learn about the Khorasan region and the techniques used to create Khorasan carpets. Then, learn how the carpets are designed and view multiple examples of different types of carpets.
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: History of Textiles
Beginning in the early 1900's textile production became predominant in the Southeast where labor and raw materials were cheap. Since the 1950's however, the textile and apparel industries have followed the general trend of all...
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