Decorative Textiles and Fabrics
Use this page of links for resources and information on decorative textiles.
Textile Collection
This glimpse into the Hillwood Museum and Garden’s textile collection includes links to images of tapestries, lace, costumes, and Russian Ecclesiastical textiles. Beautiful! The collection can be seen in Washington, D.C.
This glimpse into the Hillwood Museum and Garden’s textile collection includes links to images of tapestries, lace, costumes, and Russian Ecclesiastical textiles. Beautiful! The collection can be seen in Washington, D.C.
Textile Museum Exhibitions
Click on "Exhibitions and Collections" to view a current exhibition schedule of The Textile Museum (Washington D.C.) Also view enchanting images from the exhibits.
Click on "Exhibitions and Collections" to view a current exhibition schedule of The Textile Museum (Washington D.C.) Also view enchanting images from the exhibits.
Textiles as Art
An engaging article by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg about collecting, preserving, and displaying textiles, from The Collector's Guide to the Art of New Mexico.
An engaging article by Mary Hunt Kahlenberg about collecting, preserving, and displaying textiles, from The Collector's Guide to the Art of New Mexico.
Textiles Tour
The National Gallery of Art provides this look at their collection of American textiles. Included are representative examples of the handiwork of American women of colonial and later times, articles made by professional weavers, as well as fabrics produced by textile mills in America's early years of industrialization. Click on the links to see larger images.
The National Gallery of Art provides this look at their collection of American textiles. Included are representative examples of the handiwork of American women of colonial and later times, articles made by professional weavers, as well as fabrics produced by textile mills in America's early years of industrialization. Click on the links to see larger images.
Time - Tapestry
The Cleveland Museum of Art brings us this view of an exquisite tapestry from France.
The Cleveland Museum of Art brings us this view of an exquisite tapestry from France.