Information, resources, instruction and exhibits relating to fabric, and textile crafts including weaving, dyeing, felting, and multi-media textile arts.
Recommended Resources
This website provides information on African arts and crafts. The site has distinct sections for crafts people, artists and designers. You can also find it a bit at exhibits on African art from the site. The site also has profiles of Lesotho and Ghana's art traditions.
http://www.africancrafts.com/
Aurora Silk Natural Dyes and Fibers
Naturally dyed silk embroidery thread, yarn, and fabric, fine hemp yarn and fiber, and a full selection of natural dyes. Dyework by Cheryl Kolander, author of A Silkworker's Noteboook. Supplies natural dyestuffs and provides articles on silk, hemp, and natural dyeing.
http://www.aurorasilk.com/
A comprehensive site that provides information about all things related to the fiber arts, including annotated links to charts, artwork by fiber artists, professional organizations, hand knitting patterns, details of techniques, and liturgical textiles.
http://www.fibergypsy.com/
The Maine Fibre Arts website provides information on various art forms such as paper, felting, clothing, beadwork, needlework, sewing and spinning. You can also find out about the Maine Fiberarts Visitor's Center makes it easy for people to learn about this form of art. You can also become a member of the organization, whether you are are an artist, consumer or simply interested in the art form.
http://www.mainefiberarts.org
The Handweavers Guild of America
The Handweavers Guild of America's purpose is promoting the textile arts. Provides educational programs and a forum for handspinners, handweavers, and other fiber artists.
http://www.weavespindye.org/
Provides handspinning lessons complete with short videos that teach a beginner how to spin yarn from fiber. Covers spinning wheels the use of and general information on drop spindles. Includes sections on types of fiber, both natural and chemical dyeing preparation of fiber for spinning, and details of specific spinning techniques.
http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/
The Textile Museum in Washington, DC showcases creative achievements in the textile arts. The museum offers educational programs, details of previous exhibitions as well as upcoming exhibits, and an online shop.
http://textilemuseum.org/
