This educational list of books, essays, journals, scholarly articles, documentaries and online resources is an accessible open resource designed to expand upon our knowledge and understanding of textiles and textile narratives.
Bryan-Wilson, J. (2017) Fray: Art and Textiles Politics. University of Chicago Press
Chaich, J. and Oldham, T., (2016). Queer threads : crafting identity and community. Los Angeles, CA: Ammo Books.
Kenneth Ize Loom Exhibition Ghana (2021). Celebration of Nigerian weaving and his use of artisans to produce the fabric for his fashion collections.
Siamwalla, J., (2019) Textile craft producer Jordan River Foundation’s collaborative design development with IKEA. Masters Thesis: The Swedish School
Wall Kimmerer, R. (2020) Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Barber, A. (2021) Consumed: The need for collective change; colonialism, climate change & consumerism. Arlington: Brazen
Murray, T. and Soenksen, V., (2018). Textiles of Japan. Prestel: London.
McHugh, Julia. “Andean Textiles.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–
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Postrel, V., (2021). The Fabric of Civilisation: How Textiles Made the World, [S.I.]: Basic Books.
Parker, R., (2019). The Subversive Stitch. London: Bloomsbury.