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.
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Sudo, R. and Pollock, N., (2021). NUNO: Visionary Japanese Textiles London: Thames and Hudson Ltd.
Nakatani, A., (2020). Fashionable Traditions: Asian Handmade Textiles in Motion. Lexington Books.
Gestalten. (2016). Africa Rising: Fashion, Lifestyle and Design from Africa. Die Gestalten Verlag.
Maktabi, H., (2019). The Persian Carpet: The Forgotten Years 1722-1872. London: Hali Publications Ltd.
Way, E., (2021). Black designers in American fashion. Bloomsbury Visual Arts.
Hicks, K., (2002). Black threads. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.
Mushkat, F., Dareshuri, N., Beck, L. and Wertime, J., (2020). Weavings of Nomads in Iran. London: Hali Publications Ltd.
Baker, S. (2020) Putting the trans* into design for transition: reflections on gender, technology and natureculture, Boess, S., Cheung, M. and Cain,
Social Fabric: African Textiles Today explored the history, manufacture, and social significance of southern and eastern African textiles. The
Akinwumi, T. and Renne, E., (2008). Commemorative Textiles and Anglican Church History in Ondo, Nigeria. TEXTILE, 6(2), pp.126-144.
Tied, Dyed and Woven: Ikat Textiles from Latin America. (2017). [Exhibition]. Textile Museum of Canada. Sep 20, 2017 – Feb 25, 2018