Web & Digital

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.

What Does It Mean To Decolonize Design?

Khandwala, A. (2019) What Does It Mean to Decolonize Design?: Dismantling Design History 101

Decolonising Textile Design Education: Interview With Sicgmone Kludje

Low, F., Shades of Noir. (2019). Decolonising Textile Design Education: Interview With Sicgmone Kludje.

Kenneth Ize Loom Exhibition, Ghana

Kenneth Ize Loom Exhibition Ghana (2021). Celebration of Nigerian weaving and his use of artisans to produce the fabric for his fashion collections.

“Andean Textiles.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.

McHugh, Julia. “Andean Textiles.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–

Hirbawi Textile Factory: The last Keffiyeh factory in Palestine

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Decorating Dissidence

Web platform home to Decorating Dissidence a project investigating political, aesthetic & conceptual qualities of craft processes.

GI2021 Fabric of Society Artist Talk with Rabiya Choudhry, Raisa Kabir, Jasleen Kaur and Rae-Yen Song

Making African Connections

“The Making African Connections project ran between 2019 and 2021. It researched historic African collections held in Sussex and Kent museums

Georgian Diaspora

@georgian_diaspora is an Instagram project sharing historic images of multi-ethnic peoples, their style and dress.

Social Fabric: African Textiles Today

Social Fabric: African Textiles Today explored the history, manufacture, and social significance of southern and eastern African textiles. The

Exploring Filipino Textiles: History and Fashion of the Philippines

Discover The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles unique collection.