What Is It About Textiles?

The textiles industry and its industrial legacy is central to the Industrial Revolution and capitalist dynamics expressed through cloth.  We invite textile researchers to write a history of the industrial legacy of the textiles industry from the eighteenth century to today.  Please contact us if this is something you’re interested in participating in. There is…

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MODERNISM IN 4th CENTURY TEXTILES

Linen and wool tapestry, detail, third to fourth century AD, Egypt. Linen and wool tapestry, detail, fourth to fifth century AD, Egypt. Linen and wool tapestry, detail, fifth to sixth century AD, Egypt.   Lunar Deity, wool embroidery on linen, detail, third to fourth century AD, Egypt. For more information on these extrordinarily modern-looking Egyptian…

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