TextileBooks
Bibliography compiled by Lu Peters, © 2007-2009
Adamson, GlennThinking Through Craft; Berg, 2007
Adanur & AdanurWellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles; CKC Publisher, 1995
Agraval, YashidaraSilk Brocades; Lustre Press
Aimone, KatherineFiberarts Book of Wearable Art; Lark Publisher, 2003
Allane, LeeTribal Rugs, a Buyer’s Guide;Thames and Hudson
Allen, CarmelHandbag: To Have and to Hold; Carlton Books, 2002
American Tapestry AllianceWoven Gems 2008 (catalog); American Tapestry Alliance, 2008,
Anquetil, JacquesCarpets: Techniques, Traditions and History; Hachette
Armijos, SamuelFabric Architecture: Creative Resources for Shade, Signage, and Shelter; W.W. Norton, 2008
Arthur, LizTextile Treasure of the GlasgowSchool of Art; 2005
Embroidery 1600-1700: at the Burrell Collection; Trafalgar Square, 1995
The Unbroken Thread: a Century of Embroidery and Weaving at the Glasgow School of Art; GlasgowSchool of Art, 1996
Askari, N. & Arthur, L.Uncut Cloth; Merrell, 1999
Atasoy, Nurhan, et al.IPEK: The Crescent and the Rose, Imperial Ottoman Silks and Velvets; Azimuth Editions, 2001
Atkins, JacquelineWearing Propaganda: Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the US; Yale, 2005
Quilting Transformed: Leaders in Contemporary Quilting in the United States, the 20th Century and Beyond; Nihon Vogue, 2007
Banjereee, M. & Miller, D. The Sari; Berg, 2004
Barnett & RossTextiles: Volume 5, Issue I: the Journal of Cloth and Culture; Berg, 2007
Bassett, LynneTextiles for Clothing of the Early Republic 1800-1850: a Workbook of Swatches and Information; Q Graphics, 2001
Bhandari, V.Costumes, Textiles & Jewellery of India; Mercury Books, 2005
Barber, E.Prehistoric Textiles - The Development of Cloth in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages with Special Reference to the Aegean
Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years; Norton and Co., 1994
Belk, Butler, WamhoffTextiles for the Consumer; MichiganStateUniversity Press, 1990
Benjamin, BetsyThe World of Rozome Wax Resist Textiles of Japan; Kodansha, 2002
Berenson, KathrynQuilts of Provence: the Art and Craft of French Quilt Making; Potter Craft, 2007
Bird, IsabellaUnbeaten Tracks in Japan; Travelers’ Tales, 2000
Blakesly, RosalindThe Arts and Crafts Movement; Phaidon, 2007
Bonavia, Judy The Silk Road: Xi'an to Kashgar, Seventh Edition (Odyssey Illustrated Guide; Odyssey, 2004
Bossert, Helmuth T.Treasury of Historic Folk Ornament in Full Color; Dover, 1996
Boulinois, LuceSilk Road: Monks and Warriors and Merchants on the Silk Road; Odyssey Books, 2006
Bourque & La BarUncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costumes; MaineStateMuseum Press, June 2009
Braddock & O’Mahony Techno Fabrics, Revolutionary Fabrics for Fashion Design, ThamesHudson
Brandstatter, ChristianKlimt y la moda / Klimt and the Fashion; H. Kliczkowski, translation edition, 2006 (TextileMuseum exhibit of Textiles of Klimt Vienna, through June 6, 2008 )
Bredif, JosetteToiles de Jouy Classic Printed Textiles from France 1760-1843; Thames and Hudson, 1989
Buiji, CuneraFurs and Fabrics: Transformations, Clothing, and Identity in East Greenland; 2004
Burns, JaneMedieval Fabrications: Dress, Design, Textiles, Clothwork, and Other Cultural Imaginings; Palgrave and MacMillian, 2004
Carroll, LauretteTextile Tobacco Inserts and Premiums Used in America’s Quilts and Related Household Articles; available for download at:
Cassidy, CarolWeaving Traditions and Woven Silks of Laos
Center for Craft, Creativity & Design
Pursuing Excellence: the Studio Craft Movement in Western North Carolina; exhibition publication, $10,
Chatterton, JocelynChinese Silk and Sewing Tools; self published
Cheesman, P.Lao-Thai Textiles; Vivian Prixeaux Publishing
Chung, Young YangSilken Threads; Abrams
Clark, RubyCentral Asian Ikats; V & AMuseum
Clarke, DuncanThe Art of African Textiles; Thunder Bay, 1997
Clutten-Brock, ArthurWilliam Morris; Parkstone
Colchester, Chloe Textiles Today: a Global Survey of Trends and Traditions; Thames and Hudson, May 2009
Textiles Today; Thames and Hudson, 2007
The New Textiles;Thames and Hudson, 1993
Cole, DrusillaTextiles Now; Laurence King, 2008
Patterns: New Surface Design; Laurence King Publishing, 2007
Cole, ThomasDream Weavers: Textile Art from the Tibetan Plateau; Times Edition
Constantine, Mildred &
Larsen, Jack LenorBeyond Craft, the Art Fabric, Kodansha America, 1986
Constantine & ReuterWhole Cloth; Manacelli Press, 1997
Conway, S. Thai Textiles; BritishMuseum Press
Cooper-HewittDesign Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006; Cooper-Hewitt Publications
Cornell, et al.The Sculpture of Ruth Asawa: Contours in the Air; University of California Press, 2008
Creative Publishing Int’lExploring Textile Arts; 2003
Crewsden, WilsonJapanese Art and Artists of Today III: Textiles and Embroidery;
International Studio
Crill, R.Chintz: Indian Textiles for the West; Harry N. Abrams
Textiles from India: The Global Trade; Seagull Books
Indian Ikat Textiles; Victoria and AlbertMuseum Press
Cutler, ThomasA Grammar of Japanese Ornament and Design; Dover, 2003
Dalby, LizaKimono Fashioning Culture; U. of Washington Press
Dalby, L. & Van Riel, P.Kimono; Hotei
Davis, W. BowdoinDuchamps: Domestic Patterns, Covers, and Threads; Midmarch Art Press, 2002
Dawber, MartinNew Fashion Print; Batsford, 2008
Demirkan, Suhandan OzayVisions in Textiles; Izmir/TR, 2005
De Moor, Antoine3500 Years of Textiles; Lanno Publishing, April 2009
Denamur, I.Moroccan Textile Embroidery; Flammarion
Denton& DanielsTextile Terms and Definitions; The Textile Institute Publishing, 2002
Dronansant & WolfeTextiles of the Andes; BritishMuseum Press, May 2009
Dumas, et al.Matisse: His Art and His Textiles: The Fabric of Dreams; RoyalAcademy of Arts
Elsasser, V.Textiles: Concepts and Principles; 2004
Textiles; 1997
Elliott, Inger M.Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java; Periplus Editions, 2004
Emery, IrenePrimary Structures of Fabrics: an Illustrated Classification; TextileMuseum Press, 1966
Feldman, Anita, ed.Henry Moore Textiles; Ashgate, 2008
Fiberarts Magazine, EditorsFiberarts Design Book; Lark reprint 1984, ISBN 0937274070
Field, Jacqueline, et al. American Silk 1830-1930: Entrepreneurs and Artifacts; Costume Society of America
Harvey & RiversTraditional Textiles of Central Asia; 1997
FinchPutnamCare and Preservation of Textiles; Lacis, 1985
Fisher, MaryAbataka: a Collection of Quilts, Sculptures and Textiles,ISBN: 0974995207
Forbes, R.J.Studies in Ancient Technology: the Fibres and Fabrics of Antiquity: Washing, Bleaching, Fulling and Felting, Dyes, Dyeing, Spinning, Sewing, Basketry, Weaving; Brill Academic Publications, 1997
Fogg, Marnie 1960’s Fashion Prints: a Sourcebook; Batsford, 2008
Print in Fashion: Design, Development and Technique in Fashion Textiles; A & C Black
Friedland & PiaAfrican Fabric Design; Schiffer, 1999
Gale KaurFashion and Textiles: An Overview; Berg Publishers
The Textile Book; Berg, 2002
Gardner, TroyThe Modernist Textile; Lund Humphries, 2007
Garrett, ValerieChinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present; Tuttle Publishing, 2008
A Collector’s Guide to Chinese Dress Accessories; Times Editions
Garrould, Power, MooreHenry Moore Tapestries; Lund Humphries, 1999
Geoffroy-Schneiter, BereniceEthnic Style; Assouline
GettingsSplendid Symbols: Textiles and Traditions of India; Oxford Press, 1985
Gillow, J.African Textiles: Colour and Creativity Across a Continent; Thames and Hudson
Printed and Dyed Textiles from Africa; University of Washington Press, 2001
Gillow, J. & Barnard, J.Indian Textiles; Thames and Hudson, 2008
Traditional Indian Textiles; Thames and Hudson, 1991
Gillow, J. & Dawson, B.Traditional Indonesian Textiles; Thames and Hudson, 1995
Gillow, J. & Sentance, B. World Textiles: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques; Thames and Hudson, 2005
Gioello, Debbie AnnProfiling Fabrics:Properties, Performance, and Construction Techniques; Language of Fashion Series, Fairchild, 1981
Gleba, MargaritaTextile Production in Pre-Roman Italy; Oxbow Press, 2008
Gluckman, Dale CarolineKimono as Art: the Landscapes of Itchiku Kubota; Thames and Hudson, 2008
Goldfinger, D.Flora: 225 Vintage Inspired Textile Designs; Chronicle, June 2009
Grafton, Carol BelangerTreasury of Japanese Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftsmen; Dover, 1983
Greene, SusanTextiles from Early Victorian Clothing 1850-1880: a Workbook of Swatches and Information; Q Graphics, 2003
Green, GilPictorial Cambodian Textiles: Traditional Celebratory Hangings; River Books Press, 2008
Green, Jean DrysdaleArt Effects; Watson-Guptill, 1999
Greenfield, AmyA Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire; 2005
Gumpert, Lynn The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles/Recent Art catalog; Grey Art Gallery, 2008
Gunzburger, CeceliaThe TextileMuseum Thesaurus; TextileMuseum Press, 2006
Guy, John Woven Cargoes: Indian Textiles in the East; Thames and Hudson, 1991
Handley, SusannahNylon: the Story of a Fashion Revolution: A Celebration of Design from Art Silk from Art Silk to Nylon; JohnsHopkinsUniversity Press, 1999
Hard, A.Art Deco Textiles; Thames and Hudson
Harcourt, et al. Textiles: Ancient Peru and Their Techniques; 2002
Harris, Jennifer5000 Years of Textiles; BritishMuseum Press
Art Textiles of the World: Great Britain Vol. 2;2000
Harns, Jennifer5000 Years of Textiles; Smithsonian, 2004
Harper & RossTextiles Volume 6, Issue 3: The Journey of Cloth and Culture; Berg, March 2009
Harvey, JanetTraditional Textiles of Central Asia; Thames and Hudson, 1997
Harvey & RiversTraditional Textiles of Central Asia; 1997
Heftner, DaniellaDaniella Heftner: Nagalm Van Gerbeurtenissen/Echoes of Things Just Happened (mixed media exhibit, Netherlands); Daniella Heftner at , 2007
Hemmings, JessicaYvonne Vera: The Voice of Cloth; Kalliope, 2008,
Her Many Horses, EmilIdentity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native American Dresses (exhibition publication SmithsonianMuseum of the American Indian); Harper Collins
Hilliard, E. & Cliff, S.Fabric, the Fired Earth Book of Natural Texture; Pavilion, 2002
Hodge, Brooke, et al.Skin + Bones, Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture; in association with an Exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles 2006-2007, MOCA.org, Thames and Hudson, ISBN 050051318X
Hollen, Saddler, & LangfordTextiles, 5th edition; ISBN 0 02 356130 0
Horn, DianeAfrican Printed Textile Designs; Stemmer House, 1996
Japanese Kimono Designs; Stemmer House Publishers, 1991
Humphries, Mary Fabric Reference, 3rd Edition; Prentice Hall, 1999
Fabric Glossary, 3rd Edition; Prentice Hall, 2003
Hung, S. & Magliaro, J.By Hand: the Use of Craft in Contemporary Art; Princeton Architectural Press
Hutchins, JeanneFiberarts Design Book; Hastings House, 1981, ISBN 0803823940
Irwin, John &Brett, KatharineOrigins of Chintz; Victoria and AlbertMuseum Press, 1970, ISBN 112900534
Ja, Lee Kwang, et al.7 Traditional Korean Costume; London, 2005
Jackman, D. & Dixon, M.The Guide to Textiles for Interior Designers; Peguis, 1983
Jackson, AnnaJapanese Textiles in the Victoria and AlbertMuseum; Victoria and AlbertMuseum Press
Japanese Country Textiles; Weatherhill, 1997
Jackson, B.Splendid Slippers; Ten Speed Press
Johnstone, Pauline High Fashion in the Church; Maney Pub., 2002
Josephson, NancySpirit in Sequins: Voodoo Flags of Haiti; Schiffer Books, 2007
Juracek, JudithSoft Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists, Architects and Designers; Norton and Co., 2000
Kachurian, PamelaSoviet Textiles: Designing the Modern Utopia; Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, 2006
Kadolph, Sara J.Textiles; Iowa State U., Pearson Prentice Hall, 10th edition 2007
Kapp, ElinorRigmaroles and Ragamuffins: Unpicking Words We Derive From Textiles; Word4Word Books, 2007
Karasz, MariskaModern Threads; GeorgiaMuseum of Art,
Kennedy, Alan Japanese Costume: History and Tradition; Editions Adam Biro, 1990
Kennet, FrancisEthnic Dress; Facts on File Publishing
Kerologue, Fiona Batik: Design, Style, & History; Thames and Hudson, 2004
Kerry, SueTwentieth Century Textiles: Art Nouveau, Modernist and Post War Textiles to 1977; Francseca Galloway
Kieffer, Susan Mowery Fiberarts Design Book 7; Lark, 2004, ISBN 1579905218
King, J., et al.Arctic Clothing of North America - Alaska, Canada, Greenland; McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005
Klein, KatherineThe Unbroken Thread: Conserving the Textiles Traditions of Oaxaca; Getty Conservatory Institute
Koslin & SnyderEncountering Medieval Textiles and Dress; Palgrave and Mac Millan, 2003
Koumis, MatthewArt Textiles of the World: Great Britain - Volume 3; Telos Art Publishing,
Art Textiles of the World: Scandinavia - Volume Two; Telos Art Publishing 2005
Art Textiles of the World: USA; Telos Art Publishing, 2000
Art Textiles of the World, Japan- Volume 2; Telos Art Publishing, 2002
Art Textiles of the World: Australia, Volume 2; Telos Art Publishing
Kuchler, S.Pacific Pattern; Thames and Hudson
LaGamma & GiuntiniThe Essential Art of African Textiles and Designs without Embroidery; MetropolitanMuseum of Art, 2008
Larsen, Jack LenorA Weaver’s Memoir; Henry Abrams Publisher, 2003
Material Wealth: Living with Luxurious Fabrics; Abbeville Press, 1989
Lambert, Patricia, et al. Color And Fiber; Schiffer
Lee, M.Art Textiles of the World: Korea - Volume 1; Telos Art Publishing,
Legrand, CatherineTextiles: A World Tour; Thames and Hudson, 2008
Leon, EliAccidentally on Purpose: the Ascetic Management of Irregularities in African American Textiles and African American Quilts; U. of Washington Press, 2006
Lin, Lee ChorBatik: Creating an Identity; NationalMuseum of Singapore
Little, DavidDenim: An American Story; Schiffer
Luke-Boone, RonkeAfrican Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethnic Flair; Krause
Lynton and Singh The Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Techniques; Harry N. Abrams, 1995
McCarty & McQuaidStructure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles; Museum of ModernArt, NY, 1998
McFadden and ConstantineJack Lenor Larsen: Creator & Collector; Merrell, 2004
McQuaid, MalindaExtreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance; Princeton Architectural Press
Marchese, RonaldFabric of Life: Cultural Transformations in Turkish Society; Institute of Global Standards, 2005
Matthews, KateFiberarts Design Book 4; Lark, 1991, ISBN 0937274615
Matsuya Co.Japanese Design Motifs; Dover, 1972
Maxwell, RobynTextiles of Southeast Asia: Tradition, Trade and Transformation; Periplus Editions, 2003
Sari to Sarong: Five Hundred Years of Indian and Indonesian Textile Exchange; National Gallery of Australia, 2004
McLerran, JenniferWeaving Is Life: Navajo Weavings from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy
Southwest Native American Collection; U. of Washington Press, 2007
Mensing, MargoAmerican Tapestry Biennial Seven 2008 (catalog); American Tapestry Alliance, 2008,
Menton, TheodoreJapanese Border Designs; Dover, 1975
Meurant, GeorgesShoowa Design (Central African Designs)
Meurant &ThompsonMBUTI Design: Paintings by the Pygmy Women of the IturiForest (Central African Designs); Thames and Hudson, 1995, ISBN 0-500-97430-6
Milenovich, SophieKimonos; Abrams
Millar, LeslieThe Textile Vision of Reiko Sudo; Surrey Art Institute Exhibition publication, UK
Miller, RosemaryThe Threads of Time: the Fabric of History: African American Dressmakers and Designers from 1860 to Present; T &S Press,
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Eds.
UZBEK Embroidery in the Nomadic Tradition: The Jack and Aviva Robinson Collection; MIA Publications,
Monem, NadineContemporary Textiles: the Fabric and Fine Art; Black Dog, 2008
Montgomery, FlorencePrinted Textiles, English and American Cottons and Linens, 1750-1850; Viking Press, 1970
Textiles in America: 1650 to 1870; Norton, 2007 revised
Mostek, PamelaDazzling Quilts: Easy Glitz, Instant Glamour (embellishments); Martingale, 2007
Mullins, WillowFelt: Textile that Changed the World; Berg, March 2009
Nielson, KarlaInterior Textiles: Fabrics’ Application and Historic Style; Wiley John and Son, 2007
Niinimaki & SaloniemiFrom Cretonne to Print: the History of Finnish Printed Textiles; Maahenki Ltd. ISBN 978-952-5652-42-0
Niwi, MotojiHibi, SadaoSnow, Wave, and Pine: Traditional Patterns in Japanese Design; Kodansha International, 2001
Noma, SeirokuJapanese Costumes & Textile Arts; Weatherhill
Nomura & EmaJapanese Kimono Designs; Dover, 2006
Nunes, Shiho &
Nunes-Atabaki, SaraShishu Ladies of Hilo, Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii;University of Hawaii Press, 1999
Orban, Nancy Fiberarts Design Book 6; Sterling, 1999, ISBN 1579901263; reprint Lark 1994, ISBN 0937274712
Paine, SheilaEmbroidered Textiles: A World Guide to Traditional Patterns; Thames and Hudson, 2008
Embroidery from Afghanistan; BritishMuseum Press
Embroidery from India and Pakistan; University of Washington Press, 2001
Pajaczkowska, Claire Textile Volume 5 Issue 2: The Journal of Cloth and Culture; Berg, 2007
Pastoureau, MichaelBlack: the History of a Color; PrincetonUniversity Press, 2008
Blue: a History of a Color; PrincetonU. Press, 2001
The Devil’s Cloth: a History of Stripes; Washington Square Press, 2003
Parry, L.Textiles of the Arts and Crafts Movement; Thames and Hudson
Parker, MaryThe Folkwear Book of Ethnic Clothing; Lark (** highly recommended)
Parker, Julie All About Wool
All About Cotton
All About Silk: A Fabric Dictionary and Swatchbook
Pathak, AnamikIndian Costumes; Lustre Publications
Payne, Blanche et al.The History of Costume: from Mesopotamia through the Twentieth Century; Harper Collins, 1992
Petrie, Flinders3000 Decorative Patterns of the Ancient World; Dover, 1986
Poli, Doretta D.Twentieth Century Fabrics: European and American Designers and Manufacturers; Skira
Price, Johnson, et alFabric Science (introductory textbook); 2005, 9th edition
Puranda, J.Secrets of South East Asian Textiles; River Books, 2007
Puutasuo, TuulaTextile Art in Finland; 2001
Quinn, Bradley Techno Fashion; Berg, 2003
Quinton, SarahJanet Morton: Wool Work; 2000
Raheel, M. EdModern Textiles: Characterizations and Methods; 1996
Rathburn, William Jay, ed.Beyond the Tanabata Bridge: Traditional Japanese Textiles; The SeattleArt Museum and Thames & Hudson, 1994
Reakes, LisaRags and Remnants; Southwater
Richardson, SueThe Textile Directory; word4word Publishing,
Riello & ParthasarathiThe Spinning World: a Global History of Cotton Textiles 1200-1850; OxfordUniversity Press, July 2009
Rijksmuseum AmsterdamSitsen Uit India: Indian Chintzes; Henry Holt & Co., 1994
Rivers, VictoriaThe Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment That Glitters; Thames and Hudson, 2007
Rodgers, Susan, et alGold Cloths of Sumatra: Indonesia’s Songkets from Ceremony to Commodity; University of Washington Press, 2008
Romain, YannTibet Style; Random House, 2006
Rosenthal & JonesClothing of the Renaissance World: Europe, Asia, Africa, and The Americas; Thames and Hudson,2008
Rovine, VictoriaBogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali; Smithsonian, 2001
Rowe, Ann PollardWeaving and Dyeing in HighlandEcuador; U. of Texas Press, Austin, 2007
Rudenko, SergiFrozen Tombs of Siberia: the Pazyryk Burials of Iron Age Horsemen; [Felted yurts]; U. of California Press, 1970
Rousmaniere, NicoleCrafting Beauty in Modern Japan; BritishMuseum Press
SandrandAsian Costumes and Textiles: From the Bosporus to the Fuji Ana, the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection; Skira, 2001
SAQASAQA: the Creative Force, exhibition catalog; Studio Art Quilt Association,
Sayer, ChloeTextiles from Mexico; U. of Washington Press, 2002
Schevil, Dwyer, & BerloTextile Treasures of Meso-America and the Andes; 1995
Schmahmann, BrendaMapula: Embroidery and Empowerment in the Winterveld; David Krut Publishing, 2007
Schoesser, MarySilk; YaleUniversity Press, 2007
World Textiles: a Concise History; Thames and Hudson, 2003
Scott, JackTextile Perspectives in Mixed Media Sculpture; Crowood Press, 2003
Shanks & ShanksIndian Baskets of Central California: Art, Culture, History; U. of Washington Press, 2007
Shaver, Cynthia, et al.Hanten and Happi: Traditional Work Coats from the Sumi Collection; Shikosha Publishing, 1998
Simon, JoanAnn Hamilton: An Inventory of Objects; Gregory Miller and Co.
Sleigh, MaryAfrican Inspirations in Embroidery; Batsford, 2004