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Examples of Fibers ThesesImage of birth as a

motifin the work of Jeong-OkJeon

• Artist1. Background2. Examples of work

• Imagery of birth in art1. Current art2. Past examples3. Examine in larger

context → Look at specific cultures

Dualities: Contemporarytextile design inspired

bytraditional Mexican

textiles

• Traditional textiles– Mexican History– Mexican Culture– Examples

• Contemporary textiles– Artists

•Background•Examples

• Textiles as art

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•Textile fabrics•Textile fibers•Textile work•Fiberwork•Textile crafts

Keyword SearchesKeyword Searches•Dyes and dyeing•Resist-dyed textiles•Weaving•Metal cloth •Hand weaving•Needlework•Non-Woven fabrics•Specific fibers (i.e., cotton,

flax, hemp, silk, velvet)

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The Art of Maori Weaving: The Eternal Thread/Te Aho

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NK (Decorative Arts)

TT (Manufacturers)

TS (Handicrafts. Arts & Crafts)

Selected BooksSelected BooksDictionaries and Encyclopedias• Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles REF TS 1390 .F34 1996

• Encyclopedia of Textiles REF TS 1309 .J47 1992   • Textiles: A Classification of Techniques REF TS 1449 .S46

1994

• Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents... REF TS1767 .M66 2007

• World Textiles: a visual guide to traditional techniques REF NK 8806 .G55 1999

• Soft Surfaces: visual research for artists, architects, and designers REF NK 8806 .J87 2000

• Guide to Textiles for Interior Designers REF NK 2115.5 .F3 J32 1990

• 5,000 Years of textiles REF NK 8806 .A17 2004

• Swatches: a sourcebook of patterns with more than 600 fabric designs REF NK9500 .A35 2005

Biographies• The Surface Designers Art: Contemporary Fabric

Printers, Painters, and Dryers REF NK 9500 .S87 1993

• Profiles : Who’s Who in American Crafts REF TT 139 .P76 1993

Artists in weaving, quilting, basketry, handmade paper, and sewing

• Fiberarts Design Book REF TT 699 .F526 1999

Series shows the latest work of professionals and amateurs in fiber arts

E-Books through NetLibrary• Weaving the past: a history of Latin America's

indigenous women… E-Book

• Textiles in sport E-Book

• Handbook of Fiber Chemistry E-Book

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1.Art Fulltext & Art Retrospective

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JournalsJournalsAmerican CraftAmerican Craft Shuttle, Spindle and Shuttle, Spindle and

Dye-potDye-pot

American Fabrics American Fabrics & Fashion & Fashion MagazineMagazine

Journal for Weavers, Journal for Weavers, Spinners & DyersSpinners & Dyers

Craft ReportCraft Report Textile ForumTextile Forum

Handweaver & Handweaver & CraftsmanCraftsman

Textile: Journal of Textile: Journal of Cloth & CultureCloth & Culture

HandwovenHandwoven Textile HistoryTextile History

FiberArtsFiberArts Textile Museum Textile Museum JournalJournal

International International TextilesTextiles

Textile Fibre ForumTextile Fibre Forum

•Textile Design and Industry Resources www.textilesource.com

•Fabric Link www.fabriclink.com Educational resources for fabrics, apparel, home

furnishings

and care

•Textile Web (American Textile Manufacturers Institute) www.textileweb.com

•Emerging Textiles www.emergingtextiles.comInformation service covers textile and clothing trade

Commercial WebsitesCommercial Websites

• The Textile Museum (D.C.) www.textilemuseum.org–Exhibitions & Collections: http://www.textilemuseum.org/exhibitions/current.htm

–Care & Display: http://www.textilemuseum.org/care/care.htm

• Textile Institute www.texi.org Global organization for textiles, including clothing & footwear

• Textiles Resource Guide (Philadelphia Univ.) http://www.philau.edu/library/resources/textiles.html

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• Contemporary Japanese Textiles

http://moma.org/exhibitions/1998/textiles/home.html

Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, NY

• Scottish Textile Heritage Online http://scottishtextileheritage.org.uk

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