Textile Bibliography

Find out more about textile classifications, stitches, dyes, and fabrics with these excellent reference books:

Burnham, Dorothy K. Warp and Weft: A Textile Terminology. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1980.

Emery, Irene. The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, 1980.

Enthoven, Jacqueline. The Stitches of Creative Embroidery. Rev. and enl. ed. West Chester, Pa.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1987.

Humphries, Mary. Fabric Reference. Upper Saddle River, N. J.: Prentice Hall, 1996.

Kurella, Elizabeth M. Guide to Lace and Linens. Norfolk: Antique Trader Books, 1998.

Larsen, Jack Lenor. The Dyer’s Art: Ikat, Plangi, Batik. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976.

Levey, Santina M. Lace: A History. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1983.

McIntyre, J. E. and P. N. Daniels, eds. Textile Terms and Definitions. 10th ed. Manchester: The Textile Institute, 1995.

Seiler-Baldinger, Annemarie. Textiles: A Classification of Techniques. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994.

The Textile Museum. An Introduction to Textile Terms. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum. http://www.textilemuseum.com/PDFs/TextileTerms.pdf.