Ancient Textiles
- Announcement of the March 19-23, 2003 conference on the crafting and production of textiles and clothing in historic times. Library of text abstracts about the importance of textiles, and textile production, dyeing and finishing in ancient societies
- http://www3.lu.se/klass/textiles/

Flemish Woollens and German Commerce during the Later Middle Ages
- Article on the major changes in textile products, production costs, prices, and market orientations during the era. Author: John Munro.
- http://repec.economics.utoronto.ca/files/UT-ECIPA-MUNRO-00-02.pdf

Love and Care of the Great Kilt
- Short history of the British kilt, worn by highlanders and soldiers from 1500 to late 1700. Information about the fabric, and wearing, usage and storing of the kilt.
- http://www.theweebsite.com/greatkilt/index.html

The History of Burano Lace
- Short history of the origin and development of the lace trade and industry in the Venetian Republic during the 16th century.
- http://www.buranolace.it/english/storia.asp

The Suffolk Clothier in the 1460's
- History of English cloth makers in the 15th Century. DOC file. Author: N.R. Amor.
- http://www.ehs.org.uk/ehs/conference2003/assets/Amor.doc

History of Pueblo Embroidery
- Extensive resource about the history, culture, design and technology of textile embroidery by the Pueblo Indians. Instructions and downloadable patterns. List of contemporary artists. Glossary of terms.
- http://www.sarweb.org/embroidery/history/history.htm

A Glance at the Textile Industry in Iran
- History and state of the Iranian textile industry by the Chamber of Commerce of Iran. Contains an overview of textile history from 3000 BC until today.
- http://www.netiran.com/?fn=artd(2253)

Australian Innovation in Textile Technology
- Comprehensive review of the history, development and current state of the art in textile technologies and processes. From the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering's Technology in Australia 1788-1988.
- http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/263.html

Kuba Textiles: An Introduction
- Short article about the single heddle loom weaving technology of the Congo based Kuba people, including embroidery, applique, patchwork and dyeing techniques. Author: Ann E. Svenson.
- http://sul2.stanford.edu/waac/wn/wn08/wn08-1/wn08-102.html

Coptic Weaving Technology
- Short article about the low-warp and high-warp weaving technology in use in ancient Egypt.
- http://www.iub.edu/~iuam/online_modules/coptic/tech.html

The Bogolan Kasobane Group
- Short essay about a group of African textile fabric painting artists which specialises in clay and vegetal pigment dye based Bogolan technique. Authors: Janet Goldner and Kletigui Dembele.
- http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/contemporary/groupe1.html

Anglo-Saxon and Viking Braid Weaving
- Short article on the Viking and Anglo-Saxon narrow fabric tablet weaving equipment and technology.
- http://www.regia.org/braids.htm

African Indigo Cloth-Dyeing in Labé
- Introduction to the history, design, processes and materials in tie and sew Indigo dyed fabrics and garments in Guinea.
- http://www.tntindigo.com/

Stripes and Patterns
- Extensive article about the significance of locality and social relationship in textile designs in Eastern Indonesia. Author: Krista Knirck-Bumke.
- http://www.asianart.com/articles/indonesia-textiles/index.html

Richard Guest: The Steam Loom, 1823
- Short article about the history of the steam driven weaving loom which caused an explosion in output and a sharp reduction in labor costs.
- http://www.fordham.edu/HALSALL/MOD/1823cotton.html

Cotton Town
- The story of the rapid social and economic changes that occurred as Blackburn and Darwen began to expand in line with the United Kingdom textile industry, providing collection of material, based on the influence of the cotton trade.
- http://www.cottontown.org/

Mud Cloth From Mali: Its Making and Use
- Extensive paper about the history, manufacture and applications of traditional Mali mud cloth. Author: Elsje S. Toerien.
- http://www.up.ac.za/academic/acadorgs/saafecs/vol31/toerien.pdf

Notes Concerning Oriental Rugs and Textiles in the Middle East
- Extensive compilation of research notes concerning oriental rugs and textiles in the Middle East. Author: Richard E. Wright.
- http://www.richardewright.com/

The West European Woollen Industries and their Struggles for International Markets
- Macro- and micro-economic historical study of competition in the West European woollen textile industries, from ca 1000 to 1500.
- http://www.economics.utoronto.ca/ecipa/archive/UT-ECIPA-MUNRO-00-04.pdf

The Valley
- Article about the history and culture of textiles and clothing of the Otavalenos Indians in the Tiata Imbabura valley of Ecuador. Author: Mariana Long.
- http://www.acu.edu:9090/~armstrongl/geography/otav.htm

The Textile Industry
- Comprehensive collection of articles on inventions, inventors and entrepreneurs in the British textile industry of the 18th and 19th centuries. Also, descriptions of the conditions in textile mills, factory workers and child labor. From Spartacus Schoolne
- http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Textiles.htm

Stretched Supports
- Short article about the history and properties of linen, cotton and canvas support fabrics for painters. Instructions for the stretching of canvas. From True Art. Author: Steven Saitzyk.
- http://www.trueart.info/stretched_supports.htm

Notes Gathered from the History of Textiles
- Extensive article about the history of yarn spinning and fabric weaving from early human civilization through the Industrial Revolution to present times.
- http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/articles/cft_whst.pdf

Indigo in the Early Modern World
- Short article about the history of indigo dyes in human civilization, and its associations with political power and religious ritual. Author: Anne Mattson.
- http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/Products/Indigo.html

Indian Trade Blankets
- Short history of the woollen blanket, which was an important trading commodity between settlers, trappers and explorers and Native Americans in the 19th century. From the Collectors' Guide.
- http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa026.shtml

Identification of the Textiles from Khirbet Qumran
- Technical paper describing the process of identification of textiles discovered at the Khirbet Qumran site, using microscopy and synchrotron radiation X-ray fiber diffraction. Authors: M. Mueller and others.
- http://srs.dl.ac.uk/arch/publications/qumran-textiles-micro-xrd.pdf

A History of Navajo Weaving
- Comprehensive article on the history and culture of the Navajo Indians, including reviews of their yarn spinning, and cloth and rug weaving techniques. Authors: Lee and Eric Anderson.
- http://www.americana.net/rugs_article.html

History of Linen
- Full text of a lecture on the history of the flax plant, and the development of the linen industry and organization. From the Ulster Linen Co., Inc. web site. Author: W.H. Webb.
- http://www.ulsterlinen.com/2.htm

The Historical Aspects of Quilting
- Comprehensive collection of notes on the history and development of quilting, from ancient Egypt to the 16th century. Includes information on Japanese and Chinese quilting, and on the various military uses of quilted textiles. Author: Katheryn de Develyn.
- http://www.kateryndedevelyn.org/quilting.htm

The Goddess from Anatolia:  An Updated View of the Catal Huyuk Controversy
- Polemic article in defense of the theory that the designs of Anatolian kilims are original art of the weavers, and not reproductions from Neolithic wall paintings. From the Oriental Rug Review. Author: Marla Mallett.
- http://www.marlamallett.com/chupdate.htm

A Functional Analysis of Northwest Coast Spindle Works
- Master of Arts thesis presenting a descriptive, functional analysis of one hundred historic spindle whorls from the Gulf of Georgia region. Author: Isa Loughran-Delahun
- http://www.jdlh.palo-alto.ca.us/doc/spindles96/spindles96.pdf

Essential Processes, Looms and Technical Aspects of the Production of Silk Textiles
- Extensive paper about moricultural, sericultural and yarn production processes in the Byzantine silk industry. Part of The Economic History of Byzantium. Author: Anna Muthesius.
- http://www.doaks.org/EconHist/EHB11.pdf

Cotton Textiles and the Industrial Revolution Competing Models and Evidence of Prices and Profits
- Extensive paper examining the history of the explosive growth of the British cotton textile industry, between the 1760's and the early nineteenth century. Author: C. Knick Harley.
- http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/economics/faculty/Harley/Madrid.pdf

Conservation of Post-Byzantine Textiles
- Article about an ongoing project of the Iasi University's Faculty of Textile and Leather Engineering, dedicated to the evaluation and conservation of historic textiles. Authors: O. Marincas and A. Grigoriu.
- http://www.heritage.xtd.pl/pdf/full_marincas.pdf

A Brief Social History of Navajo Weaving
- Detailed description of Navajo weaving techniques, probably dating back to the 17th century, and a review of their social and economic history. Links to related sites. From the Collectors' Guide.
- http://www.collectorsguide.com/fa/fa064.shtml

Aztec Garments: From Birth to Fulfillment
- Extensive paper about the art and applications of Aztec textiles and clothing, from the harvesting of fibers for weaving and decoration, to its fulfillment of purpose, distinguishing differences between men and women, social status and position, and the r
- http://168.96.200.17/ar/libros/lasa97/ludden.pdf