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Adire African Textiles
History and information resource about African adire, adinkra, akwete, aso-oke, bogolan, ewe, kente, kuba, and nupe cloths. Includes information on social organization, processes and technologies. Galleries of fabric designs.
http://www.adireafricantextiles.com/
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African Cloth
Information on the history and culture of Akan, Kente and Adinkra cloth and motifs, Asafo flags, and wax and non-wax printed African colth. Authors: G. F. Kojo Arthur and Robert Rowe.
http://www.marshall.edu/akanart/akanclothintro.html
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Textiles of the North American Southwest
Historical resource of the Smithsonian Institute about the hand weaving traditions of the American Indian and Hispanic residents of the North American Southwest over the past 2000 years. Gallery of weave designs, timeline and glossary of terms. English
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/textiles/index.htm
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The Bayeux Tapestry
The story of the battle of Hastings where in 1066 William the Conqueror defeated Harold, Earl of Wessex, ensuring the success of the Norman invasion of England, as told in the Victorian replica of the Bayeux Tapestries which is housed in the Museum of Re
http://www.bayeuxtapestry.org.uk/
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Traditional Crafts of Japan - Dyeing
Overview of Japan's traditional dyeing industries, including links to the history, technical information and videos about specific techniques of fabric dyeing. From the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries. English and Japanese.
http://www.kougei.or.jp/english/dyeing.html
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Traditional Crafts of Japan - Weaving
Overview of Japan's traditional weaving industries, including links to the history, technical information and on-line videos about specific weaving techniques. From the Association for the Promotion of Traditional Craft Industries. English and Japanese.
http://www.kougei.or.jp/english/weaving.html
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Stories of Cloth
Culturally diverse arts and heritage project, initiated and led by visual artist Lesley Sutton, to reflect on the personal memories associated with the ritual events of birth, marriage and death, through the sensory medium of cloth.
http://www.storiesofcloth.com/
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