Textile Library
Learning about heritage textile craft just got cool.
Bogolan
The spaces make the pattern.
Batik
Patterns with a place and a past.
Mingei
When the ordinary is extraordinary.
Chinoiserie
When European workshops dreamed up entire worlds.
Vichy
Two colors, three tones, one seriously cool textile.
Tsutsugaki
Mural-scale linework in traditional Japanese indigo.
Toile de Jouy
The garden printed in a single shade.
Ikat
The art of the blurred edge.
American Textile Traditions
American quiltmakers gave printed fabrics unique looks that designers still seek out today.
Linsey-woolsey
The unlikely harmony of opposite fibers.
Mudcloth
Patterns shared in Mali and reimagined around the world.
Shima-chō
The original mood board.
Ramoneur
Ramoneur’s dark florals connect Indian designs with French dress and ideas for makers today.
Sakiori
Sakiori weavers turn old fabric into new cloth, carrying its colors into another pattern and purpose.
Zanshi-ori
Zanshi-ori brings saved strips of yarn together, leaving their joins and changing colors in the fabric.
Resist Dyeing
The twist of hidden color by design.
Chintz
The fabric that sparked a worldwide floral obsession.
Weaving
A language written in thread.
Dejima
The original global remix.
Muromachi Period
In Muromachi-period Japan (1336–1573), a gift to an actor could be a garment from your own wardrobe.