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See Category:Textile designers for product, industrial or fashion designers specialized in the design of textiles for (mass) production. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
The word textile is from Latin texere which means "to weave", "to braid" or "to construct". [1] The simplest textile art is felting, in which animal fibers are matted together using heat and moisture. Most textile arts begin with twisting or spinning and plying fibers to make yarn (called thread when it is very fine and rope when it is
Sheila Hicks (born 1934) [1] is an American artist. She is known for her innovative and experimental weavings and sculptural textile art that incorporate distinctive colors, natural materials, and personal narratives. [2] Since 1964, she has lived and worked in Paris, France. [3] Prior to that, she lived and worked in Guerrero, Mexico from 1959 ...
20th-century American textile artists (1 C, 126 P) 21st-century American textile artists (1 C, 96 P) American textile artists by state (38 C):
Pages in category "Textile arts-related lists" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... List of Scandinavian textile artists;
Gwendolyn (Gwen) Ann Magee (August 31, 1943 – April 27, 2011) was an African-American fiber artist.Learning to quilt in the middle of her life, Magee quickly became known in the world of fiber art for her abstract and narrative quilts depicting the African-American experience.
This is a list of textile artists who were born in Scandinavia (including Finland), or whose artworks are closely associated with that region. The countries of Scandinavia have a long history of textile art , especially Sweden and Denmark.
The 62 Group of Textile Artists is an international group of professional textile artists founded in the United Kingdom in 1962. [1] The group is a Constituted Artists Co-operative, focussed on exhibiting the work of its members in the UK and overseas. Membership of the group is achieved through a selection process.