Textiles Resources

Indiana University Fine Arts Library Guide

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Call Numbers for Browsing: Browse these Library of Congress call numbers in both the Reference collection and the stacks (2nd floor): GT505 for textile fabrics NK for decorative and applied arts N6498 for textile fabrics in art TT699 for textile craft TS1445 for textile industry; textile design TT880 for felt work

Subject Headings: Library of Congress Subject Headings: Textiles North America Felting--Ireland Textile fabrics, Roman Textile industry History Textile industry Africa Textile fabrics --equipment and supplies

Selected Reference Materials: American Fabrics Magazine. Encyclopedia of Textiles. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1980. A sourcebook for the entire textiles field including history; art and design; natural and manmade fibers; manufacturing and finishing processes; color and dyes; and textile printing. Location: Fine Arts Library, Reference TS1445 .A18 1980 Fereday, Gwen. Natural Dyes. London: British Museum Press, 2003. This Handbook explains how over 500 colors can be achieved from the five principal natural dyestuffs. It includes recipes that are divided according to the color wheel and are further sub-divided into recipes for cotton yarn or wool.

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Location: Fine Arts Library, Reference TT854.3 .F472003 Seiler-Baldinger, Annemarie. Textiles: A Classification of Techniques. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. A comprehensive guide that explains threadmaking, meshing, plaiting, complex warp methods, and weaving. Location: Fine Arts Library, Reference TS1449 .S4613 1994

Subject Databases: ARTstor A digital library of images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and the social sciences. Design and Applied Arts Index An international index to design and craft journals. Art Index Retrospective Periodicals, yearbooks, and select museum bulletins. Art Full Text Full text articles and abstracts from international publications. Material Connexion A unique and comprehensive resource comprised of more than 4,500 materials and processes, and growing at a rate of more than 30 materials per month. Selected Journals: American Craft Magazine. New York: American Craft Council, 1979-. Magazine that connects worlds of art, industry, fashion, architecture and design. Location: Fine Arts Library, NK1135 .C8 Journals FiberArts Magazine. Ashville: Fiber Arts Magazine, 1980-. Covers work in basketry, fiber, knitting, needlework, papermaking, quilting, sculpture, surface design, wearable art, and weaving. Location: Fine Arts Library, TT697 .F52 Journals Selvedge. London: Selvedge Magazine, 2007-. Covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping. Location: Fine Arts Library, NK8800 .S45 Journals Surface Design Journal: The Journal of the Surface Design Association. Oakland: Surface Design Association, 1997-. Quarterly publication that uses themes to focus on different aspects of surface design. Location: Fine Arts Library, NK8800 .S97 Journals

Selected Online Resources:

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American Craft Council http://www.craftcouncil.org Handweavers Guild of America http://www.weavespindye.org Studio Art Quilt Associates, Inc. http://www.saqa.com Surface Design Association http://www.surfacedesign.org Textile Society of America http://www.textilesociety.org

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