Textile Gallery

Textiles are fabrics and other materials made from fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, linen, and synthetic materials like polyester and can be used for clothing, bedding

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Scene of the Battle of Hastings. Detail of the battle between the soldiers of William I of England and the Anglo-Saxons. Romanesque art. Decorative Arts; Tapestry. FRANCE

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings (1066). Detail. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Bardo Mandala, Thangka showing the period between death and reincarnation (gouache
BAL7950 Bardo Mandala, Thangka showing the period between death and reincarnation (gouache on cloth) by Tibetan School (19th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Tibetan, out of copyright

Singer sewing machine ad, 1890s
Advertisement for the Singer Automatic sewing machine, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Central America, Panama, Cristobal. Kuna Indian traditional molas

Flags of the German Empire
Illustration of a Flags of the German Empire

Buenos Aires map
Antique engraving map of Buenos Aires

Fabric design, Art Gout Beaute, 1924
Fabric design for Moroccan crepe in a multicoloured, Middle Eastern style, Art Gout Beaute, 1924. 1924

Costa Rican art, Costa Rica, Central America

Ghana, Ashanti Region, Kumasi. Kente cloth, the traditional fine textile used for robes in Ghana

A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson (1844-1891)

Cotton weavers at their looms, Preston, Lancashire
Women operating cotton weaving looms at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire

Cotton weaving shed, Preston, Lancashire
A huge cotton weaving shed at the works of Messrs Horrockses, Crewdson and Co Ltd of Preston, Lancashire, with people at work

Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire, office and factory -- trade design. 1920

How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA Date: circa 1930s

Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Making a boat. Romanesque art. Tapestry. FRANCE. Bayeux. Archaeological Museum

Southwest, Indian handicrafts. Jemez pottery, 12-century Anasazi Mimbres bowl, Navajo buckle, Navajo bead work & turquoise necklaces, Acoma seed pot. PR

GIRLS FASHIONS, 1952. Page from the September 1952 issue of McCalls magazine, featuring the character Betsy McCall, a paper doll whose cut-out dresses were based on actual fashions manufactured by

Byzantine silk textiles dating from 10th century, Treasury of Ste. Foy, Conques, Midi-Pyrenees, France, Europe

Tartan cloth, MacNaughtons Emporium, Pitlochry, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Patchwork quilt, San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Guatemala, Central America

Close-up of hands and bobbins for lace making at Le Puy in the Auvergne, France, Europe

AUSTEN: PERSUASION, 1898. Looking on her with a face as pallid as her own. Illustration by Hugh Thomson for an 1898 edition of Jane Austens Persuasion, first published in 1817

Saltaire, model textile factory and town near Bradford, Yorkshire, England. Founded by Titus Salt (1803-1776) in 1851. Shops, library, etc

Bayeux Tapestry 1067: Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066. The death of Harold II, last Anglo-Saxon king of England. Left, figure pulling arrow from eye and then being cut down by Norman knight

Traditional lace making, Le Puy en Velay, Haute-Loire, France, Europe

GONE WITH THE WIND, 1939. Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O Hara in a still from the film Gone With The Wind, 1939

Woman spinning - India
Woman spinning on a traditional hand-made wheel, India

Colourful designs for sale along Jolly Beach, Antigua, Leeward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Close-up of the hands of a palilleira, a lace maker, in the famous lace making village of Camarinas in Galicia, Spain, Europe

Batiks on line on the beach, Turtle Beach, Tobago, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Arabic cushions, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Textile dyes, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Traditional Rabari tribal embroidered fabrics, Kutch, Gujarat state, India, Asia

Harold steers ship across channel, a scene from the Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Close-up of woven Khmer scarves for sale in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Carpets for sale outside shop in frontier town of Agdz, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

The Lace Centre (Kantcentrum), Bruges, Belgium, Europe

Oman, Muscat. Souvenirs for sale at a shop in the old souk of Mutrah

Advert, P & R Sanderson, Tweed Mill, Galashiels, Scotland
Advert for P & R Sanderson, Tweed Mill, Galashiels, Scotland. 1905

Cotton Carding Machinery
Interior of cotton mill: girls and women tend carding, drawing and roving machinery

Dyeing and Winding Silk, from China in a Series of Views
STC89200 Dyeing and Winding Silk, from China in a Series of Views by George Newenham Wright (c.1790-1877) engraved by G. Paterson, 1843 (coloured engraving) by Allom

Woman with spinning wheel, Isle of Harris, Scotland
On the Isle of Harris, Scotland, a woman uses an elegant old spinning wheel to make Harris tweed, while her dog sleeps beside her. Date: 1920s

Design for Printed Textile with leaves and flowers in art nouveau style. Gouache on heavy paper. Silver Studio. 1895

Fabric depicting a simurgh in a beaded surround, from Constantinople (silk) (detail)
XIR309765 Fabric depicting a simurgh in a beaded surround, from Constantinople (silk) (detail) by Byzantine School, (9th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Yellow Domino, design for a tapestry or carpet, 1908 (gouache on paper)
741461 The Yellow Domino, design for a tapestry or carpet, 1908 (gouache on paper) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); Musee des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret, Nice

Repeating Pattern - Tea Cups. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Design for Printed Textile with flowers. Watercolour on detail paper. Silver Studio. 1931

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Textiles are fabrics and other materials made from fibers such as cotton, wool, silk, linen, and synthetic materials like polyester and can be used for clothing, bedding, upholstery, curtains and many other purposes. The production of textiles involves spinning the fibers into yarns or threads which are then woven or knitted into fabrics. Textile manufacturing is an important industry in many countries around the world with China being one of the largest producers. Different types of textiles have different properties such as breathability and durability which makes them suitable for different uses. Advances in technology have allowed for new types of textiles to be developed with unique properties such as water-resistance or flame-retardancy that make them ideal for specific applications.