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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Textiles: From Ancient Relics to Modern Craftsmanship" The Shroud of Turin

Background imageTextiles Collection: Adverts, five Scottish businesses

Adverts, five Scottish businesses
Adverts for R E Walker, Reid & Co Limited, Albany Works, Dunfermline, Inglis & Co, textile manufacturers, Dunfermline, Andrew Reid & Co, Pilmuir Works, Dunfermline, Hay and Robertson

Background imageTextiles Collection: Bedfordshire Lace School

Bedfordshire Lace School. Date: circa 1905

Background imageTextiles Collection: Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Scene of the Battle

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Shroud of Turin, Jesus Christ, Paris, France, Europe

Shroud of Turin, Jesus Christ, Paris, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Battle of Hastings

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Norway - Kautokeino - Sami People

Norway - Kautokeino - Sami People

Background imageTextiles Collection: Building ships in preparation for war, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Building ships in preparation for war, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: Norman cavalry clashes with Harolds foot soldiers forming shield wall

Norman cavalry clashes with Harolds foot soldiers forming shield wall, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: Muslim prayer carpet, Palestinian Authority, Middle East

Muslim prayer carpet, Palestinian Authority, Middle East

Background imageTextiles Collection: A Street Scene in Cairo, by Charles Robertson

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dressmakers workshop

Dressmakers workshop
Staff in the workroom of a dressmaker or outfitter. Clothes in various stages of completion are on dummies. The employees (all female apart from a solitary man with a tape measure around his neck)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Welsh woman with spinning wheel, Wales

Welsh woman with spinning wheel, Wales
Welsh woman outside a cottage with a spinning wheel, Wales. Date: late 19th century

Background imageTextiles Collection: Honiton Lace 1851

Honiton Lace 1851
A fearsomely intricate example of Honiton (Devon) lacework, exhibited by Mrs Treadwin of Exeter at the Crystal Palace exhibition

Background imageTextiles Collection: Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s

Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s
Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cutting room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. 23rd March 1931 or 23rd March 1936

Cutting room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. 23rd March 1931 or 23rd March 1936
Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured

Background imageTextiles Collection: Death of King Harold showing an arrow in his eye, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux

Death of King Harold showing an arrow in his eye, Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, Normandy, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: Textiles at Totonicapan market, Guatemala, Central America

Textiles at Totonicapan market, Guatemala, Central America

Background imageTextiles Collection: Carving a printing block at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s

Carving a printing block at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s
Keith Ross carving a printing block, watched by Tom Heron (right). Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk

Background imageTextiles Collection: Horrockses, Crewdson & Co Ltd, Preston, Lancashire

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Mill Workers - Spinning - Rochdale, Lancashire

Mill Workers - Spinning - Rochdale, Lancashire. Date: 1911

Background imageTextiles Collection: How Navajo Indian Rugs are made - USA

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Bayeux Tapestry. 1066-1077. Making a boat. Romanesque

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton weavers at their looms, Preston, Lancashire

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton weaving shed, 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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Textiles at Chichicastenango market, Guatemala, Central America

Textiles at Chichicastenango market, Guatemala, Central America

Background imageTextiles Collection: Altar cloth, Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

Altar cloth, Sainte-Marie des Batignolles church, Paris, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills

New Lanark Mills, Scotland. Robert Owens (1771-1858) model community of cotton mills, housing, education, worlds first day nursery, evening classes, village shop (beginning of Co-operative movement)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dressing Shetland Shawls

Dressing Shetland Shawls
Women from the Shetland Islands dress Shetland wool shawls on large racks Date: 1908

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton Dye Works

Cotton Dye Works
Empire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Cotton Dye Works Date: 1927-1933

Background imageTextiles Collection: Tuscon, Arizona - Indian Blanket Department

Tuscon, Arizona - Indian Blanket Department
USA - Tuscon, Arizona - Indian blanket Department of R. Rasnessens Curio Store

Background imageTextiles Collection: Detail of Nez Perce beadwork of cradle board, Olympia State Capitol Museum

Detail of Nez Perce beadwork of cradle board, Olympia State Capitol Museum, Washingon state, United States of America, North America

Background imageTextiles Collection: Mayan textiles for sale, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Mayan textiles for sale, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Background imageTextiles Collection: Spinning Harris Tweed

Spinning Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. A typical scene in an island home as the crofter spins her yarn

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dyeing Harris Tweed

Dyeing Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. An old woman from the island dyes the wool in a cauldron- like vessel which sits on an open fire

Background imageTextiles Collection: Drying Harris Tweed

Drying Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. After the wool has been dyed, it is put out on a fence to dry

Background imageTextiles Collection: Spinning Harris Tweed

Spinning Harris Tweed
Production of Harris Tweed. The wool is carded and spun; carding loosens the wool and ensure it is fine enough to spin

Background imageTextiles Collection: Silk Weaver 1855

Silk Weaver 1855
A Spitalfields weaver at work

Background imageTextiles Collection: Shalom, New York, United States of America, North America

Shalom, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageTextiles Collection: Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St

Tapestry in Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey depicting the life of St. Benedict, Solesmes, Sarthe, France, Europe

Background imageTextiles Collection: Woman spinning - India

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

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton Weaving / Lancs

Cotton Weaving / Lancs
Cotton weaving, Lancashire

Background imageTextiles Collection: Whitneys Cotton Gin

Whitneys Cotton Gin
WHITNEYs GIN Eli Whitneys gin of 1793 enabled separation of cotton fibre from its seeds to be done mechanically : this is a modified version in use

Background imageTextiles Collection: Art Nouveau Embroidery

Art Nouveau Embroidery
Four art nouveau embroidery designs by Ann Macbeth, one of the most gifted designers of the influential Glasgow School. Date: 1902

Background imageTextiles Collection: Repeating Pattern - Heath Robinson Motorcars

Repeating Pattern - Heath Robinson Motorcars
Repeating Pattern - Wiliam Heath Robinson illustrations from How to be a Motorist - pale yellow background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern

Background imageTextiles Collection: Africa, Ghana, Volta Region. Kente cloths for sale in the Kente weavers village

Africa, Ghana, Volta Region. Kente cloths for sale in the Kente weavers village

Background imageTextiles Collection: George Criscuolo fitting an evening gown of Crysede silk, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1927

George Criscuolo fitting an evening gown of Crysede silk, St Ives, Cornwall. Around 1927
The gown is printed with the Pastoral design, fabric printed with the Zennor design is draped on the chair to the left and the fabric on the wall to the right bears the Isles of Scilly design

Background imageTextiles Collection: Machining room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s

Machining room at Crysede Island Works, St Ives, Cornwall. Probably 1930s
Alec Walker left Mirfield, Yorkshire, in 1918 to set up a small experimental textile factory in Newlyn where wood-block printed silk fabrics and garments were designed and manufactured

Background imageTextiles Collection: Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Woman

Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Woman - black background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageTextiles Collection: Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Women

Repeating Pattern - Art Deco Women - dark blue background. *PLEASE NOTE that the magifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageTextiles Collection: Repeating Pattern - Tea Cups

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.*

Background imageTextiles Collection: Design for Dress Silk or Print in brown and black

Design for Dress Silk or Print in brown and black. Body colour. Gouache on tracing paper. Silver Studio. 1929

Background imageTextiles Collection: Kalaga tapestry, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Kalaga tapestry, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Background imageTextiles Collection: Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, Scotland

Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Darvel, Scotland
Advert, Alexander Jamieson & Co Ltd, Muslin and Lace Curtains, Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. 1905

Background imageTextiles Collection: Tompkins upright rotary knitting machine 1875

Tompkins upright rotary knitting machine 1875
Tompkins American family company, showing upright rotary knitting machine. Date: 1875

Background imageTextiles Collection: A handframe knitter seen here with his apprentice at The Shawl Factory of GH Hurt

A handframe knitter seen here with his apprentice at The Shawl Factory of GH Hurt and Son in Nottingham 31st March 1954

Background imageTextiles Collection: A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

Background imageTextiles Collection: Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA

Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Weave room in No. 11 Mill (a textile mill) of the Amoskeag Corporation, Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Date: 1911

Background imageTextiles Collection: Advertisement for Sanderson Fabrics

Advertisement for Sanderson Fabrics -- sun-resisting and washproof. Also mentioning the Sanderson range of wallpapers. Showing two fabric designs arranged in the shape of a large flower

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dean Mills Cotton Mill

Dean Mills Cotton Mill
Women working in the doubling- room at Dean Mills cotton-mill (between Bolton & Manchester, Lancashire)

Background imageTextiles Collection: HORROCKSES MILLS

HORROCKSES MILLS
Horrockses, Crewsdon & Co, Centenary Cotton Mills, Preston. Date: 1925

Background imageTextiles Collection: Barbara Uttmann Lacemkr

Barbara Uttmann Lacemkr
Barbara Uttman Lacemaker circa 1800

Background imageTextiles Collection: Man at work in Harris Tweed mill

Man at work in Harris Tweed mill
Man at work in a Harris Tweed mill. Date: 1920s

Background imageTextiles Collection: Repeating Pattern - Skeletons

Repeating Pattern - Skeletons (white background). *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*

Background imageTextiles Collection: Picture No. 11768763

Picture No. 11768763
Retro Floral Collage with blue background Date:

Background imageTextiles Collection: Making felt for velour hats at Sennett Bros, Blackfriars. 23 October 1919

Making felt for velour hats at Sennett Bros, Blackfriars. 23 October 1919

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton Warehouse 1930S

Cotton Warehouse 1930S
Men loading a wagon with bales of cotton from a warehouse in Manchester, England. Date: 1930s

Background imageTextiles Collection: Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

Tapestry of Creation. 1st half 12th c. Romanesque

Background imageTextiles Collection: Waiting at the Cotton Gin - Memphis, Tennessee

Waiting at the Cotton Gin - Memphis, Tennessee. A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds Date: circa 1910

Background imageTextiles Collection: Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open air

Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open air
A group of soldiers from the Gordon Highlanders, some smoking pipes, sit outdoors making kilts. One of them is using a sewing machine

Background imageTextiles Collection: Old English Sheepdog turned into wool

Old English Sheepdog turned into wool
An Old English Sheepdog with its enterprising owner, who has spun its coat into balls of wool for knitting

Background imageTextiles Collection: Native American Blankets

Native American Blankets
Six blankets made by Navaho weavers using traditional techniques, from the collection in the Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Background imageTextiles Collection: James Chadwick cotton mill, Lancashire

James Chadwick cotton mill, Lancashire
Finishing : pulling down cloth at James Chadwick & Co, Lancashire

Background imageTextiles Collection: Colourful traditional clothes for sale, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Colourful traditional clothes for sale, Paro, Bhutan, Asia

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dragon tapestry, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dragon tapestry, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cloth print depicting the sacred Buddha tooth relic in the Perahera in Kandy

Cloth print depicting the sacred Buddha tooth relic in the Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Background imageTextiles Collection: Furniture Exhibition

Furniture Exhibition
Poster for an Exhibition of Textiles and Furniture designed by students of Bradford School of Arts & Crafts (1 of 2)

Background imageTextiles Collection: Cotton Picking

Cotton Picking
Picking cotton in the southern United States

Background imageTextiles Collection: Dressing frame in a woollen mill in Bradford

Dressing frame in a woollen mill in Bradford, Yorkshire, late Victorian period

Background imageTextiles Collection: Lancashire Spinning Mill Victorian period

Lancashire Spinning Mill Victorian period



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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Textiles: From Ancient Relics to Modern Craftsmanship" The Shroud of Turin: A mysterious textile that has captivated believers and skeptics alike, believed by some to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Paris, France: A fashion capital known for its exquisite textiles and haute couture, where designers weave their creativity into stunning garments. Bayeux Tapestry (1066-1077): Depicting scenes from the Battle of Hastings, this iconic textile offers a glimpse into medieval warfare and Norman conquest in Europe. Hand block printing at Crysede Island Works: Witnessing craftsmanship from the 1930s in St Ives, Cornwall, as artisans meticulously create intricate patterns on fabrics using traditional techniques. A Street Scene in Cairo: Charles Robertson's painting transports us to Egypt's bustling markets filled with vibrant textiles that reflect the region's rich cultural heritage. Muslim Prayer Carpet: An embodiment of devotion and artistry from Palestine, this intricately designed carpet serves as a sacred space for prayer in the Middle East. Cotton Dye Works: Unveiling the behind-the-scenes process of transforming raw cotton fibers into colorful fabrics through dyeing techniques perfected over centuries. Dressmakers Workshop: Stepping into a world where skilled hands bring fabric to life; witness seamstresses crafting garments with precision and passion. Building Ships in Preparation for War (Bayeux Tapestry): Normandy's historical tapestry showcases how textiles played a role even beyond clothing - aiding shipbuilding during times of conflict. Death of King Harold (Bayeux Tapestry): This poignant scene reminds us how they are immortalize history; an arrow piercing King Harold's eye forever etched onto fabric threads. Clash between Norman Cavalry and Harolds Foot Soldiers (Bayeux Tapestry).

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