World Textiles and Textiles as Art

Books to enhance your understanding of textiles as an important art and culture touchpoint. In support of the Royal BC Museum's feature exhibit, Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz, on from March 28, 2025 ­- September 28, 2025.

Updated May 24, 2025
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Empire of cotton : a global history
Beckert, Sven
Paper Book
ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global...
The fabric of civilization : how textiles made the world
Postrel, Virginia I.
Paper Book
From Paleolithic flax to 3D knitting, explore the global history of textiles and the world they weave together in this enthralling and educational guide. The story of humanity is the story of textiles -- as old as civilization itself. Since the...
Indigo : in search of the color that seduced the world
McKinley, Catherine E.
Paper Book
For almost five millennia, in every culture and in every major religion, indigo-a blue pigment obtained from the small green leaf of a parasitic shrub through a complex process that even scientists still regard as mysterious-has been at the center of turbulent human encounters. ...
Resilient stitch
Wellesley-Smith, Claire
Paper Book
Following on from her textile hit, Slow Stitch, author Claire Wellesley-Smith considers the importance of connection and ideas around wellbeing when using textiles for individuals and communities. Practical ideas around 'thinking-throughmaking', using 'resonant' materials and extending the life...

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