Textile

Deutsch: Textilie

English: Textile, or cloth, is a thin, flexible material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting, crocheting, knotting, or pressing fibres together (felt). They have been made since prehistoric times.

Nederlands: Textiel

Materials

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  cotton
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  hemp
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  flax (linen)
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  silk matting
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  silk threads
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  jute
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  wool
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  nylon
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  polyester
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  denim (cotton)
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  denim (cotton)
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  cheesecloth (cotton)
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  rolls of thread

Fabrics

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  flannel
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  terry cloth
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  hessian (burlap)
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  cashmere
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  corduroy
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  Pashmina
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  satin
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  denim
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  damask
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  velvet
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  tulle
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  muslin
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  seersucker
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  herringbone
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  tartan
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  cable knit
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  felt
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  tweed

  Main category: tweed (cloth)
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  canvas
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  argyle
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  lace
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  fishnetting
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  velour
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  gingham
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  knitwear
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  chenille
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  jersey
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  plain weave (taffeta)
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  oilcloth
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  nonwoven synthetics
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  synthetic fleece
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  colorful
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  rolls
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  rolls

History

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  Nålebinding (needlebinding)
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  spindle whorl, late Bronze Age
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  Hunan, China 2nd C. BCE
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  Xinjiang, China, 3rd-4th C. CE
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  Egypt, ~300-800 CE
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  Italian damask, ca 1300 CE
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  tribal rug, Anatolia
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  silk brocade w/Arabic script, 17th C. CE
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  silk lampas, France, ca 1785
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  Carding machine, 1775
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  Cotton gin (invented 1793)
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  William Morris print, 1884
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  Automatic loom, 1924
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  textile factory, 1950
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  linen
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  weaving
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  carpet
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  loom
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  spinning wheel
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  spinning wheel

Treatments/techniques

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  Dye
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  printing
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  block printing
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  tie-dye
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  batik
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  brocade
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  Brocade
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  Shirring
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  Crochet
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  Embroidery
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  quiltwork
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  Macrame
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  Sequining
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  Screen printing
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  Silk screening, aka screen printing
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  tannery
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  tannery
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  tannery
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Manufacture and usage

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  spinning
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  Spinner's Weasel and spinning wheel
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  dyeing
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  tie-dyeing
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  weaving
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  weaving
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  weaving
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  wool skeins
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  felting
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  quiltmaking, Hainan, China
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  printing block
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  fiber blends
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  carpeting
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  bolts of fabric
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  fine linen handkerchief
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  Bandanna
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  screen printing
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  painting on velvet
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  fishnet stockings
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  medical compress
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  beach towel
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  bed sheets
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  retail selling
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  The Project AIDS Quilt, Washington, D.C.
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  curtains
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  "Curtain" by Christo
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  Furoshiki
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  Quipu, Peru
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  Red Carpet honorifics
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  fitted carpet installation
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  friendship bracelet
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  machinery
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  machinery
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  Textilmuseum Bocholt
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  loom
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  weaving
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  loom

Around the world

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  market, Yangon
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  textile market in Karachi, Pakistan
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  wool, La Paz, Bolivia
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  silk scarves, Laos
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  Jorabs, Dagestan
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  Sámi gloves
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  silk, Myanmar
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  handloom, Bhutan
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  Kente cloth, Ghana
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  Navajo blankets, USA
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  quilt, Hungary
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  Ikat, Indonesia
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  Kumihimo, Japan
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  Felt Shyrdak, Kyrgyz people
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  Carpets and wool skeins, Azerbaijan
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  South America
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See also

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  Sewing
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  Yarn
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  Category:Weaving patterns
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  Knitting