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This category lists research institutes, charities, trusts and organizations dedicated to the study and preservation in all its forms, of historical textiles and textile manufacturing traditions and techniques.
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IHBS. International Hajji Baba Society
- USA. Non-profit organization of collectors, enthusiasts and scholars dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of fine textiles from Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Newsletters. Links to related sites.
IKTT. Institute for Khmer Traditional Textiles
- Cambodia. Non-profit government funded organization for the preservation, restoration and continuing development of traditional Khmer weaving and textile manufacturing techniques and processes. Links to related sites. English, Khmer and Japanese.
OATG. Oxford Asian Textile Group
- UK. Membership organization for lectures, study visits and seminars about Asian and Islamic textile art, techniques, history and customs. Newsletter and programs. Links to related sites.
The Pasold Research Fund
- Registered charity, active in publications, organizing conferences and awarding grants for research in the economic and social history of textiles. An international directory of textile historians.
The Textile Society
- UK. Registered charity for scholars, designers, teachers, practitioners, artists and collectors with an interest in the study of textile art, design and history in the UK. Calendar of events. Links to textile resources and related sites.
The Thai Textile Society
- Thailand. Non-profit organization, dedicated to the study and appreciation of textiles, with particular emphasis on the textiles of Thailand and Southeast Asia. Calendar of events. Short glossary of terms. Links to related sites.
The Weavers' Triangle
- UK. Registered charity, overlooking the preservation and management of an area along the banks of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Burnley as a textile industry heritage center. History of the rise and fall of Burnley as one of the most important cotton weaving towns in the world.
International Quilt Study Center
- USA. Research center in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, aiming to collect, preserve, study, exhibit, and promote discovery of quilts and quiltmaking traditions from many cultures, countries, and time periods. On-line quilt collections. Quilt history timeline on PDF file. Includes directory of quilt related links.
GEHN Cotton Research Project
- Research project of the Global Economic History Network (GEHN), aiming to reconfigure a considerable volume of European and Asian resources in order to construct a long-run economic history of cotton textile manufacturing.
International Textiles Archive
- UK. University of Leeds institute which collects, preserves and documents textiles and other related design material from most of the major textile producing areas of the world for the benefit of the public. List of events. Links to related sites.
The Medieval Dress and Textile Society
- UK. Membership organization for laymen, historians, designers, conservators, industry professionals and students of European clothing, textiles and carpets from the end of the Roman Empire in western Europe until about 1600. Directory of events.
ICON. Institute for Conservation
- UK. Textile group withing the British Institute for Conservation (ICON) for the conservation of cultural heritage in the United Kingdom, created to promote the profession of textile conservation and the interests of textile conservators, and the discussion of current issues and information exchange.
CIETA. Centre International d’Etude des Textiles Anciens
- France. International association founded in 1954 in order to develop and coordinate work methods used by specialists in the study of ancient textiles. Information about technical courses, and published articles on PDF files. English and French.
The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
- USA. Non-profit charitable corporation focused on preserving, reviving and education in Peruvian Inca textile design and techniques.
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