Textiles: 5000 YearsJennifer Harris |
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18th century Africa America appliqué areas Asia batik blankets blue BM Eth bobbin lace border brocaded broidery Byzantine canvaswork carpets central centre chain stitch China Chinese cloth coloured silks costume cotton court craft culture damask decorated depicting designs developed dress dynasty early Egypt eighteenth century embroidered embroidery Europe European example fabric fashion Fatimid fibres figures floral flowers French furnishings garments geometric ground ikat important Indian industry Iran Islamic islands Italian kimono knot lampas late linen loom Mamluk manufacture metal threads motifs Museum needle lace nineteenth century North ornament Ottoman painted panels patterns period Persian pieces pile plain plain weave printed textiles produced resist dyeing rugs sashes Sassanian satin satin stitch shawls silver stitch stripes style stylised survived tabby tapestry technique textiles tion trade traditions twill velvet warp weavers weaving weft whitework women wool workshops worn woven yarn