fabrics

Traces the history of textiles from the earliest needles of twenty-five thousand years ago to the techno textiles of the twenty-first century, discussing how they have been fundamental to human existence.

Examines the relations of women and their textile work to society and economics over the span of prehistoric and early historic times.

Examines how fabrics are produced including silk, wool, and man-made fibers. Covers spinning, weaving, knitting, printing and dyeing.

Explains how fabrics are made from fibers and what different fibers make up our clothes, tablecloths, sheets, towels, and blankets.

Depicts and describes the history of spinning, weaving, and knitting.

Covers all aspects of textile design, including manufacture, care, and use.

Describes plant and animal fibers and how they are used to create a variety of textiles.

Twelve-year-old Grace Forcier and her friend Arthur, taken out of school and put to work in a Vermont textile mill in 1910, are championed by their teacher who urges them to write the National Child Labor Committee.

Calvin Klein, a boy from the Bronx, took his first clothing line of three dresses and six coats to an appointment at Bonwit Teller, New York's department store for the wealthy.