The TMC collection has examples of many kinds of techniques used to make textiles, including felting, weaving, knitting, and braiding. Explore one technique and you will find a wide range of variations; for instance, two textiles may be tapestry-woven but one is a wool textile from South America, thick and sturdy and patterned with simple stripes, while the other, a delicate, lustrous silk textile from China, presents the sinuous image of a dragon.
General Techniques- Textile Construction
- beadwork
- braided
- crocheted
- cross-knit looping
- feather work
- felted
- glued
- knitted
- knotted
- knotted pile
- lace
- linked
- looped
- netted
- plaited
- pounded
- tesop
- woven
- basket woven
- boutonné
- brocaded
- card woven
- complementary warp
- complementary weft
- compound weave
- corduroy
- crepe
- damask
- discontinuous warp
- discontinuous weft
- dobby woven
- double weave
- double-faced weave
- finger woven
- flat woven
- gauze
- granite woven
- hand woven
- inlaid
- Jacquard
- leno
- machine woven
- novelty woven
- overshot
- plain woven
- satin
- seersucker woven
- soumak
- strip woven
- supplementary warp
- supplementary weft
- taffeta
- tapestry woven
- triple woven
- tubular woven
- twill tapestry
- twill woven
- twined
- velour
- velvet
- warp-faced
- warp-float
- weft-faced
- weft-float
- wrapped
- Textile Decorating
- appliquéd
- beaded
- drawn
- dyed
- embroidered
- crewelwork
- cutwork
- drawn thread work
- faggoted
- machine embroidered
- needlepoint
- openwork
- stitches
- back stitch
- basketweave stitch
- blanket stitch
- bullion stitch
- buttonhole stitch
- chain stitch
- couched
- cross stitch
- cut pile stitch
- darning stitch
- feather stitch
- fly stitch
- french knot
- half cross stitch
- herringbone stitch
- Holbein stitch
- long-and-short stitch
- Peking knot
- Peking stitch
- pine needle stitch
- running stitch
- satin stitch
- split stitch
- stab stitch
- stem stitch
- straight stitch
- whip stitch
- stump work
- tambour work
- white work
- flocked
- fringed
- mirror work
- painted
- printed
- wrapped
- Textile Finishing
- Textile Working
- Yarn-making/Decorating
