Making ikat cloth
The following series of images show how Central Asian ikats are made, and are specific to current ikat production at Marghilan in Uzbekistan. The workshop there continues t…
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1960s Textile Designers
Textile designers from the 1960s with a brief history, background and information on each.
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Kimono: weaving techniques
The simplest way of weaving fabric is to pass the weft (horizontal) thread over and under each successive warp (vertical) thread. This is known as plain weave (hira-ori) an…
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A Wissa Wassef Tapestry
A Wissa Wassef tapestry. Given to the V&A in 2008, 'Ali Salim's piece offers a unique contemporary counterpoint to the Museum's important and extensive collection of Ancien…
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James Leman's textile design album
The album contains ninety-seven designs for woven silk, painted in watercolour. Most date from 1706-1716, but a few are from about 1730. They are bound with two anonymous d…
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Teachers' resource: Textiles
This resource suggests different approaches to using the V&A's textile collections for supporting teaching and learning in Art & Design at Key Stages 2, 3, 4 and 5. Include…
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A gift in your will
You may not have thought of including a gift to a museum in your will, but the V&A is a charity and legacies form an important source of funding for our work. It is not just the great collectors and the wealthy who leave legacies to the V&A. Legacies of all sizes, large and small, make a real difference to what we can do and your support can help ensure that future generations enjoy the V&A as much as you have.
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Event - Talking Threads: A History of Tapestries and Embroideries
Wed 25 September 2013 14:00
10 WEEK SHORT COURSE: Through a series of lectures based on the V&A collections, develop a greater understanding of these two art forms, learn about their techniques, designs and functions and discover the cultural and personal
stories they tell.
