| Textiles & Fabrics Art is one of the oldest forms | | | | surfaces, and to store & protect belongings.o The |
| of art known to humanity. It employs plants, animals, or | | | | Textile is now decorated using Dyes & Printing to |
| synthetic fibers, to create functional and decorative | | | | add Color & Pattern, Embroidery & |
| objects. It has also led to the early form of international | | | | Needlework, Tablet Weaving, and Lace-Making. Other |
| trade between several countries. For example, Silk | | | | construction methods used are Sewing, Knitting, |
| Road between India, Africa, Europe, and China; trade | | | | Crochet, and Tailoring.o Several tools and techniques |
| of Tyrian Purple Dye in Mediterranean; and International | | | | such as, Looms, Sewing Needles, and Pleating are also |
| Textile Technology exchange led to industrial revolution | | | | employed in making a Textiles and Fabrics Art. |
| in Europe. | | | | Once the Textiles & Fabrics Art is ready then, |
| Generally, Textiles & Fabrics Art concentrates on | | | | preserving and restoring it require attention. Both, |
| materials and the manual labor that it requires. The | | | | restoration and preserving of an art are different from |
| simplest form of this is Felting. In Felting, animal fibers | | | | each other. In restoration, the artwork is brought back |
| are matted using heat and moisture. Other processes | | | | to some previous state, which is believed to be original. |
| used are Interlacing, Plaiting, Netting, Weaving, Sewing, | | | | Conservation is concerned with preserving an art form, |
| and Embroidering. The materials used in this art form | | | | maintaining it so that it looks unspoiled, despite its age. |
| are Twigs, Leaves, Roots, Grasses, Filiform, Fibrous | | | | Textiles & Fabrics Art is prone to several types |
| Elements, and numerous Artificial Preparations. | | | | of blemishing ills, most of them caused by |
| Before moving any further, let us try to understand | | | | environmental effects, harsh chemicals, variations in |
| how a Textiles and Fabrics Art is made:o A Textiles | | | | temperature & humidity, and wear & tear. To |
| and Fabrics Artwork starts out with Spinning and | | | | preserve your artwork, try protecting it from the |
| Plying Fibers to make Yarn.o The Yarn is then | | | | damaging exposures. The process of conservation |
| Knotted, Whorled, and Woven to make a pliable | | | | includes the Examination, Documentation, Treatment, |
| fabric.o This fabric can be used to make clothing and | | | | and Prevention of Artwork by taking appropriate care. |
| other soft furnishings. All these items put together is | | | | All this is supported by research and education. In |
| known as Textile. Textiles and Fabrics Artworks are | | | | addition, the damaged Textiles and Fabrics Artworks |
| usually employed to make clothing. They are also used | | | | should immediately be repaired. |
| to send societal signals, to decorate houses & | | | | |