Textile design & theory books

A comprehensive and official history of Barbie, the iconic and beloved doll Barbie: A Celebration of the Icon is...  Read More >>

Weaving Europe, Crafting the Museum delves into the history and the changing material culture in Europe through...  Read More >>

The 1970s is often considered the period that design forgot. In Private sets out to challenge this view, offering...  Read More >>

""In a world grappling with the need to shift away from fast fashion's wasteful practices, this thought-provoking...  Read More >>

For more than 30 years, Leïla Menchari (born 1928) was responsible for designing the traffic-stopping window displays...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

 Read More >>

Become the co-designer of your own knitwear, with Construction Knitting. Using a combination of flat and drape patternmaking,...  Read More >>

A collection of Parkinson's greatest photographs taken for Vogue magazine, gathering pioneering fashion shoots,...  Read More >>

An irresistible invitation to this annual stunning spectacle, Fashion's Big Night Out is the perfect gift for celebrity...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Uncovers sources from the parish pauper to the gentlewoman to consider relationships with clothing across the social...  Read More >>

The imagined worlds of the cinematic mise-en-scène are rich with textiles: fabrics drape over sets, serve as props,...  Read More >>

Published to accompany an exhibition at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco, this volume, which gathers scientific...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Making Tutus is a practical guide to making these traditional costumes for classical ballet dancers. As with the...  Read More >>

Textile has been used as a medium of communication since the prehistoric period. Up until the 19th century, civilizations...  Read More >>

Needlework, Affect and Social Transformation offers an original framework for moving beyond binary discourses that...  Read More >>

Tartan creates passion, generates belonging, adds fashion flair. This book is cut on the bias to give a different...  Read More >>

Easy home tie-dyeing techniques with a Japanese twist! If you love the simple blue-on-white beauty of Shibori and...  Read More >>

12 Essays on De-/Anti-/Post-colonial feminisms in contemporary art and textile craft by different authors.  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated guide to the evolution of costume and dress from Ancient Egyptian clothing to today's cutting-edge...  Read More >>

Centring priest and navigator Tupaia and Pacific worldviews, this richly illustrated volume weaves a new set of...  Read More >>

An exploration of the treasures of Japanese art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art reveals a wealth of fascinating...  Read More >>

A pioneer of the Nouvelle Tapisserie (New Tapestry) movement, Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017) revolutionised...  Read More >>