Artesanía
de Galicia (Crafts of Galicia). - Official Page of the mark, with the directory of
craftsmen
Galician
museum (Compostela).- Anthropological
museum of Galicia, with a section dedicated to traditional offices like
handweaving
AGA.- Galician
association of craftsmen. Directory of activities and partners. Catalogue
of Gallician craftworks
Oficio y arte
("Job and art").- Site of the Spanish
organization of craftsmen
Links
to web sites of interest for textile craftwork
ASSOCIATIONS:
AARN.- Craftsmen
associations of the north region of Portugal
MUSEUMS:
Textile museum
of Washington.- It shows the permanet
collections and the calendar of future exhibitions
Woollen
Museum.- Textile museum of
Covilhã (Portugal). Interesting collection on both industry and textile
crafts
The European
Textile Network.- An international
European organization which is strengthening textile culture by an alliance of
art & design associations, museums and schools
OTHER:
All Fiber
Arts.- Over 1000 pages of
information about weaving and many other textile handicrafts. They also have a
Discussion Forum and Chat rooms
Spanish
Foundation for innovation in craftworks.- Promotion and development of crafts companies. Directories of
associations, crafts centers, organizations and public institutions
CRAFTS DIRECTORIES:
SCHOOLS OF CRAFTS:
Arte
Galicia (Galicia Art).- Letter
of presentation of a group of Galician craftsmen and craftswomen of
different offices
Cultura
galega (Galician culture).- Very
complete guide on culture in Galicia, with information of numerous
craftsmen
Center of traditional crafts of Vigo (Spain).-
Center for recovery, protection and divulgation of Gallician
traditional craftsworks. Exhibitions, activities, education and
documentation
Webs
Galicia.- Relation of stores,
craftsmen, galleries and other resources associated to crafts in
Galicia
Sappiens.- Very
diverse supply of resources on crafts: centers, associations, documents,
craftsmen…
No mas
tedio (Not more boredom).- Ample
listing of craftsmen and connections with sites and finders of
crafts
Multiart.- Center of textile crafts in Barcelona. School of stamping and
seam
Technological
center of crafts. - Dedicated to
increase the quality and the competitiveness of crafts
companies
Galicia en
paxinas (Galicia in pages) .- Directory of Galician craftsmen
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Museu Tèxtil i d’Indumentària
(Barcelona).- Dresses and
accoutrements, as well as a collection of textiles. Platform for new ideas in
the world of fashion and costume
Museu
Nacional do Traje e da Moda
(Lisbon).-
Dresses and the spinning techniques, weaving, dying and the manual
printing of fabrics. Looms in actual use and experimental workshops. Support is
given to blind people
Costume
Museum (Madrid).-
Costumes and the ethnological heritage of Spain.
Splendid range of different materials in items from XVI century to our
days
Nederlands Textielmuseum (Tilburg).- Factory showing how
blankets are made from crude wool. How did a home weaver in Tilburg lives and works one
hundred years ago? History of the Dutch textile
industry
Apple Hollow Farm (Wisconsin).-
New & used looms, spinning wheels, yarns, books, videos
& more
Solvang's Village Shop.- Equipment, books and supplies for
spinners, weavers, knitters, dyers, and more
Ashford handicrafts.- Ashfords spinning & weaving products: spinning wheels, looms,
fibres, dyes...
Handweaving.net.- Contains many hand weaving drafts. Drafts can be viewed, printed,
and downloaded
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