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1. Trama Textiles: TRAMA is a collective of 400 backstrap loom weavers, mainly women, in Guatemala. TRAMA works with 17 weaving cooperatives, representing five regions in the Western Highlands of Guatemala (Sololá, Huehuetenango, Sacatepéquez, Quetzaltenango and Quiché). [100%] 2023-12-12 [Collectives] [Trade unions in Guatemala]...
2. Inca Textiles: For the Incas finely worked and highly decorative textiles came to symbolize both wealth and status, fine cloth could be used as both a tax and currency, and the very best textiles became amongst the most prized of all possessions ... [100%] 2015-02-01
3. Grasim Bhiwani Textiles: Grasim Bhiwani Textiles was a subsidiary of Grasim Industries, but has now been taken over by the promoters of the Donear Group. [81%] 2023-12-11 [Textile companies of India] [Companies based in Haryana]...
4. Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra): The Ministry of Textiles is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. It is responsible for the promotion of the textile industry in Maharashtra. (Maharashtra) [70%] 2024-01-02 [Government ministries of Maharashtra] [Maharashtra]...
5. Calico Museum of Textiles: The Calico Museum of Textiles is located in the city of Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat in western India. The museum is managed by the Sarabhai Foundation. [70%] 2023-12-11 [Textile museums in India] [Decorative arts museums in India]...
6. Journal of Industrial Textiles: The Journal of Industrial Textiles is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers materials science as applied to textiles. Its editor-in-chief is Dong Zhang. (Physics) [70%] 2023-11-08 [Materials science journals]
7. Super/Natural: Textiles of the Andes: Over the course of several millennia, textiles were the primary form of aesthetic expression and communication for the diverse cultures that developed throughout the desert coasts and mountain highlands of the Andean region. Worn as garments, suspended on walls of ... [63%] 2019-03-14
8. Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) succeeded the Multi Fibre Arrangement (MFA), and facilitated the gradual dismantling of quotas for world textile trade that the MFA had put into place. Thus, the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC) stipulated ... (Organization) [63%] 2024-02-12 [International trade organizations]
9. Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco: Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cusco (Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco or CTTC) was founded by indigenous weavers from the community of Chinchero as well as international supporters in 1996 as a non-profit organization. It is based out ... (Organization) [57%] 2023-12-11 [Fair trade organizations]
10. Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco: Centro de Textiles Tradicionales del Cuzco (Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco or CTTC) was founded by indigenous weavers from the community of Chinchero as well as international supporters in 1996 as a non-profit organization. It is based out ... (Nonprofit organisation) [57%] 2024-06-19 [Non-profit organisations based in Peru] [Textile arts of the Andes]...
11. Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles and Wearable Tech: Manufacturing Innovation Hub for Apparel, Textiles + Wearable Tech (also known as Manufacture New York) is a business incubator in Brooklyn. It is housed on the fifth floor of Storehouse No. [47%] 2024-01-05 [Manufacturing companies based in New York (state)] [2014 establishments in New York City]...
12. International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles: The International Association for the Study of Silk Road Textiles (IASSRT) was founded in 2015 to promote and develop the study of textiles around the world, in particular textiles of the Silk Road. Presidency of IASSRT changes annually, with the ... [47%] 2023-12-10 [international textile organizations] [Silk Road]...
13. The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel: The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) is a public research institute in Hong Kong. It was established in April 2006 and hosted by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). [47%] 2023-12-09 [Research institutes in Hong Kong] [Hong Kong Polytechnic University]...
14. Maya textiles: Maya textiles (k’apak) are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. Women have traditionally created textiles in Maya society, and textiles were ... (Clothing of the Maya peoples) [100%] 2023-12-09 [Maya science and technology] [Maya clothing]...
15. Kuba textiles: Kuba textiles are a type of raffia cloth unique to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, and noted for their elaboration and complexity of design and surface decoration. Most textiles are a variation on rectangular or square pieces ... (Textiles indigenous to the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) [100%] 2023-12-12 [Kuba art] [African clothing]...
16. Spinning (textiles): Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers. The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin. (Physics) [100%] 2023-11-02 [Spinning]
17. Staple (textiles): A staple fiber is a textile fiber of discrete length. The opposite is a filament fiber, which comes in continuous lengths. (Textiles) [100%] 2023-12-03 [Fibers]
18. Medical textiles: Medical textiles are various fiber-based materials intended for medical purposes. Medical textile is a sector of technical textiles that focuses on fiber-based products used in health care applications such as prevention, care, and hygiene. (Medicine) [100%] 2023-12-11 [Medical terminology]
19. Sliver (textiles): A sliver (/ˈslaɪvər/) is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn. A sliver is created by carding or combing the fibre, which is then drawn into long strips where the fibre is parallel. (Physics) [100%] 2023-08-26 [Spinning] [Fibers]...
20. Kuba textiles: Kuba textiles are a type of raffia cloth unique to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly Zaire, and noted for their elaboration and complexity of design and surface decoration. Most textiles are a variation on rectangular or square pieces ... (Textiles indigenous to the Kuba people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) [100%] 2024-03-09 [Kuba art] [African clothing]...
21. Kaitag textiles: Kaitag textiles are an unusual embroidered textile art form from the Kaytagsky District of southeast Dagestan, Russia, inhabited mainly by Dargins and Kumyks. Kaitag textiles are of simple construction, being laid and couched silk-floss embroidery on a cotton ground. (Embroidered textile art form from the Kaytagsky District of southeast Dagestan, Russia) [100%] 2024-04-23 [Textile arts of Russia] [Needlework]...
22. African textiles: African textiles are textiles from various locations across the African continent. Across Africa, there are many distinctive styles, techniques, dyeing methods, and decorative and functional purposes. (Textiles originating in and around continental Africa or through the African Diaspora) [100%] 2024-08-29 [Textiles] [African clothing]...
23. Plasma treatment (textiles): Plasma treatment is a surface modification process for textiles that imparts various functional properties at a lower cost, with fewer chemical adverse effects, and with a reduced environmental impact all while maintaining important textile properties. After solid, liquid, and gas ... (Textiles) [81%] 2023-07-07 [Textile treatments] [Properties of textiles]...
24. Māori traditional textiles: Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national Māori weavers' collective, aims to preserve and foster the skills of making and using these materials. (none) [81%] 2024-08-12 [Māori art] [Māori culture]...
25. Chemical finishing of textiles: Chemical finishing of textiles refers to the process of applying and treating textiles with a variety of chemicals in order to achieve desired functional and aesthetic properties. Chemical finishing of textiles is a part of the textile finishing process where ... (Chemical finishing methods that may alter the chemical properties of the treated fabrics) [70%] 2024-01-21 [Textiles] [Textile techniques]...
26. Woodblock printing on textiles: Woodblock printing on textiles is the process of printing patterns on textile, usually of linen, cotton or silk, by means of carved wooden blocks. The 'woodblock' is known as chhapa in South Asian countries like India, Burma, Bangladesh, Nepal and ... (Process of printing patterns on textiles) [70%] 2024-06-11 [Textile printing] [Relief printing]...
27. History of clothing and textiles: The study of the history of clothing and textiles traces the development, use, and availability of clothing and textiles over human history. Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. (Study of fashion and clothing by period in time) [63%] 2024-03-06 [History of clothing] [History of the textile industry]...
28. Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937: Reduction of Hours of Work (Textiles) Convention, 1937 is an International Labour Organization Convention. It was established in 1937: Considering that the question of the reduction of hours of work in the textile industry is the second item on the ... (Textiles) [50%] 2023-12-12 [International Labour Organization conventions] [Working time]...