Fabric swatch books are a handy tool for anyone into sewing or fashion design. But did you know they can also be used for ...

Adolf Jenny-Trümpy from Ennenda/Glarus was responsible for the technical and colourful part of the cotton printing in the family business Bartholome Jenny & Co since the end of the 19th century.

One of the most fascinating objects that came to my attention during my time as a Smithsonian postdoctoral research fellow is a rather unassuming leather-covered book in the textiles collection. This ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Two hundred and eighty-two samples of ...

A local historian has described his finding of thousands of pieces of 18th-century fabric as the 'greatest archival discovery in at least a generation.' Dr Todd Gray, who works at the University of ...