LibGuides: ANTH 348: Museum and Material Culture Research: Websites & Social Media

Websites & Social Media

The websites and online groups posted below may be used as additional resources for learning about textiles. Always verify the information that you learn from online groups using authoritative sources, and be sure to cite any information that you include in your research. For the Facebook groups, you will need to create an account in order to join the groups and post.

Ethnic Textiles Community (Facebook)
A community for those who love and appreciate ethnic textiles. We focus on textiles as used in their place of origin and share information on their traditional cultural uses.
Heritage Textiles (Facebook)
A group dedicated to discussing traditional textiles.
Natural Dyes (Facebook)
A group for discussing natural dyes, including manufacturing techniques.
Oxford Asian Textile Group (Facebook)
A companion page created by the OATG with informational posts about textiles.
Oxford Asian Textile Group Blog
The Oxford Asian Textile Group (OATG) was founded in 1995 by Ruth Barnes, with the specific aim of making the Oxford textile collections better known to specialists and the interested public.