Textiles

A unique museum focusing on the history of carpets and fabrics from different tribes and eras in Moroccan history.

The best-preserved weaving mill from the early 20th century in all of Scandinavia

Tucked away in a quiet corner of rural Nova Scotia, the first museum in North America dedicated to preserving the art of making rugs by hand.

A communal hub where threads of countless textile traditions intertwine.

Exploring the Netherlands’ textile past and future under one roof.

See antique textile machines in operation, bringing industrial history vividly to life.

The former epicenter of the Ecuadorian textile industry, turned museum.

A huge collection of artifacts in a picturesque setting.

Weave yourself into over a thousand years of history at this textiles museum through demonstrations and a hands-on hataori experience on a traditional loom.

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

This decaying, grandiose tweed mill once housed the Norwegian Army in exile.

A tiny museum dedicated to the charkha, a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements.

One of the techniques used to construct this 1797 mill was later incorporated into modern skyscrapers.

The only museum in the world dedicated to the global, historic, and modern art of beadwork.

Housed in a historic 1840 home, this museum provides a window into the lives of everyday, 18th- and 19th-century Bulgarians.

The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.

The village silk mill weaving Oscar-winning ribbons.

These two 15th-century metal rods allowed people to check if they were swindled or not.