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Keywords vs. Subject Heading searches

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Subject terms to explore

applique

basketmaking

"costume history"

"decoration and ornament"

dyes and dying

embroidery

felt

needlework

"pattern design"

garment

hair

ikat

"jaquard weaving"

"knitted sculpture"

lace

macrame

quilting

rugs

soft sculpture

"textile art"

"textile crafts"

"textile design"

"textile fabrics"

"textile printing"

"wall hangings"

"wearable art"

yarn

Detail of Holy Family tapestry

Detail of The Holy Family tapestry, made from wool, silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in slit, dovetailed, and interlocking tapestry weave with supplementary brocading wefts, ca. 1500. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, JSTOR.