Library Instruction for Fiber Arts

Slide 1: Fiber Arts Day Date Time Professor

Slide 2: Library Resources • Find books, e-books, videos… – Library catalog – Keyword Search – Find Similar Items • Find articles – Art Fulltext – DAAI (Design & Applied Arts Index)

Slide 3: More Library Resources • Other Resources – Interlibrary loan (WorldCat) – Ask-a-Librarian (email) – Material Connexion (images only) – Material Resource Center (samples)

Slide 4: Examples of Fibers Theses Image of birth as a motif Dualities: Contemporary in the work of Jeong-Ok textile design inspired by Jeon traditional Mexican textiles • Artist • Traditional textiles 1. Background – Mexican History 2. Examples of work – Mexican Culture – Examples • Imagery of birth in art • Contemporary textiles 1. Current art – Artists 2. Past examples • Background 3. Examine in larger • Examples context → Look at specific cultures • Textiles as art

Slide 5: Finding Books General Searches: • Textile fabrics • Textile fibers • Textile work • Fiberwork • Textile crafts

Slide 6: Keyword Searches • Dyes and dyeing • Resist-dyed textiles • Weaving • Metal cloth • Hand weaving • Needlework • Non-Woven fabrics • Specific fibers (i.e., cotton, flax, hemp, silk, velvet)

Slide 7: Refine Your Search 1. Begin with general search terms then start to refine your search  Example: Dyes and dyeing 3. Narrow by Region→  Dyes and dyeing—Mexico 4. Narrow by Method/Technique→  Batik 5. Narrow by Material→  Dyes and dyeing—Wool

Slide 8: Japanese Aesthetics: Influence on food, textiles, etc. Sample Searches: Japanese aesthetics Japan AND food Japan AND textiles Japan AND dyes Food AND art Food AND aesthetics

Slide 9: The Art of Maori Weaving: The Eternal Thread/Te Aho Mutunga Kore by Miriama Evans Looking for similar books? Search… • Textile fabrics • Hand weaving Textiles • Weavers • New Zealand • Maori Geography/People • Whatu • Raranga

Slide 10: Browsing Areas Library of Congress Browsing Areas for Books:  NK (Decorative Arts)  TT (Manufacturers)  TS (Handicrafts. Arts & Crafts)

Slide 11: Selected Books Dictionaries and Encyclopedias • Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles REF TS 1390 .F34 1996 • Encyclopedia of Textiles REF TS 1309 .J47 1992    • Textiles: A Classification of Techniques REF TS 1449 .S46 1994 • Textiles in America, 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents... REF TS1767 .M66 2007 • World Textiles: a visual guide to traditional techniques REF NK 8806 .G55 1999 • Soft Surfaces: visual research for artists, architects, and designers REF NK 8806 .J87 2000 • Guide to Textiles for Interior Designers REF NK 2115.5 .F3 J32 1990 • 5,000 Years of textiles REF NK 8806 .A17 2004 • Swatches: a sourcebook of patterns with more than 600 fabric designs REF NK9500 .A35 2005

Slide 12: More Selected Books Biographies • The Surface Designers Art: Contemporary Fabric Printers, Painters, and Dryers REF NK 9500 .S87 1993 • Profiles : Who’s Who in American Crafts REF TT 139 .P76 1993 Artists in weaving, quilting, basketry, handmade paper, and sewing • Fiberarts Design Book REF TT 699 .F526 1999 Series shows the latest work of professionals and amateurs in fiber arts E-Books through NetLibrary • Weaving the past: a history of Latin America's indigenous women… E-Book • Textiles in sport E-Book • Handbook of Fiber Chemistry E-Book

Slide 13: Finding Articles Search Research Databases (use search strategies similar to finding books): 1. Art Fulltext & Art Retrospective 2. DAAI (Design & Applied Arts Index)

Slide 14: Journals American Craft Shuttle, Spindle and Dye-pot American Fabrics & Journal for Weavers, Fashion Magazine Spinners & Dyers Craft Report Textile Forum Handweaver & Textile: Journal of Cloth & Craftsman Culture Handwoven Textile History FiberArts Textile Museum Journal International Textiles Textile Fibre Forum

Slide 15: Commercial Websites • Textile Design and Industry Resources www.textilesource.com • Fabric Link www.fabriclink.com Educational resources for fabrics, apparel, home furnishings and care • Textile Web (American Textile Manufacturers Institute) www.textileweb.com • Emerging Textiles www.emergingtextiles.com Information service covers textile and clothing trade

Slide 16: Academic & Professional Websites • The Textile Museum (D.C.) www.textilemuseum.org – Exhibitions & Collections: http:// www.textilemuseum.org/exhibitions/current.htm – Care & Display: http://www.textilemuseum.org/care/care.htm • Textile Institute www.texi.org Global organization for textiles, including clothing & footwear • Textiles Resource Guide (Philadelphia Univ.) • http://www.philau.edu/library/resources/textiles.html • Contemporary Japanese Textiles http://moma.org/exhibitions/1998/textiles/home.html Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, NY • Scottish Textile Heritage Online http://scottishtextileheritage.org.uk

Slide 17: Researching a Topic SELECT A TOPIC FIND BASIC INFORMATION BROADEN OR NARROW TOPIC LOCATE AND RETRIEVE MATERIALS SELECT APPROPRIATE RESEARCH TOOLS EVALUATE RESOURCES FOR RELEVANCY

Slide 18: Questions? • Ask-a-Librarian (email) • Reference Desk (1st floor) • Call the Reference Office