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A fact from Textile arts appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 February 2008, and was viewed approximately 368 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that textile arts are those arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct and decorate objects such as clothing, carpets, and curtains?

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Arts, crafts[edit]

I have reverted an edit that replaced "arts and crafts" with arts and crafts. They are not the same things. I have added a link to arts and crafts in "See also". - PKM (talk) 03:56, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion[edit]

I've added some text by User:Durova from the into to the Textile Arts portal and restructured this a bit; it still needs expansion. - PKM (talk) 18:51, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Art vs craft[edit]

This distinction between craft and fine art is applied to the textile arts as well, where the term fiber art or textile art is now used to describe textile-based decorative objects which are not intended for practical use.

Anecdotally, there does not seem to be consensus on how to use this term among the fiber arts/crafts communities I have been a part of. The question of whether knitting sweater is an "art" or a "craft" can result in considerable debate. Does anyone have a citation for this, and a scope over which it is relevant?

SarahTheEntwife (talk) 19:59, 13 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

List of textile artists[edit]

Is there a page that lists textile artists? I am not finding it, would be helpful if it linked here too. Jooojay (talk) 19:44, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

who invaded India?[edit]

I can't figure this statement out:

"Cotton was first used in 5000 B.C. in India and the Middle East, and spread to Europe after they invaded India in 327 B.C."

WHO exactly invaded India? Middle Easterners? Europeans? It's a really broad statement and gives no detail. Presumably someone learned about cotton and how to use it during this invasion? A sweeping statement like this also needs a reference. So, after you figure out who did it, you need to reference it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.138.94.96 (talk) 07:03, 14 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]