ETHos - *electronic theses online service*

The British Library has now opened access to UK theses, through ETHos *electronic theses online service*.

There is a wealth of textile information on this website. Previously unseen theses on a huge range of textile and other subjects, can be found, downloaded or bought on CD. You must join up, but its free, and then you can browse through subject matter as far-ranging as textiles is itself.

The majority of the theses you have to pay for, the average seems to be €40, but occasionally you can find a gem that is free to download.

"Textile production in Prehistoric and Early Medieval Ireland. by MARIA AMELIA FITZGERALD, Manchester University", is one gem, that this blog could not believe existed.... and you can download it for free. (There is a waiting time at the moment of 90 days.)

www.ethos.bl.uk

Books on Irish Textiles

Here is a collection of books or articles specifically on Irish Textiles I have come across so far. It includes historical and technical books, journal articles, and anything else I could find!


Dress and Fashion

Dress in Ireland, A History
Author: Dunleavy, M. (1989).
Publisher: The Collins Press, Dublin
ISBN: 1-898256-84-5.

Viking Age Headcoverings from Dublin
Author: Elizabeth Wincott Heckett (2003)
Publisher:
ISBN: 09543855 51, 152 pages.


Woolen or linen?: A review of certain articles (editorial and contributory) in the Irish textile journal
Author:Reuben C Rutherford
Publisher:Burr Printing House (1891)
ASIN: B0008BO4FS

Dress and Accessories in the Early Irish Tale "The Wooing of Becfhola"
Author: Niamh Whitfield
Publisher: Boydell Press (2006)
ISBN 1843832038
Source: Medieval Clothing and Textiles
ISBN

Footwear in Ireland
Author: A.T.Lucas
Publisher:
Source: Journal of the County Louth Archaeological Society 13, no 4 (1956) Pgs 309-394
ISBN

Some Observations on Early Christian footwear
Author: John Barber
Publisher
Source: Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 86, no 244 (1981) Pgs 103-106
ISBN

Leather Artefacts
Author: Daire O'Rouke (Hurley, Skully and McCutcheon Ed)
Publisher
Source: Late Viking Age and Medieval Waterford, Pgs 702-722
ISBN

Silk Braids and Textiles of the Viking Age Dublin
Author: Frances Pritchard
Publisher: Archaeological Textiles: Report from the 2nd NESAT symposium 1-4V 1984
Source:
ISBN

Irish Dancing Costumes: Their Origins and Evolution.
Author: Ullinane, Dr. John P.
Publisher:Cork City: Central Remedial Clinic, 1999.
Source:
ISBN:

Old Irish and Highland Dress
Author: H. F. McClintock
Publisher:1943
Source:
ISBN:


Linen

The Irish Linen Industry (Belfast, 1987)
Author: Crawford, William Henry,
Publisher: Ulster Folk & Transport Museum (1987)
ISBN:


'The Irish Linen Trade, 1820-1852'
Author: Solar, Peter,
Source:Textile History, 21 (Spring 90) pp.57-85
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISBN:


The Rise of the Irish Linen Industry
Author: Gill, Conrad
Publisher: Oxford Gill, Conrad, Oxford, 1925
1925, re-printed 1964

'The hand-loom in Ulster's post-famine linen industry: the limits of mechanization in textiles'
Author: James, Kevin J,
Source: Textile History, 35 (2) Nov 2004, pp.178-191
Publisher: Maney Publishing
ISBN:


The Belfast cotton industry re-visited
Author: Geary, F.
Publisher:
Source: Irish Historical Studies XXVI 1989 Pg 250-267
ISBN

The Evolution of the linen trade in Ulster before industrialisation
Author
Publisher
Source: Irish Economic and Social History XV 1988 Pg 32-53
ISBN

"Belfast, a life in Linenopolis" memoirs of weaver
Author
PublisherUHF
source
ISBNIR860--013

"The Faithful Fibre" story of Linen development
Author
Publisher: Linen Thread Co Ltd
source
ISBN: IR860--022

Ulster - "The Ulster Textile Industry"
Author:
Publisher: PRONI
Source:
ISBN:IR860--003

The Linen Houses of the Lagan Valley
Author:Rankin, Kathleen
Publisher
source:
ISBN: IR900--193


Domestic Industry in Ireland: The Experience of the Linen Industry
Author:Crawford, W.H.,
Publisher ( Belfast, 1972).
Source:
ISBN:

The Hand loom Weavers and the Ulster Linen Industry
Author: CRAWFORD, WH, 1972
source:Ulster Historical Foundation, 1994
ISBN:

Essay towards the improving of the Hempen and Flaxen Manufactures of the Kingdom of Ireland, Dublin,
Author:CROMMELIN, LOUIS
Publisher 1705.
source:
ISBN:


The impact of the Domestic Linen Industry in Ulster, Belfast
Author:W. H. Crawford,
Publisher
source:
ISBN:


The Irish, Scottish and Flemish Linen Industries During the Long Eighteenth Century
Author: Brenda Collins and Philip Ollerenshaw (Editors)
Publisher: Oxford University Press 2003
Source: The European Linen Industry in Historical Perspective. Pasold Studies in Textile History 13. (, pp. 159-186).
ISBN:


The Warp of Ulster's Past: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Irish Linen Industry, 1700-1920
Author: Marilyn Cohen
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan (15 Dec 1996)
ISBN:0312129076


Illustrations of the Irish Linen Industry by William Hincks
Author:
Publisher:Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Source:Half tone reproductions in black and white of the plates first published in 1783
ISBN:

Spinning the Threads of Uneven Development - Gender and Industrialization in Ireland during the Long Eighteenth Century
Author:Jane Grey
Publisher: Lexington books, UK, 2005
ISBN: 0739109472

Whitework and Mountmellick

The Irish Flowerers
Author:E Boyle
Publisher:Ulster Folk Museum, Belfast, 1971
ISBN

Beginner's Guide To Mountmellick,
Author: Pat Trott.
Publisher
ISBN

Mountmellick Embroidery,
Author: Edited By Jules & Kaethe Kliot
Publisher
ISBN: 0-916896-94-3


Mountmellick Embroidery, Inspired By Nature,
Author:Yvette Stanton & Prue Scott, Rev Ed.
Publisher
ISBN

Mountmellick Work: Irish White Embroidery,
Author: Jane Houston-Almqvist.
Publisher
ISBN

Irish Traditional Embroidery - Mountmellick Work
Author: Sandra Counihan
Publisher:Mercier Press,
ISBN: 9781856354851



Ulster Needlework - A Continuing Tradition:
Author:
Publisher:Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Source:
ISBN:

Lace

Clones Lace: The Story and Patterns of an Irish Crochet
Author: Treanor, Maire
Publisher:Mercier Press (February )
ISBN

Irish Crochet Lace: Motifs from County Monaghan
Author:D'Arcy, Eithne
Publisher:Dufour Editions; 2 edition (2003)
ISBN:

Irish Crochet: Crocheter's Historical Pattern Series Volume Two
Author: Johnson, Melissa (Editor)
Publisher: Pastime Pubns (1999)
ISBN

Irish Crochet: Technique and Projects
Author: Priscilla Publishing Co.
Publisher: Dover Publications (1984)
ISBN

Masterpieces of Irish Crochet Lace: Techniques, Patterns, Instructions
Author: Therese de Dillmont (Editor)
Publisher: Dover Publications (1986)
ISBN

Irish Crochet Lace
Author: T. de Dillmont (Editor)
Publisher: Mulhouse
ISBN:

Early History of Irish Crochet Lace
Author: Barbara Ballantyne
Publisher: self-published
ISBN

Mademoiselle Riego and Irish Crochet Lace
Author: Barbara Ballantyne
Publisher: self-published
ISBN

Carrickmacross Lace
Author: Nellie O'Cleirigh
Publisher: Colin Smythe Ltd, New Ed edition (Dec 1985)
ISBN:0851054366

Limerick Lace: A Social History and a Maker's Manual
Author: Nellie O'Cleirigh, Veronica Rowe
Publisher: Colin Smythe Ltd (23 Jan 1995)
ISBN:0861403681

Youghal Lace, The Craft And The Cream,
Author:Pat Earnshaw.
Publisher:
ISBN 0-951389-12-2

Irish Crochet Lace: From Early 20Th C. Sources
Author:A reprint of three 1900's manuals
Publisher: Lacis Museum
ISBN:1-891656-62-7

Irish Crochet Lace, Vol. Ii,
Author: Lula M. Harvey, Eliza A. Taylor And Sarah Hadley
Publisher: Lacis Museum
ISBN


A Renascence of the Irish Art of Lacemaking by :Author:A S Cole
Publisher:Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
Source: Facsimile reprint with a new introduction of a work first published in 1888.
ISBN:0 902588 32

Limerick Run Laces: An Introduction,
Author: Pat Earnshaw.
Publisher
ISBN

Report upon his Visits to Irish Lace-making and Embroidery Schools in 1889
Author: Cole, Alan
Source:
Publisher: Department of Science and Art, London (1889)
ISBN


Weaving

This is Donegal Tweed
Author: Hoad, Judith
Source:
Publisher:Shoestring Publications, Donegal (1987)
ISBN:

Weaving tapestry in rural Ireland; Taipeis Gael, Donegal.
Author:Sayres, Meghan Nuttall
Publisher: Reference & Research Book News. Gale Group
Source:
ISBN:



Contemporary


Contemporary Irish Textile Artists: Exploring Experiences of Gender, Culture, and Artistic Medium
Authors Nancy J. Nelson, Karen L. LaBat, Gloria M. Williams
Source: Clothing and Textiles Research Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, 15-25 (2002)
Publisher: Sage
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X0202000102


Contemporary Irish Textile Art: The Women of Annaghmakerrig
Authors: Karen L. Labat, Nancy J. Nelson
Publisher:University of Minnesota, Goldstein Gallery (1996)
ISBN10: 093971907x



If you know of any other, please let me know, I will add them to the list.

General Chat

There are more forums out there, but as I'm trying to gather info on Irish textiles, I have left a good few out (war, battles, war, battles, etc...)

Living History.ie (Ireland)
Living History.co.uk
FireStryker
Reenactor
Living History Library


A great way to get titbit's of info is to eavesdrop on the Academics! Here you have access to their chat..

Museum Professionals
Mail-Archives

General Textile History

I'm including a few websites I come across that have general textile info. From ancient to modern.

Spartacus Educational
Basic info for schools, with some good info on Industrial Revolution

General Museums and Publications

The Pasold Research Fund - promotes and supports research on textile history, broadly defined. It does this by giving financial assistance to researchers, by organising and supporting conferences and workshops and by publishing a monograph series and a major journal, Textile History.

Victoria and Albert Museum : http://www.vam.ac.uk/

Quarry Bank Mill Museum : http://www.rmplc.co.uk/orgs/quarrybankmill/

Cornucopia: UK Museum Collections: http://www.cornucopia.org.uk/termsAZ/aterms.html/

American Textile History Museum : http://www.athm.org/sites/athm24/home.html

Textile Museum Washington : http://www.textilemuseum.org/

Macclesfield Silk Museum : http://www.silk-macclesfield.org/

Helmshore Museum : http://www.lancashire.com/lcc/museums/htm.htm

Museum of Costume : http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/Default.htm

Museum of Costume and Lace : http://www.brussels-online.be/musee-du-costume/index.htm

Centre for North West Regional Studies, Lancaster University http://www.lancs.ac.uk/users/cnwrs

Websites and Blogs

Regia Anglorum - re-enactment group Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Welsh and Norman
Textiles
Braiding
Embroidery Techniques
Lucets
Nalbinding
Sprang


StringPage - how-to information, photographs and resource lists for a wide variety of textile techniques
Tablet weaving
Sprang
Braiding
Nalbinding
Lucets
Tools


Lotherene Experimental Archaeology
Textiles
Clothes patterns
Tablet Weaving
Sprang
Embroidery


Anne Blinks Textile collection - Pictures, papers and general information



Textile Resources for the re-enactor - Just about everything!


History of English Embroidery - Great blog by Helen Cowans


Ciesta-Textiles - The CIETA is an international association founded in 1954 in order to coordinate work methods used by specialists in ancient textiles, based is in Lyon, France.

Annatextiles - Anne Wanner's Textiles in History - lots of links and info on publications, ecents, etc

SCA - The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Has just about everything.

Viking and Medieval Dublin

National Museum Excavations 1962-1973 Catalogue of Exhibition

Published: Ard-Mhusaem na h-Eireann
An Rionn Oideachais first Published 1973

Many hundred's of textile fragments were discovered in excellent conservation.

• Fragments include coarse heavy fabrics in plain weave, to fine material woven in twill

• Red Dye,

• Bone tablets for Tablet Weaving. Narrow woven boarders for sewing on as edging or in decorative patterns

• Yarn was woven using wooden spindles, weighted with whorls of bone or stone

• Wooden Reels on which the yarn was wound

• Sewing needles of bone, bronze and iron

• Needles cases - one of them is a decorated bronze specimen dating to the 10th Century

• Footwear finds included boots and shoes of tanned leather, adult and children