textile
Example Sentences
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Part of the museum’s expansive textile collection, Rosalena’s 27-foot-long tapestry is woven with hand-weaving patterns using satellite images the artist distorted from planetary terrains from Mars and Earth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
They would be asked to set up a business, or have an active role in Fair Isle knitwear - a textile developed on the island in the early 19th Century.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
The tablescape is also a quintessential expression of Padma, Payawal’s art practice, which focuses on nourishing conversations and community through food, ceramic and textile craft collaborations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
The Luddite movement, which predated the Swing Riots, was led by textile workers convinced that power-operated looms would permanently impoverish the middle class.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
A bearded textile worker in a tumbledown Dodge leaves her at Felicia’s door.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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