ARCHIVES + MUSEUMS

Co. DURHAM

The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

The Bowes Museum is a hidden treasure, a jewel in the heart of beautiful Teesdale. The magnificent building stands proud in the historic market town of Barnard Castle housing internationally significant collections of fine and decorative arts.

CUMBRIA

John Lewis Textile Archive (Stead McAlpin factory), Cummersdale, near Carlisle

ESSEX Warner Archive
HERTFORDSHIRE Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture
SOMERSET Museum of Costume / Fashion Museum, Bath
  Textile Room at American Museum in Britain, Bath

SURREY

Crafts Study Centre, Farnham

YORKSHIRE University of Leeds International Textile Archive
   
   
SCOTLAND National Museum of Costume, near Dumfries
   
   
AUSTRIA European Textile Design Resource, Knittelfeld, Austria 8720
   
online National Needlework Archive
online MICHAEL (Multi-Lingual Inventory of Cultural Heritage in Europe
online VADS online resource for VISUAL ARTS