Textiles 101 Gallery
Ongoing
Visit our interactive gallery for an introduction to how textiles are made.
From clothing to carpets, all textiles share four basic elements: fiber, structure, color and decoration. Textiles 101 invites you to explore the creation of handmade textiles from ancient times to today. Touch fibers in raw and processed forms, practice weaving techniques, digitally design your own textile and watch videos of artists at work anytime you visit the museum.
Support for the Textiles 101 gallery was provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and generous private donors.
Textiles 101 Pop-Ups
Join us on Saturdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. for demonstrations, displays and drop-in mini-workshops that introduce textile-making methods. Explore these techniques with local artists, textile guilds or museum docents. No registration, experience or materials needed.
Upcoming
January 11, 18 and 25: Community weaving project with museum docents
February 1 and 8: Lacemaking with the Chesapeake Region Lace Guild
February 15: Spinning with Fluff n’ Nonsense
