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Hotel flowers in Otavalo, Ecuador: Plants are growing on the windowsills of a hotel in Otavalo, Ecuador. The hotel has a stone foundation and brick walls, with multiple windows. Each window has a colorful plant. Otavalo is a popular tourist destination because of its reputation for high quality...; Format: image/photograph

Portrait of girl holding two textiles for sale at Siem Reap: A pre-adolescent girl holds a brown cloth over her shoulder and a printed blue one over her right forearm. Both cloths appear to be printed examples of local batik designs. The girl's brow is furrowed in concentration as she looks towards her right, perhaps...; Format: image/photograph

North Carolina State University Gallery of Art and Design: Guided tours of the NCSU Gallery of Art and Design's collections and exhibitions are available for school groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The textile industry and Winston-Salem: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.9; Textiles were one of two industries that changed Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.; Format: article

Homegrown Handmade: Culture and agriculture come together on these unique “agri-cultural” trails which can be found in 72 North Carolina counties.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Tourist in blue dress examines cloth at Balinese roadside stall: A foreign tourist in a blue sundress examines a cloth at a Balinese roadside stall.; Format: image/photograph

Banana tree: A banana with fruit and a dark red flower at the end of the stem of the bunch. The fruit of the banana tree can be cut early or allowed to ripen on the tree. In Nepal the fruit is eaten raw and cooked, and the flower is eaten either pickled or cooked as vegetable....; Format: image/photograph

Alamance Cotton Mill: Alamance Cotton Mill, as it appeared in 1837 shortly after construction. The mill was built by Edwin M. Holt, a pioneer of the Southern textile industry.; Format: image/photograph

Cutting meat in Otavalo, Ecuador: A man cuts red meat with an axe in an open-air market. The meat is placed on a round wooden block. Three men are turned away from the camera toward the butcher's stall. Otavalo is well-known for its popular open-air market. Everything from handcrafted textiles,...; Format: image/photograph

Guilford Native American Art Gallery: This art gallery focuses "sensitive critical attention on contemporary and traditional Indian art and culture." Visitors to the gallery will see the best in traditional and contemporary Native American art.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Karastan Rug Mill Tour: Visit this factory to see how oriental rugs are made from the design to the finished product.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The tobacco industry and Winston-Salem: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.8; Tobacco was one of two industries that changed Winston-Salem and Forsyth County in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.; Format: article

Alamance Plaid: Alamance Plaid was one of the signature fabrics produced by Alamance Cotton Mill in Alamance County, North Carolina. The plaid was one of the first colored fabrics produced commercially in the Southern United States. This example is from the first generation...; Format: image/photograph

Weaving on an old loom: A woman is seated and working at an old loom in a cabin in this photograph from the 1930s. A spinning wheel stands on the hearth of the fireplace in the room. A couple of braided rugs are on the floor. Writing at the bottom of the photograph reads, "Weaving...; Format: image/photograph

Smiling girl in Otavalo, Ecuador: A young woman smiles away from the camera. She is wearing an embroidered white and blue blouse and a gold bead necklace. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice...; Format: image/photograph

Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom interior: Used for the Allanstand Cottage Industries publicity, this photograph shows the types of wares that were sold in the shop in the 1920s. Baskets of all shapes and sizes are displayed on the floor in front of a glass case with smaller baskets and pottery in...; Format: image/photograph

YMI Cultural Center: This cultural center was created to preserve the visual and performing arts heritages of African-Americans and other minorities. The Center has an art gallery with over 100 works of art from renowned artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Romare Bearden, John Biggers. It also offers art classes to all age groups.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Nannie Coleson, looper, at a textile mill in Scotland, Neck, N.C.: Eleven year old Nannie Colson can be seen working as a looper at the Crescent Hosiery Mill in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Sitting in a chair in front of a hosiery machine, she is absorbed in her work. She is so short that she is at eye-level with the machine....; Format: image/photograph

Mountain Gateway Museum: A trip to the Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort gives students a look into the past and helps them understand the importance of preserving local and regional history.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Fieldcrest Cannon Village and Textile Museum: Go back in time and experience Fieldcrest Cannon's fascinating 4500 square foot textile exhibit located in the heart of historic Cannon Village.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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