textiles

Example Sentences

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Once the sari and the matching blue blouse reached the museum, textiles conservator Beth Knight watched YouTube videos to learn how to drape it on the mannequin.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Increasing oil prices have driven up the cost of items made with petrochemicals, everything from textiles to plastics.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

These circles, Gray explained, are cropped photos of textiles from Mexico, Guatemala and Japan that he found at fabric shops around Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The billionaire Amazon founder’s Earth Fund wants to accelerate the production of sustainable textiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Andean textiles were woven with great precision—elite garments could have a thread count of five hundred per inch—and structured in elaborate layers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann