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

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 sectors most vulnerable are computers and electrical equipment, chemicals, machinery and equipment, and textiles and apparel, he says.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The Bezos Earth Fund awarded $34 million in grants to institutions studying and developing materials that might someday replace polyester and cotton—the world’s most popular textiles and among the most reliant on natural resources.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Lydia is a curator of textiles at the Met.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri