Editing Textile arts (section)

{{Short description|Form of arts and crafts using fibers}}
{{Distinguish|Fiber art}}
[[File:Henry Holiday textile arts in ancient Egypt.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Textile arts in ancient Egypt]]
[[File:Henry Prince of Wales 1610 Robert Peake.jpg|right|thumb|200px|This portrait illustrates the practical, decorative, and social aspects of the textile arts. [[Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales]] by [[Robert Peake the Elder]], 1610.]]
[[File:Persian Silk Brocade - Paisley - Persian Paisley - Abdollah Salami - 1939.jpg|thumb|200px|Persian Silk Brocade. Persian Textile (The Golden Yarns of Zari - Brocade). Silk Brocade with Golden Thread (Golabetoon). Pattern and Design: Paisley Left and Right (Bote Jeghe), With Main Repeating Motif (Persian Paisley).]]
[[File:Panel LACMA M.63.55.2.jpg|thumb|200px|Textile, painted [[silk]], 45 × 29{{frac|1|2}} in. (114.3 × 74.93 cm), [[Qing dynasty|Qing Dynasty]], China, mid-18th century, [[LACMA]] textile collection]]
[[File:Chamba Rumal .jpg|thumb|200px|[[Chamba district|Chamba]] ''[[Rumāl]]'' with scenes of ''[[gopi]]s''
worshiping [[Krishna]]. Late 18th to early 19th century, [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. Ceremonial/ritual furnishing, silk embroidery on cotton. [[LACMA]] textile collection]]
'''Textile arts''' are [[art]]s and [[craft]]s that use [[fiber crop|plant]], [[Animal fiber|animal]], or [[synthetic fiber]]s to construct practical or [[decorative]] [[Physical object|object]]s.

[[Textile]]s have been a fundamental part of [[human life]] since the beginning of [[civilization]].{{sfn|Gillow|Sentance|1999|pp=10–11}}{{sfn|Barber|2008|pp=42–70}} The methods and materials used to make them have expanded enormously, while the functions of textiles have remained the same, there are many functions for textiles. Whether it be clothing or something decorative for the house/shelter. The history of textile arts is also the history of [[international trade]].  [[Tyrian purple]] [[dye]] was an important trade good in the ancient [[Mediterranean]]. The [[Silk Road]] brought [[China|Chinese]] silk to [[India]], [[Africa]], and [[Europe]], and, conversely, [[Sogdian art#Textile arts|Sogdian silk]] to China. Tastes for imported luxury [[fabric]]s led to [[sumptuary law]]s during the [[Middle Ages]] and [[Renaissance]].  The [[Industrial Revolution]] was shaped largely by innovation in textiles technology: the [[cotton gin]], the [[spinning jenny]], and the [[power loom]] mechanized production and led to the [[Luddite]] rebellion.