Cloth that Changed the World

“Scholarly yet sumptuous”— Crafts Magazine

“[A]n intriguing and fascinating narrative through centuries of trade, artistry, politics and culture drawn from the threads of this classic cloth”— Embroidery magazine

“ Cloth That Changed the World offers a beautiful catalogue of the Royal Ontario Museum’s exceptional collection alongside diverse, authoritative texts.”—Avalon Fotheringham, Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society of Great Britain

Shortlisted for the R. L. Shep Award, sponsored by The Textile Society of America



“Scholarly yet sumptuous”— Crafts Magazine

“[A]n intriguing and fascinating narrative through centuries of trade, artistry, politics and culture drawn from the threads of this classic cloth”— Embroidery magazine

“ Cloth That Changed the World offers a beautiful catalogue of the Royal Ontario Museum’s exceptional collection alongside diverse, authoritative texts.”—Avalon Fotheringham, Journal of the Oriental Rug and Textile Society of Great Britain

Shortlisted for the R. L. Shep Award, sponsored by The Textile Society of America



Sarah Fee is senior curator of Eastern Hemisphere fashion and textiles at the Royal Ontario Museum.