International Textile Collection

Search the Catalogue

Qing Dynasty embroidery

Please note: We are closed for the forseeable future, please direct any urgent queries via Special Collections.  We are sorry if access to our database is temperamental at this time.

World collections

• European Fragments (French/Italian)
• Egyptian Textiles
• Indian Textiles
• Indonesian Textiles
• Japanese Collection
• Kashmir Shawls
• Louisa Pesel Collection: collected textiles (Mediterranean region)
• Pakistani Textiles (North West Frontier)
• Qing Dynasty Textiles
• Tibetan Thangkas
• West African Textiles

Italian applique

Other collections

• Department of Textile Industries Archive
• Dyeing and Finishing
• Fibre Collection
• Louisa Pesel Collection: created textiles
• Marchini Textile Designs
• Sample Pattern Books (selected)
• Sampler Collection

The Clothworkers’ Company

The online catalogue is an extensive database of documented items in ULITA’s collections, containing digital images along with descriptions and reference numbers for identification.

The ULITA catalogue was established with the generous support of The Clothworkers’ Company. 

As it will shortly be available on Leeds University Library catalogue, we are no longer adding to this version of the catalogue.