Local Resources - check these sites for local events and exhibitions

www.seattleartmuseum.org Seattle Art Museum homepage.
www.washington.edu/burkemuseum The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (at the University of Washington).  The museum has a strong focus on Northwest Coast Indian material.  Also, it is where STARS holds most of its meetings.
www.henryart.org Though its primary focus today is on contemporary art, the Henry has a strong Textile Studies Center and occasionally mounts textile-focused exhibitions.
www.bellevuearts.org Bellevue Arts Museum.  BAM recently hired the former director of the Renwick Museum in Washington DC, and has changed its mission to one focused on craft, including textiles!
www.seattlehistory.org Museum of History and Industry.
www.earthues.com Earthues is a resource center focused on the art of natural dyeing and encouraging folkcraft.  Features many classes and workshops on many aspects of traditional dyeing and textile production techniques.
www.laconnerquilts.com La Conner Quilt Museum.
www.nordicmuseum.org Nordic Heritage Museum.
www.tacomaartmuseum.org Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington.
www.portlandartmuseum.org Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.
www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Royal British Columbia Museum, Vancouver BC.
www.moa.ubc.ca Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC.

The Web and Beyond

www.cloudband.com The largest online marketplace for collectible oriental rugs and textiles. 
www.hali.com Hali Magazine website - includes an online marketplace, calendar of events, auction reviews, news, and insightful, sometimes biting, commentary.
www.jozan.net Jozan is a web portal and magazine devoted to Oriental Rugs.  It has a very comprehensive directory of rug and textile related websites.
www.turkotek.com Turkotek's "salons" are the liveliest discussion forums for various topics regarding oriental rugs and textiles.  Check back frequently for new topics, and review the archives.
www.spongobongo.com A wide-ranging site devoted to oriental rugs edited by Barry O'Connell.  Includes an opportunity to subscribe to an active e-mail listserv.
textilesociety.org The Textile Society of America supports a wide range of textile arts and interests.  Their biannual symposium is a highlight, and they also sponsor a number of regional conferences throughout the year.
www.acor-rugs.org American Conference on Oriental Rugs home page.  Includes listings for all of the member rug societies around North America.
www.icoc-orientalrugs.org International Conference on Oriental Carpets home page.
www.textilemuseum.org The Textile Museum in Washington DC.  The leading American museum focused on the textile arts.
textilemuseum.ca Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto.  The leading Canadian museum focused on the textile arts.
www.fowler.ucla.edu The Fowler Museum of Cultural History in Los Angeles makes ethnographic textiles a primary focus of their collecting, scholarship and exhibitions.
www.ne-rugsociety.org The New England Rug Society homepage.
www.sfbars.org The San Francisco Bay Area Rug Society homepage.
http://intlhajjirugsociety.org/ The International Hajji Baba Society (Washington DC)
www.armenianrugssociety.com The Armenian Rug Society homepage.
www.geocities.com/jbulyk The Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society homepage.
www.kcorta.org The Kansas City Oriental Rug and Textile Association homepage.
http://mathforum.org/geometry/rugs/ Symmetry in Oriental Rugs - A Collaboration between the Math Forum and The Textile Museum.