Korean fabric arts have a long history, and only now are being seen as worth archaeological study, preservation, and research work. The traditional arts of Korean embroidery

Korean embroidery

The techniques and artifacts created by Korean embroidery has a long history, but there is the most evidence from the Joseon Dynasty, after the 14th century in Korea...

, Korean knots

Korean knots

Traditional knots in Korea has been used for various purposes like hunting tools, decoration, clothes and so on throughout Korean history. Its usage was first only limited to the royal families and later spread to common people. Korean knot is different from Chinese knots in history and form...

, Korean clothing and the rarer arts of Korean blinds weaving and Korean paper clothing are worthy of study.

This article looks at the totality of Korean fabric arts, that is work in fabric done by Koreans, in Korea, or by Koreans overseas using primarily natural materials, or increasingly sophisticated combinations of synthetic and natural materials with natural

Natural dye

Natural dyes are dyes or colorants derived from plants, invertebrates, or minerals. The majority of natural dyes are vegetable dyes from plant sources – roots, berries, bark, leaves, and wood — and other organic sources such as fungi and lichens....

 and synthetic dye

Dye

A dye is a colored substance that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is being applied. The dye is generally applied in an aqueous solution, and requires a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber....

s for art purposes.