Nancy Arthur Hoskins, a former college weaving instructor, is the author of three books; over a hundred articles; and has contributed chapters about Egyptian textiles to five other books. Nancy has researched Pharaonic, Coptic, and Early Islamic textile collections in over 80 museums and has presented lectures and workshops for national and international guilds, conferences, universities and museums. Hoskins’ art fabrics have been in solo, group, and invitational exhibits. She was the guest teacher on five Textiles of Egypt Tours.