Join us online Saturday, February 7, as we hear from internationally renowned artists, curators, and academics leading the field of fiber, including featured speaker Kandy G. Lopez. Our main presentations and speakers are highlighted in our Saturday programming, with opportunities for further connections and small-group sessions through our meetups on Sunday, February 8, through Wednesday,Continue reading “2026 Symposium: Fiber & Form! 2/7-12 Live Virtual”
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Free Live Virtual Talk: Intersections of textile art, disability, and care | 11.3.23 at 2pm ET
Join Surface Design Association to explore the intersections of art, disability, and care with four textile artists: Raisa Kabir, Ange Altenhofen, Francisco echo Eraso, and moderator, Elizabeth Kozlowski [SDA Journal Editor], in Shaping Space: A Conversation of Art, Disability, and Care.
The Yarn Industry and the Environment
“On some level the (large-scale) craft industry and the textile industry share the same supply streams until the final stages,” Dale Washburn, founder of yarn company Bellatrista, says in an email. “That is, the production of the raw fiber, the large-scale dyeing, etc. are indistinguishable. They only really diverge when the finished fiber/thread is spun into yarn or sent to be woven into cloth and sewn into garments. So,Continue reading “The Yarn Industry and the Environment”
Submission Calls for Knit and Crochet
Radicle Threads Magazine Submission Call
Textiles & Tea with Janet Phillips
Textiles & Tea
Navajo Way of Life…Weaving
Join Orenda Tribe and Stockpiler and Watch Weaving the Future, a conversation featuring four contemporary Diné Weavers filmed by Diné filmmaker, Shaun Price. This conversation highlights the authentic voices of these young Diné weavers who are holding and sharing cultural knowledge that has been preserved for generations. You can learn how you can support byContinue reading “Navajo Way of Life…Weaving”
Community + Inspiration @ Vogue Knitting Live
My first time at Vogue Knitting Live NYC was last weekend…such a great experience! With all the changes in events due to the pandemic, I get hesitant about virtual events that are so based in a human experience – the reason I enjoy my knitting and weaving community. However, the more intimate lectures and workshopsContinue reading “Community + Inspiration @ Vogue Knitting Live”
Good Sunday Doc: Craft In America
Shown on PBS with multiple topics on craft. Enjoy! Craft in America explores the vitality, history and significance of the craft movement in the United States and its impact on our nation’s rich cultural heritage. Capturing the beauty, creativity and originality of craftsmanship, the film highlights artists and explores the inter-relationship of what they do,Continue reading “Good Sunday Doc: Craft In America”
Fiber Art of Lenore Tawney
As I continue to research and discover about Fiber Artists who were “doing their thing” when the craft was considered more of “women’s work “, I love when I find out about women who were making history and being innovator of the craft. Not only were the women making the wears for their family innovatorsContinue reading “Fiber Art of Lenore Tawney”
SHEPHERDESS – ONE WOMAN FARM
I stumbled upon this website and extraordinary women through the People of Craft. The Shepherdess not only raise these wonderful sheep but she has this beautiful book that has been bound in leather with photos that make you want to gently turn the pages. I truly enjoyed combing through Alison’s website and reading about herContinue reading “SHEPHERDESS – ONE WOMAN FARM”
Fiber With A Cause 