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Textiles Close Up 2026
TSA ANNOUCEMENT
Textiles Close Up: New York

The Dressed Body & Wearable Innovations

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Textiles Close Up 2026
Textile Tour 2026
tsa programs
TSA x Ai Kijima
21-Day Textile Study Tour
to Rajasthan & Gujarat
September 10-September 30, 2026
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Gur Inbar, A Thread of Clay, 2024, sheep wool yarn; dyeing, freehand tufting, 165×140 cm (photo: David Seth).

Textile Tour 2026
TSA Membership Updated July 2025
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Gur Inbar, A Thread of Clay, 2024, sheep wool yarn; dyeing, freehand tufting, 165×140 cm (photo: David Seth).

TSA Membership Updated July 2025
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Our Mission

Building a foundation of anti-racism and a culture of care, the mission of the Textile Society of America is to foster an international collective community—diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible—for the exchange and dissemination of knowledges and experiences about textiles worldwide.

Our Focus on Diversity

The Textile Society of America, an international organization, recognizes the profound global reach of textiles. We are committed to developing leadership initiatives, membership, and programming rooted in the plurality of textile histories, producers, and purposes. With an eye toward expanding our voices and audience, we will focus on inclusion of underrepresented groups, and advocacy for robust diversity of our personal and professional viewpoints.

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Member Monday with Sara Rosenthal

Member Monday with Sara Rosenthal

Multidisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher Sara Rosenthal explores time, transformation, and material memory through weaving, installation, video art, and performance. From handwoven “mold” and tapestries featuring reimagined stone mother figures to deeply personal work responding to the Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed her childhood home, Rosenthal’s textile practice moves between rupture and repair, the microscopic and the cosmic. As co-Director ...
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2026 News, Member News, Membership
Nominate a Book for the R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award

Nominate a Book for the R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award

Nominate a book published in 2025 by March 31, 2026. We are pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award, presented annually by the Textile Society of America. This award honors the late Robert Lee Shep, a devoted supporter of textile scholarship, whose legacy continues through an endowment he established in 2000 ...
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2026 News, Awards, R.L. Shep Award, TSA News
Textile Study Tour to Rajasthan & Gujarat

Textile Study Tour to Rajasthan & Gujarat

The Textile Society of America invites members and the public on a journey unlike any other: a Textile Study Tour to Rajasthan and Gujarat, India (September 10–September 30, 2026) organized in collaboration with artist Ai Kijima. Experience a once-in-a-lifetime textile journey through the vibrant colors, patterns, shared experiences, history, and artistry of Rajasthan and Gujarat. Join us as these elements ...
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2026 News, Study Tour, TSA Announcements
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Events

Texas Fine Craft Show

Texas Fine Craft Show

Starts:
September 25, 2026
Ends:
September 25, 2026
Venue:
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel
SECAC 2026 CFP: Interwoven Labors: Motherhood, Care, and the Politics of Visibility in Art and Design

SECAC 2026 CFP: Interwoven Labors: Motherhood, Care, and the Politics of Visibility in Art and Design

Starts:
October 21, 2026
Ends:
October 21, 2026
Venue:
Winston-Salem, NC
Transformations: Dialogues in Art and Material

Transformations: Dialogues in Art and Material

Starts:
May 9, 2026
Ends:
May 9, 2026
Venue:
browngrotta arts
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Ending Soon: Early Bird Registration Closes May 1! Ending Soon: Early Bird Registration Closes May 1!

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗽: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆 & 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
June 23–24, 2026 | Syracuse and Ithaca, New York

This June, the Textile Society of America invites you to a two-day, multi-site experience across Central New York. Through intimate, small-group sessions, you’ll encounter textile collections up close, move between institutions, and take part in conversations that connect body, cloth, and innovation across time and place.

From Indigenous cultural knowledge at Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center, to historic garments at Syracuse University, to experimental work at Cornell University, each stop offers a distinct lens and together, they create a deeper, shared understanding.

Recognizing that connections are a key benefit of gathering, TSA has intentionally integrated time for participants and partners to engage in dialogue, reflection, and networking throughout this program.

𝘚𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥—𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘸.

📌Save the Date: Textile Close Up Virtual Roundtable
September 23, 2026 | 12 PM EDT
Registration opens July 1st

Join the Textile Society of America for an engaging 90-minute live virtual roundtable that explores the powerful relationship between textiles and the human body. Featuring Textiles Close Up New York program partners and additional contributors, including the Handweaving Museum at the Thousand Islands Arts Center and Genesee Country Village & Museum. 

This program is open to everyone, regardless of attendance at the in-person sessions in June, and includes a Q&A with the panelists. The session will also be recorded.

Textiles Close Up is made possible in part by the Coby Foundation.

Image: Coat, Spring 1971, designed by Bonnie Cashin. Sue Ann Genet Costume Collection, Syracuse University School of Design. Gift of Philip Sills, 85.35A
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Header image courtesy of The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1982.37.2, Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund