2021 Fall News
Nominate a Book for the R.L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award
Nominate a book published in 2021 by March 1, 2022. Given annually to a publication judged to be the best book in the field of ethnic textile studies, the award ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Spring 2022 Series
by: Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America, in partnership with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, is delighted to present the spring season of Contemporary Voices ...
Friday Exhibition Spotlight: “Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love”
Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love de Young Museum, San Francisco on display until April 24, 2022 Post was written by Sequoia Barnes Installation view of Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love at the ...
Textile Tuesday with Dr. Sharbreon Plummer
Dr. Sharbreon Plummer was our guest speaker for the December 2021 TSA Stitch-In. She shared her journey in textiles and discussed how her great grandmother's life laid the foundation for ...
Farewell and Thank You to Caroline Charuk
TSA President's Letter December 2021 Dear TSA Members, We regret to announce that Caroline Charuk had tendered her resignation as Executive Director of Textile Society of America (TSA). Since 2015, ...
Textile Tuesday by Isabella Rosner
Detail of a gros point lace collar, likely British, fourth quarter of the 17th century, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. From Elena’s episode. As Sew What?, my podcast about ...
Textile Tuesday with Rachel Meginnes
The TSA Stitching Affinity Group was excited to host artist and educator Rachel Meginnes for our October 2021 TSA Stitch-In. Known for her exciting explorations deconstructing and repurposing vintage textiles, ...
Research Travel Grant Recipients 2021:
The Textile Society of America is excited to announce the recipients of the 2021 Research Travel Grants. Established through the generosity of Elena Phipps (TSA President 2012-2014) and Alan Finkel, ...
TSA Textile Tuesday: The Life of Joan of Arc
By Laura L. Camerlengo, Associate Curator of Costume and Textile Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Designed by Charles Abraham Chasselat (French, 1782–1843)Furnishing fragment, “La Vie de Jeanne d’Arc” ...
Friday Exhibition Spotlight: Vita Plume
“Patterns and Portraits”, an exhibition by Vita Plume is currently on display at the University of New Brunswick Art Centre. The exhibition is split between the East Gallery and West ...
Friday Exhibition Spotlight with TSA Member Stephanie Smart
In her latest exhibition, The Regency Wardrobe, British artist and TSA member Stephanie Smart transports us into the world of Regency Britain through intricately crafted period garments created with paper ...
Announcing the 2021Winner of the R. L. Shep Award
by: Roy Hamilton Aboriginal Screen-Printed Textiles from Australia’s Top End is the winner of this year’s R. L. Shep Award. TSA’s panel of judges selected it as the best book ...
Mark Your Calendar: “Contemporary Voices” Artist Talks Fall 2021 Series
by: Caroline Kipp The Textile Society of America in partnership with The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum is delighted to present the fall season of Contemporary Voices ...
Textile Tuesday: Julia Kwon’s Unapologetically Asian Face Mask
by: Susan Brown, Acting Head of Textiles at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Unapologetically Asian Face Mask, 2020Designed and made by Julia Kwon (American, b. 1987)Silk, pieced and sewn; cotton ...
First Friday: In Conversation with TSA Fellow Ruby Ghuznavi
To start off Textile Month 2021, Dr. Sharbreon Plummer and Cathy Stevulak host a conversation with 2019 TSA Fellow, Ruby Ghuznavi. Learn more about Ruby Ghuznavi's work on her TSA ...
