2025 Fall News
Textiles as Living Memory: Reflections on Six Months in India
Author: Ai Kijimia When I arrived in Udaipur in October 2024, the city was alive with Diwali celebrations. Candles glowed in doorways and courtyards, marking the festival of light. It ...
A Letter from the Executive Director
Dear TSA Community, As I approach the ten-month mark as TSA’s Executive Director, I’ve been reflecting on how much we’ve already accomplished together and the possibility that lies ahead. Stepping ...
TSA Textile Research Travel Grant Award Recipient Article: Francisco Álvarez Montoya and the Indigo Tradition of the Barrio de los Mexicanos in San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
Author: Katarin María Laruelle Aránguiz Edited by: Jennifer Pellman This is a members only article. Become a member [memberonly] The Barrio de los Mexicanos was founded by the Mexicas (Aztecs), ...
Student/New Professional Award Recipient Reports, Fall 2025 edition
The Student/New Professional Award was established by TSA’s Board of Directors (2004-2006) to support and encourage students and new professionals in the textile field to attend the biennial Symposium. The ...
Craftsmanship and Intention; The American Woolen Company’s Revival
Author: A. Zarinah Nur This is a members only article. Become a member Jacob Long inspecting a woven cloth. Image courtesy of American Woolen Company. [memberonly] In my conversation with ...
Knitting Without Turning: a Self-Taught Bidirectional Method
Author: Alessandra Massa Edited by: Jennifer Pellman This is a members only article. Become a member [memberonly] A completed lace panel worked in yellow silk using the author’s method. The ...
From Chios to Lvov: Silk, Symbolism, and the Puzzle of the Inverted Inscription
Author: Piotr Wesolowski This is a members only article. Become a member [memberonly] The 1698 Lvov Parochet, Chios, silk brocade and embroidery.Image credit courtesy: Museum of Ethnography and Craft, Lviv, ...
Bound in Stitches: A Brief Guide to Common Bookbinding Stitches
Author: Harikleia Sirmans Edited by: Jennifer Pellman This is a members only article. Become a member [memberonly] Bookbinding is the process of attaching individual paper leaves or folded sheets into ...
