2026 Spring News
TSA Textile Research Travel Grant Recipient Article: The Tribal Weavers of Nagaland and the Traditions They Continue to Sustain.
Author: Dr. Nisaphi Lyndem, 2025 TSA Textile Research Travel Grant Awardee This article is available to everyone. On the road to the Hills of NagalandPhoto credit: Dr. Nisaphi Lyndem Across ...
Digital Weaving: Innovation through Pixels, A Book Review
Author: Janice Lessman-Moss Co-Editor: Dr. Karen Perlman This article is a member benefit. Become a Member [memberonly] Front cover of publicationPhoto credit: Helle Kjelland Ekaas The book Digital Weaving: Innovation ...
Working at a Joyous, Creative Thing: Kelly Cobb Elevates the Life and Art of Letty Esherick
Author: Katie Wynne Co-Editor: Dr. Karen Perlman This article is a member benefit. Become a Member [memberonly] Leticia “Letty” Nofer Esherick. Undated photograph by Consuelo Kanaga. WhartonEsherick Museum Collection. Leticia ...
Global and Ecological Influences in Early to Contemporary American Quilts
Author: Dr. Karen Perlman This article is a member benefit. Become a Member [memberonly] The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM), New York City has held many quilt exhibitions, but the ...
Textile as Object Symposium at CUNY Graduate Center, A Symposium Review
Author: Nazanin Hedayat Munroe Editor: Jennifer Pellman This article is a member benefit. Become a Member [memberonly] Eiren Shea (Grinnell College) and Rachel Silberstein (SOAS) with their finished woven samplers.Photo ...
From the Artist: Notes & Artefacts from altared futures – Temporarily closed for healing
Author: Rafael Edem Kouto Editor: Jennifer Pellman This article is a member benefit. Become a Member [memberonly] Multidisciplinary designer Rafael Edem Kouto shares with us his writing from a research ...
The Power of an Online Artist Residency
Author: Rachael Mayer This article is available to all. Meli Bandera, We wear it on the inside (pero lo llevamos nosotros donde que vamos), 2024. Needle felted wool, yarn, and ...
Letter from the Editor
Author: Kris Cnossen, Director of Communications and Chair of Newsletter Committee Hello! I’m Kris Cnossen, and I’ve had the joy of helping bring the Newsletter back to the Textile Society ...
Remembering Nancy F. Hall
The Textile Society of America mourns the passing of our member, Nancy F. Hall, who died on December 21, 2024. She was 77. While Nancy was celebrated as a foundational ...
Remembering Dilys E. Blum: TSA Member & Pioneering Curator
The Textile Society of America notes with sadness the passing of our member and colleague, Dilys E. Blum, on December 27, 2025. A visionary force in the field, she was ...
