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As I sit down to write this year-end message, I find myself reflecting not just on numbers, but on the human energy those numbers represent. The data tells a powerful ...

The Royal Inca Tunic: A Biography of an Andean Masterpiece (Princeton University Press, 2024) by Andrew James Hamilton is the Winner of the R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award for ...

The Lab February through July 2026 The Textile Society of America (TSA) is relaunching The Lab, as a six-month virtual incubator designed to spark connection, collaboration, and creativity across the ...

Toronto-based artist Ava Roth creates striking interspecies collaborations with thousands of local honeybees, embedding her encaustic collages and textile-inspired forms directly into living hives. Her ongoing Honeycomb Collection celebrates the ...

The Textile Society of America is pleased to announce the top three finalists for the 2025 R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award for books published in 2024. The award is ...

Film Screening + Conversation with TSA grantee Katarin María Laruelle Aránguiz and Karla Faro Ruiz of the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya A.C. The Textile Society of America is ...

This exhibition is all about love. Par Nair's "Letters of Haunting", hand-embroidery on mother's silk sarees. Installation view of The Love that Remains. May 1—July 27, 2024, Art Museum at ...

The Textile Society of America is seeking members to serve on the Nominations and Elections Committee beginning in January 2026. This committee plays a vital role in shaping TSA’s leadership ...

Featuring a Performance and Artist Talk by Nneka Kai This fall, TSA brings Textiles Close Up back to Chicago with a rare opportunity to experience the powerful exhibition On Loss ...

Meet TSA member Nikita Shah, Brooklyn-based textile artist, fashion designer, and educator, whose practice is rooted in the ancient South Indian tradition of Kalamkari. Through hand-drawn narrative cloths, collective storytelling, ...

Are you a maker, scholar, curator, or textile enthusiast with a story to tell? The Textile Society of America invites our members to step into the spotlight through our TSA ...

The Textile Society of America is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Research Travel Grant: Dr. Nisaphi Lyndem and Katarin María Laruelle Aránguiz. These exceptional scholars are undertaking ...

All photographs taken by and courtesy of Harikleia Sirmans. Meet Harikleia Sirmans in this edition of Member Monday! Sirmans’s textile journey began with a sheep named Stella and has unraveled ...

The Textile Society of America is excited to offer a dynamic lineup of in-person and virtual programs that connect textile enthusiasts across regions, generations, and traditions. From hands-on workshops and ...

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 ...

Author: Jennifer Henbest-Calvillo Editor: Jennifer Pellman Ejaad, founded in 2017, is dedicated to transforming the lives of women and girls in Afghanistan. The organization, whose name means "creativity" or "innovation" ...

Across continents and time zones, TSA members are shaping the future of textile arts and scholarship. From curators and collectors to artists, educators, historians, and students, our membership is as ...

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We need your voice! TSA’s Member Listening Sessions start this week, and this is your chance to help shape the future of TSA. Why Attend? Have a say in TSA’s ...

TSA is in an exciting period of reflection and forward planning, and we want to hear from you! Our 2025 Membership Survey closes soon, and your insights will help shape ...

We are committed to building a resilient, connected, and inclusive textile community. As part of this commitment, we invite you to share your insights through the 2025 Textile Society of ...

Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity is the 2024 winner of the R. L. Shep Award. It was selected as the best book published in 2023 in the ...

Nominees Top, left to right: Jennifer Byram, Kristal Hale, Elena Kanagy-LouuxBotton, left to right: Dr. Manpreet Chanal, Sandra Sardjono, Jennifer Green TSA is proud to announce the five presentations at ...

Schiffer Craft, an imprint that publishes craft books and kits, offered review copies of three recent textile-focused books to Textile Society of America members. TSA is pleased to publish their ...

For this Member Monday, we will take a break from the summer heat to talk to Qianwen Yu, who explores the connection between what we see and hear through her ...

We have some big news to share with you all. Our brilliant TSA News Digital Content Editor, Lauren Baccus, who has been with us since 2022, is moving on to ...

As we enter into the Summer months, we speak with Ana María Zamora Moreno, a textile artist and educator based in Colombia. Ana’s multigenerational community workshops support her core belief ...

Through her academic work and creative practice, Dr. Marion Coe sheds light on the often-overlooked realm of "women's crafts" and their profound cultural significance. Specializing in the textiles of prehistoric ...

Multidisciplinary artist Jessy Nite specializes in interactive, experiential and site-specific installations, recently exploring typography through paracord, a lightweight nylon rope. Through a process of intricate knotting, and layered text, Nite ...

A renown weaver, Janice Lessman-Moss' work is a meditation on universal patterns and order. Her dynamic constructions offer a point of entry and marked presence along a shared and unfolding ...