TSA News
Call for Nominations extended to August 28, 2022.
Call for Nominations for Board of Directors is now closed. TSA is extending the Call for Nominations for Board of Directors to August 28th, 2022. As we continue to develop ...
TSA Member Dr. Jonathan M. Square in Conversation with Noel Puello
Noel Puello, the brand and the person, embodies many of the values that I hold dear: blackness, queerness, body inclusivity, and sustainability. Their brand breaks free of conventions of the ...
Surviving Blackness in America: Quilts as Political Statement
In honor of Juneteenth this year, TSA is privileged to make available to the public a recording of the second event in our 2022 colloquium series, (re)claiming futures. Titled “Surviving ...
Textile Tuesday with Isabella Rosner
“The Toilet of the Princess” (from a pair of Indo-Chinese scenes), 1690-1715, attributed to the workshop of John Vanderbank the Elder, probably woven by Great Wardrobe (Great Queen Street, Saint ...
Job Opportunity: TSA News Digital Content Editor
TSA is seeking a Digital Content Editor to work closely with the Communications Director, Assistant Communications Director, Social Media Coordinator, Interim Executive Director, Interim Administrator, President and Board of Directors ...
Join Us! TSA Nominations and Volunteers Virtual Info Session on June 11, 2022
Would you like to volunteer and serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Textile Society of America? Do you know a colleague with leadership and organizational ...
Register for TSA Nominations and Volunteers Virtual Information Session on May 21, 2022
Would you like to volunteer and serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Textile Society of America? Do you know a colleague with leadership and organizational ...
Registration Open for Session 2: TSA Colloquium Series (re)claiming futures
Series DescriptionJoin the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed stories/narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists ...
Registration Open for Session 1: TSA Colloquium Series (re)claiming futures
Series DescriptionJoin the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed stories/narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists ...
Member News: Special Issue of the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice
The recently published special issue of the Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice (volume 9, issue 3) is the second collaboration between the Textile Society of America and the ...
Gratitude for Service
Dear TSA members and friends, With gratitude for their service, the Textile Society of America announces four resignations from its Board of Directors in late 2021 and early 2022. Ms ...
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 ...
Member Monday with Sarah Pedlow
At our June TSA Stitch-In, TSA member Sarah Pedlow shared about her recent project, Threshold. Sarah Pedlow makes textile works and photo-based drawings that honor traditional embroidery, handmade clothing, and ...
TSA News Conversations: Letitia Huckaby in Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Square
For this special TSA News Conversation, member Dr. Jonathan M. Square had the honor and pleasure to chat with Letitia Huckaby, an artist who draws inspiration from textile histories in ...
Book Announcement: “Textiles & Design: Bates Mill 1930-1990. Woven & Printed Home & Fashion Fabrics” by Jacqueline Field
Bates is a familiar brand to many, remembered fondly perhaps from a bedspread or mid-century clothing. Textiles & Design: Bates Mill 1930-1990 presents an engaging story of fabrics from Bates ...
Textiles x Science
Last year, as the feverish swirl of life-changing events forced us to re-examine the way we work, share spaces and how we think about our individual and collective roles in ...