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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 ...

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 ...

For our first Member Monday feature of the year, meet Tory Laitila, Curator of Textiles and Historic Arts at the Honolulu Museum of Art. A dedicated costume historian and vexillologist, ...

Spanning the globe, Textile Society of America's membership reflects the broad range of practices and areas of interest that textiles inspire. This month, we highlight Prerana Anjali Choudhury, founder of ...

This month, we highlight the second of our Summer Lab Pitch Session attendees, Heather Schulte, an interdisciplinary artist based in Colorado. As we gear up for October's colloquium, (re)Imagining Futures: ...

In advance of TSA's upcoming colloquium, (re)Imagining Futures: Shifting Methodologies, this Summer's Lab Pitch Session offered an opportunity to share creative projects, brainstorm with peers, and weave together collective textile ...

With a bounty of both in-person and virtual textile events, TSA shares some of our recommendations for the Fall season! Exhibition Image, A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs ...

Michael James has long been fascinated with patterns. As a metaphor for the complex systems that run through our world, James explores the patterns in his non-traditional quilts to evoke ...

The Lab practice pitch session for TSA Colloquium Date: Friday, July 14 Time: 9:30am PST/12:30pm EST/5:30pm BST Attention all soon-to-be, new, and recent-ish graduates and school-eschewing professionals, we want to ...

Member Listening Session on TSA programming TSA members are invited to participate in a conversation and listening session about future programming with TSA leadership and Board members Wednesday, June 28th, ...

Michael James has long been fascinated with patterns. As a metaphor for the complex systems that run through our world, James explores the patterns in his non-traditional quilts to evoke ...

For this month's profile, we speak with Emma Harling about her recent collaboration with Chatham, some common misconceptions about her work, and the chance to deep dive into textile archives ...

From book clubs to the history of sewing machines, TSA shares some of our textile event recommendations for this Spring season! Anne Lindberg’s immersive installation what color is divine light? ...

Member Kyle Marini researches pre-contact Andean visual culture as a Doctoral student of art history at Penn State University. Fueled by a semester abroad in Ecuador painting the landscape plein ...

Happiest and most joyful of years to all! We are so pleased to welcome 2023 with TSA member Sally C. Garner, a textile artist and educator based in Atlanta. Sally's ...

Carol Sauvion via Craft Council  As one of the last (though certainly not least) gifts of 2022, we had the opportunity to speak with Carol Sauvion, a true advocate for ...

Please join the Textile Society of America on November 1, 2022, for our fourth session in the (re)claiming futures colloquium series. November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month ...

Vote Now for your 2023 - 2027 Board of Directors Dear TSA Members I am pleased to inform you that Isaac Facio has agreed to take on the role of ...

Jimil Ataman is an ethnographer of the social, political, and cultural dimensions of clothing and its entanglements. In this month’s member feature, she shares her globe-spanning fieldwork and considers the ...

Our September Featured Member is Marcelyn (Lynn) Bennett-Carpenter, an interdisciplinary fiber artist and educator. In this month’s conversation with TSA News, Bennett-Carpenter shares her explorations into textiles as architecture, graffiti ...

From archival deep dives to the collaborative future of textiles, TSA shares some of our recommendations for this Fall 2022 season! Nick Cave - Wall Relief (detail), 2013. Courtesy of ...

Join the Textile Society of America for this online colloquium showcasing (re)claimed narratives and histories of textile creation, practice, and study. In these presentations and panel discussions, innovative artists and ...

The submission deadline was September 1, 2022 and is now closed. Join us and share your leadership ideas. The Textile Society of America (TSA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has an exciting ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Call For Nominations for the Board of Directors, 2023-2027 term is now closed. Board positions open for this next Election cycle include the list below. Click each title to ...

The Call For Nominations for the Board of Directors, 2023-2027 term is now open through July 10, 2022. Board positions open for this next Election cycle include: TreasurerAssistant Director of ...