Newsletter
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In Memory of Lotus Stack, TSA Founding President
When Lotus Stack joined the small group of visionaries who founded the Textile Society of America on April 3, 1987, she helped ignite a force for connection and scholarship that ...
Textiles as Living Memory: Reflections on Six Months in India
Author: Ai Kijima 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), ...
Tender as Needlework: Remembering Through Cloth and Care
Author: Suzanna James A Reflection by a TSA Student and New Professional Scholarship Award Recipient I was running late, last autumn in London, and didn’t expect to arrive home already ...
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 ...
Narrative Threads: Weaving New Pathways for Textile Knowledge
Authors: Sarah Molina and Matthew Raj Webb The packed virtual room at the Textile Society of America’s “Shifts and Strands” symposium on November 15, 2024, buzzed with anticipation as our ...
Craftsmanship and Intention; The American Woolen Company’s Revival
Author: A. Zarinah Nuri 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, ...
Expanding the Canopy: Experimentation + Connection at TSA’s 2024 Symposium
Author: Sam Simons Receiving the Textile Society of America’s generous Student/New Professional Award allowed me to participate in the 2024 symposium, “Shifts & Strands.” This support was instrumental in my ...
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 ...
Student/New Professional Award Recipient Reports
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 ...
Why TSA Membership Matters (Now More Than Ever)
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 ...
Ejaad:The Afghan Project’s Program Empowering Afghan Women Through International Collaboration and Education
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" ...
Exhibition Review: Louise Lemieux Bérubé: Around the World with 80 Textile Artists
Reviewer: Marcelo Martins Editor: Jennifer Pellman The Musée des métiers d'art du Québec (MUMAQ) hosted a remarkable exhibition this winter: “Louise Lemieux Bérubé: Around the World with 80 Textile Artists,” ...
“Flax reveals its beauty at every stage of life”
Author: Shannon Welsh Editor: Sara Rosenthal Flax field ready to harvest for fiber Photo Credit John Morgan, Image courtesy NALA. What made you fall in love with flax? When Shannon ...
