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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 ...

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 ...

Through all of her work as historic Interpreter, Creole culture activist, registered teaching artist, and event producer, Dianne Honoré is deeply rooted in Louisiana. In this conversation with TSA Digital ...

Upcoming sessions: Feb. 26th (9-10am CT) Feb. 27th (8-9pm CT) Would you like to present your work at the 2024 TSA Symposium? The portal to submit your proposal for the ...

The Art of Cloth in Mughal India by Sylvia Houghteling, book cover. We are pleased to announce the winner of the R.L. Shep Memorial Book Award 2022, Sylvia Houghteling's The Art ...

Early this month, the city of Miami played host to Art Basel and the numerous accompanying art fairs that make up Art Week. Showcasing the best and the next in ...

I was introduced to Eva Palmer while researching the life of Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos. Palmer, an American actor and philhellene, was married to Sikelianos from 1907 to 1934, and ...

Of our many workings of the material, flags have long held significant importance as symbols of national identity, sovereignty, and unity. Even as we collectively and individually contemplate (and often ...

Recent international research on Japanese modernism of the early 20th century has set the stage for a more critical look at one of the most brilliant manifestations of that modernism, ...

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, ...

Following a national search, TSA is thrilled to welcome artist, administrator, and entrepreneur Anita Enriquez (she/her) to the position of Contract Administrative Coordinator and to the Textile Society of America ...

Judging a book by its cover Image: Emerald green bookcloth with discolored spine. Courtesy of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers ...

By A. Zarinah Nuri Traditional Carrickmacross lace techniques (detail). Courtesy Theresa Kelly The rhythmic pulling and pushing of needle and thread through layers of cloth can calm anxieties and evoke ...

Qualeasha Wood is a textile artist whose work contemplates realities around black female bodies, contemporary technology, and consumption. Meet this young artist reimagining craft in a digital era. Qualeasha Wood ...

Artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm presents her contribution to "Past Is Present," an exhibition curated by Jonathan Square ...

Dear TSA Members, I am pleased to inform you that Isaac Facio has agreed to take on the role of President Elect. As a reminder, when former VP/President Elect Karen ...

You must be logged in as a current TSA member to access the ballot. Please sign in below. Voting closes at 11:59 PM Pacific time on November 13, 2022 [memberonly] ...

Image of book cover from Textiles in Burman Culture – Silkworm Books Textiles in Burman Culture is this year’s winner of the R.L. Shep Award. It was selected as the ...

Abduction of Helen series. Dario di Giovanni (ca. 1420–before 1498) and collaborators, The Departure of Helen and Her Entourage for Cythera. empera and Pressbrokat on spruce. The Walters Art Museum, ...

Masako KinoshitaApril 24, 1926 -August 4, 2022 Masako Kinoshita (née Matsuoka) passed away in her sleep on August 4, at the age of 96. Born in Kochi, Japan, she and ...

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 ...

Join 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 and ...

Four books have been selected by TSA’s Shep Award Book Committee for a shortlist of titles published in 2021 under consideration for this year’s R. L. Shep Award. The four ...

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 ...

Image: Jeffrey Albright TSA is excited to welcome Lauren Baccus as our TSA News Digital Content Editor. Lauren is a textile artist, writer and researcher whose work centers around the ...

Congratulations to Sara Clugage, TSA Member and Assistant Director of Communications! Sara has written the 2021 edition of the annual Haystack Monograph Series, “New Recipes: Cooking, Craft, and Performance.” The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...