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Documenting the Last Indigo Dyer of San Cristóbal

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Gur Inbar, A Thread of Clay, 2024, sheep wool yarn; dyeing, freehand tufting, 165×140 cm (photo: David Seth).

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Building a foundation of anti-racism and a culture of care, the mission of the Textile Society of America is to foster an international collective community—diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible—for the exchange and dissemination of knowledges and experiences about textiles worldwide.

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The Textile Society of America, an international organization, recognizes the profound global reach of textiles. We are committed to developing leadership initiatives, membership, and programming rooted in the plurality of textile histories, producers, and purposes. With an eye toward expanding our voices and audience, we will focus on inclusion of underrepresented groups, and advocacy for robust diversity of our personal and professional viewpoints.

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The Lab: Mentorship & Momentum for Emerging Textile Thinkers

The Lab: Mentorship & Momentum for Emerging Textile Thinkers

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 textile field. The Lab is a mentorship-driven program that helps emerging professionals move their ideas into action. Through guided sessions, one-on-one mentorship, and peer exchange, TSA members refine a project ...
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Member Monday with Ava Roth

Member Monday with Ava Roth

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 meeting point of human craft and the natural world, honoring the bees as true co-creators. Through this work, Roth imagines more hopeful, harmonious possibilities for how humans and nature might ...
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Judges Shortlist Three Books for the R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award

Judges Shortlist Three Books for the R. L. Shep Memorial Book Award

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 given annually to the publication judged to be the best book of the year in the field of global cultural heritage textile studies. This year’s finalists are listed in alphabetical ...
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Documenting the Last Indigo Dyer of San Cristóbal: A Virtual Film Screening + Conversation

Documenting the Last Indigo Dyer of San Cristóbal: A Virtual Film Screening + Conversation

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December 2, 2025
Ends:
December 2, 2025
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The Textile Museum Journal Symposium

The Textile Museum Journal Symposium

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December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025
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Book Talk: Artisans by Design by Judy Frater

Book Talk: Artisans by Design by Judy Frater

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December 9, 2025
Ends:
December 9, 2025
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TSA’s 17th Biennial Symposium

Hidden Stories/Human Lives, our first virtual symposium, was a big success! Video recordings from all sessions are now available on Youtube.

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Symposium 2020 Boston MA

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This Giving Tuesday, Experience the Living Traditi This Giving Tuesday, Experience the Living Tradition of Indigo

Join the Textile Society of America for a special Giving Tuesday event featuring Katarin María Laruelle Aránguiz @l___a___r___k, TSA Research Travel Grant awardee, as she shares her fieldwork and film on the indigo-dyeing traditions conducted in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.

Her research employs filmed oral histories and technical demonstrations to critically document the indigo-dyeing knowledge of master artisan Francisco Álvarez Montoya. This work serves as a vital intervention in the face of globalized production and the displacement of ancestral techniques by synthetic dyes. Developed in partnership with the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya A.C., the project represents a significant contribution to the ethnography of textile traditions.

During the event, Laruelle Aránguiz will share compelling visual clips and key insights from her fieldwork. She will be joined in conversation by Karla Faro Ruiz of the Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya A.C., offering a collaborative perspective on the project's methodology and its role in community-centered preservation.

➡️ Secure your virtual seat now! Link in bio.
🗓️ Tuesday, Dec 2 | 10 AM EST | Free

Image: Katarin María Laruelle Aránguiz dipping a coton skein in an indigo vat in the studio of Don Francisco Álvarez Montoya in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas.
Credits: Karla Faro Ruiz, Centro de Textiles del Mundo Maya
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Header image courtesy of The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C., 1982.37.2, Ruth Lincoln Fisher Memorial Fund