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  1. Next Textile Talks (free, over zoom, July 8, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)):
    T3%+!le$: The Language of Fiber
    Surface Design Association

    “Between fiber and the written or spoken word is a large space. This exhibit fills that space with translations, reconstructions, hidden meanings, common language, materiality, and manifestations of the creative impulse."

    Register: surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #FibreArts

  2. Next Textile Talks (free, over zoom, July 8, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)):
    T3%+!le$: The Language of Fiber
    Surface Design Association

    “Between fiber and the written or spoken word is a large space. This exhibit fills that space with translations, reconstructions, hidden meanings, common language, materiality, and manifestations of the creative impulse."

    Register: surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #FibreArts

  3. Next Textile Talks (zoom, free, June 24, 2:00 PM EDT GMT/UTC -4):
    QSOS: If Quilts Could Talk
    Quilt Alliance

    "If your favorite quilt could talk, what would it say? [...] How do we make sure the stories behind our quilts survive?

    For more than 25 years, Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) has been preserving the voices of quiltmakers through recorded oral history interviews. "

    Register at quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #quilting #FiberArt #OralHistory

  4. Next Textile Talks (zoom, free, June 24, 2:00 PM EDT GMT/UTC -4):
    QSOS: If Quilts Could Talk
    Quilt Alliance

    "If your favorite quilt could talk, what would it say? [...] How do we make sure the stories behind our quilts survive?

    For more than 25 years, Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) has been preserving the voices of quiltmakers through recorded oral history interviews. "

    Register at quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #quilting #FiberArt #OralHistory

  5. Next Textile Talks (free, Zoom, June 10, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): Thinking Through Tapestry
    Surface Design Association

    "Thinking Through Tapestry is an exhibition organized by the American Tapestry Alliance featuring contemporary artists exploring complex social issues, historical narratives of craft, industrialization, and computation." (Talk with director and 5 artists.)

    Register here: surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #tapestry #FiberArts

  6. Next Textile Talks (free, Zoom, June 10, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): Thinking Through Tapestry
    Surface Design Association

    "Thinking Through Tapestry is an exhibition organized by the American Tapestry Alliance featuring contemporary artists exploring complex social issues, historical narratives of craft, industrialization, and computation." (Talk with director and 5 artists.)

    Register here: surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #tapestry #FiberArts

  7. Next Textile Talk (free, over zoom,June 3, 2:00p Eastern, GMT/UTC -4) Veronika Olivier - Stitched and Painted, SAQA

    "Veronika Olivier shares how she combines recycled fabrics, threads, and unexpected materials such as plastics with traditional art mediums like oil paint and pastels. Veronika's work blurs the line between fine art and textile art, transforming soft materials into richly textured, painterly surfaces."
    Register at saqa.com/events/veronika-olivi

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #ArtQuilts

  8. Next Textile Talk (free, over zoom,June 3, 2:00p Eastern, GMT/UTC -4) Veronika Olivier - Stitched and Painted, SAQA

    "Veronika Olivier shares how she combines recycled fabrics, threads, and unexpected materials such as plastics with traditional art mediums like oil paint and pastels. Veronika's work blurs the line between fine art and textile art, transforming soft materials into richly textured, painterly surfaces."
    Register at saqa.com/events/veronika-olivi

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #ArtQuilts

  9. Next Textile Talk (free, over zoom, May 27, from 2:00 EDT (GMT/UTC -4): Nature's Canvas: Turned Wood and Textiles, SAQA
    "Nature's Canvas is a joint exhibition by SAQA and the American Association of Woodturners. Join five exhibiting artists from both organizations for this Textile Talk exploring the connections between two ancient mediums."

    Pre-register at saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #WoodTurning #FiberArt #SAQA

  10. Next Textile Talk (free, over zoom, May 27, from 2:00 EDT (GMT/UTC -4): Nature's Canvas: Turned Wood and Textiles, SAQA
    "Nature's Canvas is a joint exhibition by SAQA and the American Association of Woodturners. Join five exhibiting artists from both organizations for this Textile Talk exploring the connections between two ancient mediums."

    Pre-register at saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #WoodTurning #FiberArt #SAQA

  11. Today's Textile Talk (free, over zoom, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): A Global View: Quilts from the International Quilt Museum's Collection
    International Quilt Museum
    "Sarah Walcott takes us on a global journey of quiltmaking with special textiles that exemplify the IQM's unrivaled collection."
    Register at saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #quilting #InternationalQuiltMuseum

  12. Today's Textile Talk (free, over zoom, 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): A Global View: Quilts from the International Quilt Museum's Collection
    International Quilt Museum
    "Sarah Walcott takes us on a global journey of quiltmaking with special textiles that exemplify the IQM's unrivaled collection."
    Register at saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #quilting #InternationalQuiltMuseum

  13. Next Textile Talk (free, Zoom, May 13, 2pm EDT (GMT/UTC -4)):
    (Un)Seen Labor: Motherhood and Care, Surface Design Association

    What is the value of care? Whose labor is seen, and how does loss impress itself into our bodies? Fiber artists Cassie Arnold and Catherine Reinhart will discuss their artistic practice in relationship to carework, grief, and haptic (hand) practices.
    Preregister at surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #Motherhood

  14. Next Textile Talk (free, Zoom, May 13, 2pm EDT (GMT/UTC -4)):
    (Un)Seen Labor: Motherhood and Care, Surface Design Association

    What is the value of care? Whose labor is seen, and how does loss impress itself into our bodies? Fiber artists Cassie Arnold and Catherine Reinhart will discuss their artistic practice in relationship to carework, grief, and haptic (hand) practices.
    Preregister at surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #Motherhood

  15. Next Textile Talk (free, Zoom, May 6, 2pm Eastern): Jim Arendt--Denim and Persistence in Difficult Times, SAQA

    Jim Arendt's practice is rooted in understanding how we relate to labor. His close proximity to the manufacturing and agrarian landscapes of America, as well as the dramatic shifts in both sectors of the economy during Jim's lifetime, has led him to pursue an understanding of America's people and craft.

    preregister here: saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #denim #sewing #FiberArt

  16. Next Textile Talk (free, Zoom, May 6, 2pm Eastern): Jim Arendt--Denim and Persistence in Difficult Times, SAQA

    Jim Arendt's practice is rooted in understanding how we relate to labor. His close proximity to the manufacturing and agrarian landscapes of America, as well as the dramatic shifts in both sectors of the economy during Jim's lifetime, has led him to pursue an understanding of America's people and craft.

    preregister here: saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #denim #sewing #FiberArt

  17. The link to the recording of the lecture, "Quilts that Speak, what history has buried, with Phyllis Biffle-Elmore."
    youtu.be/9eRK-P6-H00

    #TextileTalks #quilting

  18. The link to the recording of the lecture, "Quilts that Speak, what history has buried, with Phyllis Biffle-Elmore."
    youtu.be/9eRK-P6-H00

    #TextileTalks #quilting

  19. Next Textile talk (Free, over zoom, April 22, 2pm EDT/Utc-4): Fandom in the Quilt World: A New Architecture of Participation, International Quilt Museum

    "Kristin Barrus is an Academic Quiltmaker who examines the anthropology of quilts. Using the academic field of fan studies, she investigates how quiltmakers embrace fan identities through making, purchasing, organic membership in digital and in-person communities. "

    Register at internationalquiltmuseum.org/t

    #TextileTalks #quilting #fiberArts

  20. Next Textile talk (Free, over zoom, April 22, 2pm EDT/Utc-4): Fandom in the Quilt World: A New Architecture of Participation, International Quilt Museum

    "Kristin Barrus is an Academic Quiltmaker who examines the anthropology of quilts. Using the academic field of fan studies, she investigates how quiltmakers embrace fan identities through making, purchasing, organic membership in digital and in-person communities. "

    Register at internationalquiltmuseum.org/t

    #TextileTalks #quilting #fiberArts

  21. I had to cut the description way way down. Here is Phyllis Biffle-Elmore's website. thequiltofsouls.com/

    I may throw in a few more tags in a hot sec.
    #TextileTalks

  22. I had to cut the description way way down. Here is Phyllis Biffle-Elmore's website. thequiltofsouls.com/

    I may throw in a few more tags in a hot sec.
    #TextileTalks

  23. Next Textile Talks (free, Zoom, April 15, from 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): Quilts That Speak: What History Has Buried, Surface Design Association
    "... celebrate the publication of Quilt of Souls: A Memoir by Phyllis Biffle-Elmore. ...In Phyllis’ memoir each chapter tells the stories of the people whose clothes make up her own Quilt of Souls."

    Preregister surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #quilting #TextileTalks #FiberArts

  24. Next Textile Talks (free, Zoom, April 15, from 2:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): Quilts That Speak: What History Has Buried, Surface Design Association
    "... celebrate the publication of Quilt of Souls: A Memoir by Phyllis Biffle-Elmore. ...In Phyllis’ memoir each chapter tells the stories of the people whose clothes make up her own Quilt of Souls."

    Preregister surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #quilting #TextileTalks #FiberArts

  25. Next Textile Talk (free, over Zoom, April 1, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): QSOS Interview with Gwen Westerman
    Quilt Alliance
    "Join us for an oral history interview with quiltmaker, poet, and educator Gwen Westerman for the Quilters’ Save Our Stories project (QSOS)."

    Link to register
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #Quilting #GwenWesterman #QSOS #fiberArts

  26. Next Textile Talk (free, over Zoom, April 1, 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4)): QSOS Interview with Gwen Westerman
    Quilt Alliance
    "Join us for an oral history interview with quiltmaker, poet, and educator Gwen Westerman for the Quilters’ Save Our Stories project (QSOS)."

    Link to register
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #Quilting #GwenWesterman #QSOS #fiberArts

  27. Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)

    A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.

    Info and preregistration link at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #basketry #FiberArt

  28. Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)

    A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.

    Info and preregistration link at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #basketry #FiberArt

  29. Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)

    A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.

    Info and preregistration link at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #basketry #FiberArt

  30. Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)

    A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.

    Info and preregistration link at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #basketry #FiberArt

  31. Next Textile Talks (March 18, free, zoom, 2pm EDT): Basketry Now, Revisted (Surface Design Association)

    A panel revisits the National Basketry Organization’s biennial exhibition, Basketry Now, held this past fall at Textile Center in Minneapolis. The artworks showcased the best in basketry from across the country and included entries from 64 artists, as far away as the UK, Italy, and Australia.

    Info and preregistration link at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #basketry #FiberArt

  32. Textile Talk today, free, over Zoom, 11am Pacific

    The History of Cosplay as a Textile Art, Caitlin Donnelly. Hosted by SAQA but they don't update their website register here instead.

    It's cosplay whooooooooo!

    Info and pre-register here

    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #cosplay #FiberArts #history #costumes #sewing

  33. Textile Talk today, free, over Zoom, 11am Pacific

    The History of Cosplay as a Textile Art, Caitlin Donnelly. Hosted by SAQA but they don't update their website register here instead.

    It's cosplay whooooooooo!

    Info and pre-register here

    quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #cosplay #FiberArts #history #costumes #sewing

  34. Next Textile Talk (free, on Zoom, March 3, 2:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5))
    Transmissions: Quilts and Trans Care, with Quilt Alliance
    "An expansive project of 175 trans artists sharing quilts and stories. Quilter, knitter, poet, and performance artist D. Allen interviews lead artist Cordy Joan. They’ll explore themes of gift quilting, quilts as transitional objects, and the many ways quilts can hold hands with other media."

    Preregister: quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #quilting

  35. Next Textile Talk (free, on Zoom, March 3, 2:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5))
    Transmissions: Quilts and Trans Care, with Quilt Alliance
    "An expansive project of 175 trans artists sharing quilts and stories. Quilter, knitter, poet, and performance artist D. Allen interviews lead artist Cordy Joan. They’ll explore themes of gift quilting, quilts as transitional objects, and the many ways quilts can hold hands with other media."

    Preregister: quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #TextileTalks #quilting

  36. The Textile Talks lecture on Boro is now on YouTube. Japanese mending, seen structurally, historically, artistically. Gorgeous shots of the exhibit.

    youtu.be/K-KpJDeCEMA

    #TextileTalks #Boro #mending #FiberArts #Japan

  37. The Textile Talks lecture on Boro is now on YouTube. Japanese mending, seen structurally, historically, artistically. Gorgeous shots of the exhibit.

    youtu.be/K-KpJDeCEMA

    #TextileTalks #Boro #mending #FiberArts #Japan

  38. Next Textile talks (free, zoom, tomorrow, February 25, 2:00-3:00 PM EST [UTC -5])

    Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles, International Quilt Museum

    "Boro" is a Japanese term associated with the cycle of use and reuse — of wearing something out and mending it, over and over. IQM's Marin Hanson talks with boro expert Dr. Yoshiko Wada; they will look at and discuss the IQM’s current exhibition."

    Register: internationalquiltmuseum.org/t

    #textileTalks #boro #mending

  39. Next Textile talks (free, zoom, tomorrow, February 25, 2:00-3:00 PM EST [UTC -5])

    Boro: The Hidden and the Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles, International Quilt Museum

    "Boro" is a Japanese term associated with the cycle of use and reuse — of wearing something out and mending it, over and over. IQM's Marin Hanson talks with boro expert Dr. Yoshiko Wada; they will look at and discuss the IQM’s current exhibition."

    Register: internationalquiltmuseum.org/t

    #textileTalks #boro #mending

  40. Next Textile Talks (free! on Zoom, January 7,2:00-3:00 PM EST, GMT/UTC -5): Amy Barickman: Love You to Pieces: A Gift of Friendship, Quilt Alliance
    "Artist, designer, and author Amy Barickman will share a selection of quilts and fabric friends from her latest book, Love You to Pieces: A Gift of Friendship, including the Sock Monkey, Yo-Yo Clown, and Sunshine Polly Doll. "
    Pre register at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti
    #textileTalks #Quilting #dolls

  41. Next Textile Talks (free! on Zoom, January 7,2:00-3:00 PM EST, GMT/UTC -5): Amy Barickman: Love You to Pieces: A Gift of Friendship, Quilt Alliance
    "Artist, designer, and author Amy Barickman will share a selection of quilts and fabric friends from her latest book, Love You to Pieces: A Gift of Friendship, including the Sock Monkey, Yo-Yo Clown, and Sunshine Polly Doll. "
    Pre register at
    quiltalliance.org/events/texti
    #textileTalks #Quilting #dolls

  42. The next Textile Talk (free, over zoom, December 10, from 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5)): Craft & Craftivism, hosted by the Surface Design Association. "Join us in celebrating the publication of Craft & Craftivism: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Artists in Canada: Volume II Fibres."

    Preregister here:
    surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #Craft

  43. The next Textile Talk (free, over zoom, December 10, from 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5)): Craft & Craftivism, hosted by the Surface Design Association. "Join us in celebrating the publication of Craft & Craftivism: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Artists in Canada: Volume II Fibres."

    Preregister here:
    surfacedesign.org/events-exhib

    #TextileTalks #FiberArt #Craft

  44. The next Textile Talk is a party and a half, I tell you.
    Wednesday, free, over Zoom, 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5):
    Harvey Fierstein interviewed for QSOS (Quilters Save Our Stories) by Zak Foster, Quilt Alliance.
    Then it's followed at 4pm by a fundraiser ($25) with more discussion.

    Preregister for the free lecture: (edit with a better link)
    quiltalliance.org/spotlight/
    #quilts #quilting #Broadway #TextileTalks

  45. The next Textile Talk is a party and a half, I tell you.
    Wednesday, free, over Zoom, 2:00-3:00 PM EST (GMT/UTC -5):
    Harvey Fierstein interviewed for QSOS (Quilters Save Our Stories) by Zak Foster, Quilt Alliance.
    Then it's followed at 4pm by a fundraiser ($25) with more discussion.

    Preregister for the free lecture: (edit with a better link)
    quiltalliance.org/spotlight/
    #quilts #quilting #Broadway #TextileTalks

  46. Next Textile Talk (free, over Zoom,
    Aug 13, 2-3pm EDT, GMT/UTC -4): Conversations with the Artists: Aviary, presented by SAQA

    "Birds bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives. SAQA’s “Aviary” exhibition was curated by Martha Sielman based on her book, “Stitched Journeys with Birds” (Schiffer 2023). "

    Preregister: saqa.com/events/conversations-

    #TextileTalks #FiberArts

  47. Next Textile Talk (free, over Zoom,
    Aug 13, 2-3pm EDT, GMT/UTC -4): Conversations with the Artists: Aviary, presented by SAQA

    "Birds bring life into our landscapes and joy into our lives. SAQA’s “Aviary” exhibition was curated by Martha Sielman based on her book, “Stitched Journeys with Birds” (Schiffer 2023). "

    Preregister: saqa.com/events/conversations-

    #TextileTalks #FiberArts

  48. Next Textile Talk (August 6, from 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4), free, over zoom): African American Quilt Documentation Study Group, Quilt Alliance

    "The Quilt Alliance spotlights the African American Quilt Documentation Study Group. Quilter and historian A’donna Richardson founded the AAQDSG to inspire understanding of the social, cultural, and artistic significance of African American quilts."

    Preregister at: quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #Quilting #TextileTalks #AfricanAmericanQuilts

  49. Next Textile Talk (August 6, from 2:00-3:00 PM EDT (GMT/UTC -4), free, over zoom): African American Quilt Documentation Study Group, Quilt Alliance

    "The Quilt Alliance spotlights the African American Quilt Documentation Study Group. Quilter and historian A’donna Richardson founded the AAQDSG to inspire understanding of the social, cultural, and artistic significance of African American quilts."

    Preregister at: quiltalliance.org/events/texti

    #Quilting #TextileTalks #AfricanAmericanQuilts

  50. Today's Textile Talk (free, Zoom, 2pm Eastern GMT/UTC -4): How To: Storing, Shipping, and Exhibiting Fiber Art (Surface Design Association)

    "Dive into the details of how to best store, pack, ship, and exhibit textile- and fiber-based work with an eye towards preservation. Curator and Gallery Director lydia see and Textile Conservator Amanda Holden will present on a range of methods [...]."

    Preregister: saqa.com/resources/textiletalks

    #TextileTalks #Textiles #Preservation