'Thread Count,' a large-scale group exhibition at The Hole, illuminates the beguiling nature of textiles and celebrates the legacy of Anni Albers.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/thread-count-textiles-fiber-art-group-exhibition/

#art #fiberarts #textiles

'Thread Count,' a large-scale group exhibition at The Hole, illuminates the beguiling nature of textiles and celebrates the legacy of Anni Albers.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/12/thread-count-textiles-fiber-art-group-exhibition/

#art #fiberarts #textiles

April Bey is a Bahamian artist who lives & works in LA. Her multimedia installation reflects themes from American and Bahamian culture, feminism, and post colonialism.
https://www.aprilbey.com/

We Will Not Apologize for Being the Universe; Our Own Constellation. Don’t You Know Light Lives in Dark Places Too?,” 2025, Jacquard woven textiles, sherpa blanket, giant clothespins, beads 84” x 240” inches

#art #textiles #BlackArt #LosAngeles #Caribbean #Frieze

The textile industry in the Bingo region in the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture has survived thanks to business leaders' innovations and quality that has stood the test of time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/japan/hiroshima-textile-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #textiles #kaiharadenim #fashion #japanesecrafts

I wrote out the whole exhausting narrative of what's happened at #UniversityOfNebraskaLincoln to the #statistics, #educational administration, #earth and #atmospheric sciences, and #textiles departments over the past 2.5 months, including the videos, the memes, and a fair bit of snark. https://srvanderplas.github.io/posts/other/unl-program-cuts-despair.html

The Board of Regents decides our fate in 2 days.

I wrote out the whole exhausting narrative of what's happened at #UniversityOfNebraskaLincoln to the #statistics, #educational administration, #earth and #atmospheric sciences, and #textiles departments over the past 2.5 months, including the videos, the memes, and a fair bit of snark. https://srvanderplas.github.io/posts/other/unl-program-cuts-despair.html

The Board of Regents decides our fate in 2 days.

Virtual Program.
Cotsen Textile Traces Global Roundtable: Textile Futures
Thu., Nov. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
A global panel of scholars, designers and cultural practitioners explores how traditional practices and new technologies can shape more responsible production and consumption, preserving textile heritage worldwide.
Free, registration required.
https://museum.gwu.edu/cotsen-textile-traces-global-roundtable-textile-futures #globalmuseum #textiles

Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/01/style-design/persimmon-dyeing-textiles-shiga-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesecrafts #textiles #rurallife

Despite familiar threats of synthetic alternatives and a declining workforce, Shiga Prefecture's persimmon dyers believe the traditional craft is still worth the effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/11/01/style-design/persimmon-dyeing-textiles-shiga-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #styledesign #japanesecrafts #textiles #rurallife

Why would Amami Oshima’s traditional textile industry oppose being designated as one of Japan’s Intangible Cultural Properties? A new book on the country’s age-old crafts explores the thorny side of sustainability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/24/books/dyeing-textiles-books-traditional-crafts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #japanesecrafts #books #textiles #kimono

The history of theses abandoned Welsh tweed mills spans 150 years, from Industrial Revolution boom to the fall of the Wales textile industry. Inside these places, it feels like stepping back in time! ⌛⏪🚶‍♀️

#Wales #History #Photography #Welsh #Textiles #Industry #Abandoned #Machines

The world's second biggest exporter of clothes, Bangladesh is looking to technology to gain control of the fashion industry's other major product: textile waste. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/bangladesh-textiles-tech-waste/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #bangladesh #textiles #waste #tech #recycling

Faig Ahmed aka Faiq Əhməd (Azerbaijani, b.1982, Sumqayit, Azerbaijan) - Textile Arts, Carpet Weaving
https://faigahmed.com/
#art #fiberarts #textiles #uploads

Faig Ahmed aka Faiq Əhməd (Azerbaijani, b.1982, Sumqayit, Azerbaijan) - Textile Arts, Carpet Weaving
https://faigahmed.com/
#art #fiberarts #textiles #uploads

I want to have a t-shirt quilt made. Does anyone have recommendations for queer or queer-friendly t-shirt quilt makers? US only, boosts welcome!
#quilting #quilt #fiberarts #textiles #recommendationswanted

I want to have a t-shirt quilt made. Does anyone have recommendations for queer or queer-friendly t-shirt quilt makers? US only, boosts welcome!
#quilting #quilt #fiberarts #textiles #recommendationswanted

It's really tricky to spread the word about events these days! I don't support corporate social media and you don't get read attention there anyway, mailing lists aren't what they once were, and this event wants to reach people across many patterny disciplines..

Any help spreading the word across all the strange pattern-obsessed communities much appreciated!

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Algorithmic Pattern is a new festival and conference for people curious about the practice and culture of algorithmic pattern-making, across algorithmic music, arts and craft. The first edition will take place both in Sheffield UK and online, during September 2025.
The call for talks/papers is now open, deadline 2nd June - please see our website for details: https://2025.algorithmicpattern.org/call/
#textiles #weaving #algorave #livecoding #algorithmicart #cfp #conference #patterns #pattern #craft #juggling #siteswap #origami #geometry #ethnomathmatics #choreography

New #quilt
turquoise geomoetric, hand-quilted, measures 105 x 87 in (267 x 221 cm)
made by my mom, available
msg me if interested

#art #arts #quilting #quilter #quilters #artist #artists #textile #textiles #quilts #interiors #interiordecorating #decor #artnet #design #designer #designers #interiordecor #artforsale #artfinder #artmarket #mastoart #artistsonmastodon