WARP is a catalyst for improving the quality of life of textile artisans worldwide.
We are an inclusive global network of individuals and organizations who value the social, cultural, historic, artistic, and economic importance of textile arts.
We believe textiles are fundamental to the human experience and reflect a community’s culture
Register now for WARP’s 2024 Annual Meeting!
May 15 – 18, 2024 (Both In-Person and Live Streaming) We’re thrilled to invite you to WARP’s 2024 Annual Meeting, where members gather for learning, camaraderie, and networking. This year’s meeting will be held in Golden, Colorado May 15-18th. We have an exciting lineup of speakers from the region’s textile community, and a number of fun networking opportunities including our annual Welcome Circle, live auction and fashion show, international marketplace, and discussion groups. Join us!
Don’t Miss out! Apply for an Artisan Support Grant by March 31
We are delighted to announce that, for 2024, WARP will again award monetary grants to textile artisan communities in need. The WARP Grants Committee is again offering two grant options: one for Emergency and one for Development. We will be accepting 2024 grant applications from March 4 – March 31, 2024. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Upcoming events
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Eric Chávez Santiago
April 9 & 10, 2024 (Virtual Event) – MEMBERS ONLY. Eric Chávez Santiago was born in Teotitlan del Valle, he is part of the fourth generation of weavers in his family and has been involved in the textile world since 2002. His professional work experience is in the fields of natural dyes, education programs for artisans and coordination of exhibitions in museums and galleries. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Continuing Textile Traditions in Chiapas: Weaving for Justice
April 20, 2024 (Virtual Event) – Weaving for Justice is an all-volunteer organization with its roots in the anthropological fieldwork in the 1980s in Chiapas, Mexico of co-founder, Christine Eber. The speakers will share their perspectives on what it means to stand in solidarity with Maya students and weavers in defense of their right to live with dignity in their home communities and countries.
We believe cross-cultural exchange enriches the lives of individuals in the global textile community and promotes positive change
Our work supporting textile communities around the world is made possible by the generosity of donors like you.
We believe networking and sharing information facilitates constructive action
Featured member business
Sharing the Dream in Guatemala
Sharing the Dream in Guatemala promotes sustainable fair trade through fair wages and workshops to partner artisans whose products are sold in our retail locations, wholesale, and online.
Featured member publication
Faces of Tradition: Weaving Elders of the Andes
By Nilda Callañaupa Álvarez, Christine Franquemont and Joe Coca. The powerful visual expressions of Joe Coca’s photographs introduce dozens of elder weavers and the landscapes that they occupy in the Cusco region of the Peruvian Andes. A revealing cultural study presents personal stories and deep insight into time-honored textile traditions.
Latest blog post
Internet sales then (1994) and now (2024)
Because internet sales are of continual interest, we decided that this month we would bring you a story from the Spring 2023 WARP newsletter about just that. Susan Schaefer Davis has been doing internet sales of rugs from Morocco for just about as long as internet sales have existed, retiring just six years ago. Rikki Quintana is a relative newcomer to the field, starting her sales for “the ‘Stans” a mere ten years ago INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Recent event recording
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Kat Novak
Kat Novak is a textile artist whose emphasis is on embroidery, handspinning, screen printing, and digital textile printing. Kat is the Associate Director of the TechStyleLAB and Faculty in the School of Fashion at Kent State University.