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
WARP’s 2026 International Fiber Arts Raffle: Winners Announced via Email
WARP’s 2026 International Fiber Arts Raffle is open from June 2-June 16. No WARP membership is required to participate!
Explore all 12 raffle bundles and buy tickets for your favorites. Every ticket purchased is not only a chance at a beautiful prize, and helps sustain WARP’s work of connecting, supporting, and empowering textile artisans and enthusiasts around the world!
Upcoming events
Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Trisha Gupta
Threads of Community: Building Bridges Through Textiles
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
UPAVIM Crafts
UPAVIM Crafts is a fair-trade business that is a part of UPAVIM, a cooperative of about eighty women who live in an impoverished community on the outskirts of Guatemala City.
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
My WARP Gathering Experience: From Student and Scholarship Recipient to Community Member.
Going into the WARP Annual Gathering, I was equal parts anxious and excited but mainly very grateful for the opportunity. As a textile student and scholarship recipient, the fact that I’d get to spend three days learning from experienced artists and makers was mind-blowing.
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