Ancestral Indigo
I wrote an article about ancestral indigo on the Spring issue of the WARP Quarterly, and I promised to share with you more photos and information about the indigo extraction process in this blogpost. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Khadi Oaxaca: Weaving Tradition, Community, and a Sustainable Future
Khadi Oaxaca began as a humble project in the mountains of southern Mexico and has now grown into a movement deeply rooted in tradition, sustainability, and the artistry of human hands. (Model: Mariela Yesenia Vargas Velázquez) INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Fund More WARP Artisan Support Grants in 2025!
We are delighted to announce that this year WARP will again offer Artisan Support Grants to textile artists worldwide who need help building healthy businesses inspired by handmade traditions. Donate by Feb 28 to have your donation doubled!
What is the difference between Artist and Artisan?
Are artisans also artists? This is a question that has been ruminating in my mind for a while now. It was triggered again recently when I attended the Weave a Real Peace (WARP) conference in Colorado.
INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
WARP’s Online International Textile Auction
Thank you to all who participated in WARP’s 2025 Online Auction! If you won an item, it will be on its way soon.
Exploding Potato Chips: Visiting Mexico City 40 Years Later
Potato chips – 2024. I boarded an Aeromexico flight to Mexico – on my way to visit Rocio Mena Gutierrez, a resident of Mexico City and my co-chair on the WARP Board. During my past few years of involvement with WARP, Mexico has suddenly begun to loom large on my radar. I’ve greatly enjoyed conversations with WARP members Norma Schafer, Kate Colwell, Diane Manning, and Lanita Busher, as they shared their passion for Mexico and Mexican culture. As a member of the WARP Grants Committee, I’ve learned about many Mexican textile artisans and the textiles they produce. Clearly, Mexico has become a country that I now hear about, read about, and reference quite often. I decided this would be an excellent opportunity for Rocio and me to get to know each other better, and for me to finally experience Mexico firsthand.
INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL
Help WARP Increase our Impact in Textile Communities Worldwide!
WARP is more than an organization—it’s a source of inspiration, opportunity, and connection. As the year comes to a close, we are called to reflect on the threads that bind us together: a shared passion for textile arts and a desire and commitment to improve the lives of textile artists worldwide.
An Afghan Woman’s Journey
I left Afghanistan on August 17, 2021, a date that will forever remain unforgettable. With twenty minutes warning, I left behind my beloved country, along with my life, my hope, my dreams, my world, my happiness, and my laughter. Today, as I stand here in Canada, a short way into a new journey, I hold on to the one thing that still keeps me going: my passion to support other Afghan women, to bring light to those who have lost their hope and are now living in darkness. ENGLISH/FRANÇAIS/ESPAÑOL