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WARP’s highly anticipated International Textile Auction is here! This year’s online auction includes over 230 items from all over the world. Bidding will close on Sunday, November 16th at 9 pm US Eastern Standard Time.

We asked two of our members who have fair trade stores, Board member Emily Huber and Administrative Assistant Lindsay Woodruff, five questions interesting to anyone thinking to help artisans with sales. The answers may inspire shop owners with ideas for what to carry, groups of artisans thinking about what to make, and even shoppers trying to decide what to buy for someone. 
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As a member of the Networking Roundtable Committee, I had the opportunity to introduce Karl Aspelund. I was rather intrigued by him as he had written his PhD Thesis on Icelandic dress, and it so happens my paternal grandmother was Icelandic.  In a preparatory meeting I asked him about his heritage.  It turns out he is indeed born in Iceland…
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Attending my first WARP Annual Meeting in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as one of the Alice Brown Memorial Scholarship recipients was a vibrant and inspiring experience, weaving together community, passion, and tradition.   INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

The conference was four days of generosity and camaraderie with people from all over who share the commonality of thread. It was magical! Like we are a family of friends.  INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

I was excited to be the Keynote speaker for the Weave A Real Peace Gathering at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa and to talk about my book, Plantation Slave Weavers Remember: An Oral History.  INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

In this blogpost we’ll share with you the experiences of two of our Board members, so you get to know their inspirations and motivations while being part of this organization.  INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

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