The WARP Blog

The subject of cultural appropriation is a hot topic these days. Having the authors of two books I just read share their thoughts on the issue could be a good contribution to the conversation. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

My name is Chara Itoka and I have always recognized that there’s more to fashion than meets the eye. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

While some villagers in Vietnam’s Lai Chau Province still purchased lighter-weight cotton fabric raised and woven by their Lue neighbors, we noticed that most of the women were wearing commercial acrylic skirts. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

Once I wove rugs. Big room sized rugs, and I sold them to interior designers all across the US. Then in 2006, seeking artistic inspiration I accompanied my good friend Jody Slocum to Guatemala. INGLÉS/ESPAÑOL

NOTA: puede ver la historia en español abajo del inglés. As some of you know, of late I have become obsessed with the issue of migration. It is not a WARP issue per se, so I rejected the suggestion of … Read More

For this month’s blog, we have a special article! WARP Member, Deb Brandon, shares the story of her book, Threads Around the World: From Arabian Weaving to Batik in Zimbabwe, published by Schiffer Books. What began as a regular column … Read More

NOTA: puede ver la historia en español abajo del inglés. Tejedoras Maya Mam is a cooperative of 26 women in the municipality of Cajolá, Quetzaltenango, in the highlands of Guatemala. The cooperative was born through the work of Grupo Cajolá, … Read More

NOTA: puede ver la historia en español abajo del inglés. Exhibition “QR: Between the Ancestral and the Future” – A collective manner to unite worlds, where the past and the future, traditions and innovations, the isolated and the interconnected are … Read More