Previous Events

Join WARP for our September panel discussion on Continuing Textile Traditions, featuring Himalayan Naari, a women’s trust based in the remote mountain village of Chakouri in the Indian Himalayas.

WARP Members Only Program. Hedy Hollyfield is one of the founders of Ayni, Inc., a small not-for-profit company that imports textile products primarily from Ayacucho, Peru.

Continue the journey of the music behind the threads and meet artist Martha Carmen López Nimacachi and learn how Handmade by Friendship Bridge connects her art with new markets and opportunities.

WARP Members Only Program. Trisha Gupta is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator whose practice involves community outreach, collaboration, and preservation.

Join WARP for our July panel discussion, where we will revisit some of our memories, lessons, and highlights of this year’s Annual Gathering in Guelph, Ontario.

WARP Members Only Program. Liz Gipson is a weaver, writer, and educator based in New Mexico. Her educational background is in community development and fiber arts.

Our May panel discussion consists of individuals who have participated in textile tours over the past few years. They will share their experiences of the tours, reflect on the impact these journeys have had on their own lives, and discuss the ways in which they believe these tours have affected the artisans and communities involved.

WARP Members Only Program. Kathy McHenry grew up on the East Coast of the US, with strong Mid-West roots, nourished by color and design, but aware of the rules – for behavior, political expression and color harmony.

WARP Members Only Program. For all business members and other interested members, this session is an opportunity to meet to discuss issues facing textile-based businesses. Come prepared to discuss the hot topics that are of most interest or concern to you today.

Intercambio are a group of artists living in Oaxaca, Mexico, whose lives have been profoundly Influenced by the culture and in particular the concept of the Guelaguetza in which giving and receiving play a critical role of creating and maintaining community.

WARP Members Only Program. Join us to share your own tips, stories, and health and safety precautions that have proved beneficial to your travels (or the things you wish you had known before you left home).

Alice Abbott, Bob Keates, and Ginette Bourdage discuss the history and future of weaving in Canada.