Previous Events

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. Susan’s extensive travels have been an inspiration to her artistic endeavors, either visiting fiber artists or being influenced by the sights she has seen.  Susan has been a WARP member since 2005.

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.

Join WARP for our February Continuing Textile Traditions panel discussion to discover the well-kept secret of contemporary wild silk and traditional raffia textiles from Madagascar.

WARP Members Only Program. The textile arts have an age-old history that continues into the present, for makers and textile enthusiasts. This session is an opportunity to share with other WARP members your own story about how working with textiles and fibers has impacted your own life. What is YOUR story?

EN ESPAÑOL Margaret MacSems fue fundamental en el desarrollo del colectivo textil Khadi Oaxaca en la Sierra Sur de Miahuatlán. También es cofundadora del colectivo de algodón nativo Ñu’u Ndito y actualmente está guiando el desarrollo de su cooperativa de productores.

Margaret MacSems was instrumental in the development of the Khadi Oaxaca textile collective in the Sierra Sur de Miahuatlan. She is also co-founder of the native cotton collective Ñu’u Ndito and is currently guiding the development of their producer’s cooperative.

Come join other WARP members, including those who have worked with local and international artisan groups, to explore the issues around volunteering.

This month’s Panel Presentation is designed to help us navigate the world of textile-based podcasts. Our three speakers are all podcast hosts who bring us a combination of entertainment and useful information, each in a very different style.

Weaving has been an integral part of Mary-Anne Dalkowski’s life for over 50 years as a means of expression, connection and growth.