Weave a Real Peace - Creating a Connected Textile Community -

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Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Liz Gipson

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.

Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Kathy McHenry

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.

A group of children and two women sit on a patterned mat outdoors in a forest, weaving yellow threads using a traditional loom, with their feet securing the threads as they work together.

Continuing Textile Traditions: Impact of Textile Tours

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.

Continuing Textile Traditions: Intercambios

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.

Networking Roundtable: Health & Safety While Traveling

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).

Continuing Textile Traditions: Canadian Weaving Traditions Today

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

Conoce a Nuestros Miembros: Fireside Chat con Margaret MacSems

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.

Meet a Member: Fireside Chat with Margaret MacSems

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.