While we do have a YouTube playlist of all the 250+ recordings, sometimes you may need some extra help in searching for a particular Talk. Check out our online index to search and filter previous Textile Talks. We are still working on some future enhancements so stay tuned!
How to use the index
- You can Search by selecting the magnifying glass in the upper right and entering what you want to search for (topic, artist, etc.). The found results will be displayed in yellow. Use the up/down arrows to navigate through the results.
- You can use the Filter function to only display records that meet a specific criteria. This is helpful if you want to view video by a particular organization or category.
- The Group function allows you to group like records together. You could use this for Organization or Category
- You can also Sort the records by any of the columns (or a combination of them).
Repurposing used materials is one of the most effective solutions there is to deal with today's environmentally devastating waste issues. Fiber art also has a rich tradition of incorporating elements that would otherwise be discarded by turning them into compelling...
We Gather at the Edge: Black Women and Contemporary Quilts is an exhibition that celebrates Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi's collection acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum in 2024. The exhibition is organized around themes that reveal why Black women gather...
Travel to Yoko Sekita's rich interior world. Interviewed by Naomi Ichikawa, Sekita showcases complex imagined and autobiographical scenes. Images from Japanese culture, Sekita's travels, and children's literature are hidden in the details of her work. The interview is a...
"The way we live is in all the fabrics we use," says Yoshie Tokutake. "Fabric leaves a history of each person who wore it.”
Yoshie Tokutake uses repurposed indigo fabrics in her strip-pieced art quilts. In this Textile Talk, we...
