The international symposium organized every two years by the Textile Society of America includes a variety of exciting activities, workshops, and scholarly papers. Most of them focus on weaving and dyeing, but other textile topics are welcome, too, even crochet!
The recently posted online version of the paper I presented last September, Tapestry Crochet in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East: Tradition and Innovation, at https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2115&context=tsaconf summarizes my TSA presentation.
I worked on a small bag before and during the symposium. Not only did it help me relax, but crocheting during the talks exposed this misunderstood technique to many textile artists, curators, historians, professors, and students attending the symposium. Hopefully, more tapestry crocheted clothing and accessories will now be correctly identified in museums and collections!
