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Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures
Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures explores the world's oldest and most versatile method of making multiple images. More than 150 works from Asia, Europe, and the Americas present the medium as both a means of creative expression and a vehicle for mass production that enabled images and ideas to circulate widely.
Material Curiosity by Design: Evelyn & Jerome Ackerman
Material Curiosity by Design explores the prolific careers of midcentury designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman in dialogue with select works by three contemporary artists.
Global Threads: India’s Textile Revolution
The Bowers Museum presents Global Threads: India’s Textile Revolution featuring pieces from the world-renowned collection of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), and several important international loans. This exhibition explores how over thousands of years India’s artisans have created, perfected and innovated printed and painted multicolored cotton fabrics to fashion the body, honor divinities, and beautify palaces and homes.
Phoenix Rising
Phoenix Rising by artist and curator A. Laura Brody is now on view at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station in Glendale. The installation is a room-sized robe made from discarded, unwanted clothing donations left over from the LA wildfires.
A Stitch & Glitch in Time
𝘼 𝙎𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 & 𝙂𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚, at Cal State Northridge, brings together thirteen Los Angeles–based artists whose textile practices explore technology, fashion, and collective histories. Rooted in LA’s long legacy of textile production—industrial and artistic alike—the works reflect how cloth can carry deeply personal stories while revealing broader economic, social, and historical forces.
Bearing Witness
MOAH announces Bearing Witness, a twenty-five-year survey of Sharon Kagan’s practice exploring knitting as an allegory for human interconnectedness and intergenerational trauma across drawing, painting, installation, and performance.
The Precarious Life of the Parol
MOAH announces The Precarious Life of the Parol, Diane Briones Williams’s textile sculptures and installations celebrating Filipinx heritage while tracing the complex, often obscured colonial history of the parol, a traditional star lantern.
FROM STRAND TO SCULPTURE: Contemporary Japanese Basketry
The Gamble House presents From Strand to Sculpture: Contemporary Japanese Basketry, an exhibition of bamboo art crafted by highly skilled and specialized Japanese artists.
Conversation Pit
Join Able ARTS Work Gallery in an exploration of the softer side of art and material in Conversation Pit.
Handwork: The Material Intelligence of Touch
Textile Arts LA presents Handwork: The Material Intelligence of Touch, an exhibition that honors the human hand as both a tool and a form of thought. Featuring work by 59 Los Angeles fiber artists and makers from Textile Arts LA, the exhibition is part of Craft in America’s Handwork 2026 initiative.
Ken Gun Min - Strange Days of a Quiet Sun
Nazarian / Curcio is pleased to present Strange Days of a Quiet Sun, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Korean-born, Los Angeles–based artist Ken Gun Min.
COMMON THREADS: THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY
Ace Gallery presents Common Threads: works that explore connection—connections between people, cultures, materials, and ideas.
Process and Desire
Process and Desire brings together three artists, Jorge Luis, Ruth Katzenstein- Souza, and Patricia Yossen, whose practices are grounded in craft, material dialogue, and the pleasure of making.
Under One Roof
Under One Roof, is a group exhibition at the Santa Monica Airport Arts Center, Studio 3026, curated by Peter Frank.
The exhibition features artists who maintain studios at the Santa Monica Airport Arts Center, including TALA member Gwen Samuels.
SHE PERSISTS: 12 Ventura Women Artists
She Persists honors women artists of Ventura County whose creative practices have spanned two decades or more.
Basket Weaving Workshop
Create coiled baskets with cord and fabric with teaching artist Kelly Dennis Villalba
Deborah Weir: Mixed Media Fiber Art
Hellada Art Center presents the fiber art of TALA member Deborah Weir.
Papermaking Workshop: From Plants to Paper
In this 3-session workshop at the Huntington, explore the history of papermaking and make your own paper, guided by TALA member Jenna Bonistalli.
ArtNight at the Gamble House
Roam the halls of the Gamble House and find inspiration in our current exhibition, From Strand to Sculpture: Contemporary Japanese Basketry, before creating your own woven work of art.
Pattern Keepers: Batchelder Nature In Relief Open House
This event is hosted to bring the community together to help Pasadena History Museum in compiling a registry of Batchelder tile installations throughout the United States and Canada
Reweaving Ancient Memory: Community Fashion in Oaxacan Mexico
This online talk is a journey into the world of traditional Oaxaca and the living world of indigenous community fashion with photographer Eric Mindling.
FOUNDATIONS OF WEAVING
Weaving on a handloom is joyful, grounding, and contemplative—an ideal antidote to the hustle of our modern lives. If you’re seeking a way to reconnect with your inner self and slow down, this gentle and inspiring workshop led by Kate Kilmurray is the perfect place to begin.
Special Topics in Weaving: Materiality, the Tactile Experience
Experiment and explore woven design concepts. with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Hand Looped: Finger Knitted Bags
Learn how to knit a fun and functional bag using giant yarns, customizing with decorative elements and charms. First timers or returning participants will practice finger knitting techniques with expert guidance by fiber artist Nancy Lee
Surface & Style: A Costume and Textile Tour of Deep Cuts
Explore the textiles and costumes of the exhibition Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures at a walkthrough led by LACMA curators Erin Maynes and a special guest
Stitching Resistance: Arpilleras
In this workshop with Diego Borgsdorf, participants will learn to make traditional Chilean "arpilleras," a form of image-based quilted collage and embroidery invented by Chilean artists in the 1970s
Micro-Macrame Pendants
Micro macramé is a delicate form of knotting that involves working with thin threads to create intricate patterns and designs.
Halelly Azulay will walk you through how to make a spiraled pendant that you can customized to your personal style.
Embroidery Social
Get ready to stitch, chat, and laugh together! Join us for a rejuvenating morning with Folk Lounge.
TALA Textile Slam!
What is TEXTILE SLAM? A relaxed, social gathering for makers, collectors, and the curious featuring short artist talks with food and drinks.
Felt Loom Collage
Join textile artist Emily Silver for an immersive one day workshop exploring the art of collage through innovative needle-felting techniques.
Hammer Projects: Mike Cloud
Mike Cloud will exhibit works from Painted Clothing (2007–8), a series of collages fashioned from children’s clothing, which comments on the relationship between consumer culture and childhood through visual signifiers such as dragons, fairies, and rainbows.
WEAVING DESIGN + TEXTURE
This is a sequel workshop to the Foundations of Weaving with Kate Kilmurray showcasing the next steps in developing your weaving work on a small loom. In this two-hour workshop we’ll move beyond plain weave to explore a variety of techniques, including making and weaving with sock loops, split-loop weaving, floaters, and double-strand weaving.
Material Remembrance
Material Remembrance explores the human desire for storytelling through fiber art, featuring work by Cameron Taylor-Brown and Aneesa Shami Zizzo. Both artists create abstracted imagery referencing historic places and personal memory using textile materials, showing deep commitment to their craft and the mastery of technique that speaks to the breadth of their experiences.
Gelatin Printing Inspired by Material Curiosity
Join Textile Arts LA Artists and Craft Contemporary for a vibrant workshop celebrating story telling through gelatin printing on fabric.
Taught by TALA member Connie Rohman.
Lindsay Preston Zappas: Artist Talk
Join LA Tactile Lab for a conversation with Lindsay Preston Zappas, a Los Angeles based artist, writer and founder and editor-in-chief of CARLA.
(re)Membering: Textile Society of America Colloquium
The Textile Society of America announces its Spring 2026 Colloquium, “(re)Membering,” to be held at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California. The Colloquium will be presented in a hybrid format and will include a keynote address, a plenary presentation, and a panel discussion featuring contemporary artists, scholars, and cultural practitioners.
Stitch Your Own Sketchbook
Join teaching artist JJ Jorgenson for a cozy, creative Stitch Your Own Sketchbook workshop, where you’ll learn how to bind your very own sketchbook using the beautiful Coptic stitch.
Sculptural Twining Workshop
Join TALA member Carol Shaw-Sutton in Ojai for a 2-day sculptural basketry workshop focusing on coiling and twining.
Build a Soft Sculpture Object
Artist Svetlana Shigroff wants to teach you how to make something beautifully strange out of fabric.
Elements of Weaving: Pattern
Experiment and explore woven design concepts. with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Gee’s Bend Lecture
Free lecture by Mary Ann Pettway and China Pettway about the Gee’s Bend Quilting Collective.
Gee’s Bend Quilting Experiences
Three separate one-day, in-person quilting experiences led by Mary Ann Pettway and China Pettway of the Gee’s Bend Quilting Collective. You spend the day sewing in shared space with the artists.
Stitching your Story
Join Textile Arts LA Artists and Craft Contemporary in this workshop led by Folk Lounge founder Shagho.
You’ll craft a Hero’s Journey Scroll—inspired by The Epic of Gilgamesh—as a living record of your personal mythology. You’ll archive your own magic through the quiet rituals of drawing and embroidery.
Make Baskets with Carol Shaw-Sutton
Join TALA member Carol Shaw-Sutton in Ojai for a one-day beginning basket making workshop.
Intro to Sculptural Basketry
Join artist Rose Tsang in a two day workshop on beginning sculptural basketry.
Intro to Weaving
In this two-day course with Emily Graham, you will weave a twill sampler on a four-shaft floor loom and experiment with color and pattern!
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Intermediate Sculptural Basketry Workshop
Join artist Rose Tsang in a two day workshop on Intermediate Sculptural Basketry. Students will expand upon foundational basketry skills to construct larger, more complex sculptural forms using rattan reed and mixed materials.
Intermediate Weaving: Intro to Overshot
Learn the principles of overshot and weave your own geometric overshot fabric with Emily Graham in this 2-day workshop!
Elements of Weaving: Fiber
Experiment and explore woven design concepts. with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Machine Punch Needle Portraiture
Join artist Liv Aanrud for a three-session weekly machine tufting class this summer, designed to introduce students to both the technical foundations and creative possibilities of this versatile textile medium.
Intro to Broom Making
Amanda Abdou will guide students through an introduction to Broom Making where everyone will have the opportunity to craft their own custom brooms while exploring the rich history and artistry behind this age-old practice.
Tuft Your Own Mirror
Join artist Liv Aanrud for this class and tuft the world you want to see!
Elements of Weaving: Color
Experiment and explore woven design concepts. with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Special Topics in Weaving: Multilayer Cloth
Experiment and explore woven design concepts with Cameron Taylor-Brown on Schacht Wolf Pup floor looms in a fully equipped textile studio - with an abundance of beautiful yarn choices.
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Craft Lab: Mid Mod Prints Inspired by Evelyn Ackerman
Create your own collagraph shape prints inspired by Evelyn Ackerman’s mid-century modern designs. Let’s celebrate her stunning use of color, geometric and biomorphic shapes in the galleries and make a mark of our own in the workshop.
Learn to Weave
Learn the fundamentals of weaving with TALA member Cameron Taylor-Brown as you set up a floor loom, experiment with yarns and basic weaves, and make a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Textile Arts LA Material Swap
Textile Arts LA and member Liberty Worth are hosting our next MATERIAL SWAP!
Pep Talk: Emily Silver
Eastern Star Gallery, located at the Archer School of Girls, hosts a solo exhibition by TALA member Emily Silver.
Embroidery Social
Get ready to stitch, chat, and laugh together! Join us for a rejuvenating morning with Folk Lounge.
Screen Printing
Join Nova Community Arts, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit art studio, on a walking tour of The Huntington’s collections and learn screen-printing techniques.
Sashiko Coasters - An Intro to Sashiko Stitching
Join BORO BORO for an introduction to the basics of sashiko stitching by making your own hand stitched sashiko coaster set!
Patchwork Mending with Vintage Japanese Fabrics
Come learn about patchwork and visible mending techniques using vintage Japanese textiles provided by BORO BORO!
START UP ART FAIR
For 3 days, 150 independent artists take over the Kinney Hotel, turning every room into a one-of-a-kind art experience!
Orphan Quilt Block Tote Bag
Do you have a part of an unfinished quilt that you wish could be turned into something cute??
Let us help you turn your orphan quilt block into a cute and functional tote bag!
Block Printing Inspired by Mid-century Modern Designers
This hands-on workshop with Los Angeles textile artist Carrie Burckle invites you to explore the art of block printing on cloth
Silk Painting with Beth Abaravich
Guided by TALA member Beth Abaravich, students will create one-of-a-kind art on silk scarves using aqua-based resist and silk acid dyes. Have fun exploring design while creating a unique accessory that you can wear or give to someone special!
Elements of Weaving: Texture
Explore tactile possibilities with a variety of fibers, yarns and weave structures. Create several textures and weave your favorites in a scarf, table runner, or wall hanging.
Sculptural Basketry Workshop
Join TALA member Carol Shaw-Sutton in Ojai for a 2-day sculptural basketry workshop focusing on coiling and twining.
Artist Roundtable: Material Curiosity by Design
Join Craft Contemporary for an in-gallery artist talk exploring Material Curiosity by Design, moderated by Craft Contemporary Executive Director Rody Lopez.
Pattern Keepers: Batchelder Nature In Relief
Join the third of a series of events hosted by @_shagho of Folk Lounge, exploring Ernest Batchelder's ornamental legacy through nature's hidden patterns.
Finger Knit Dumpling Bag
Celebrate Lunar New Year with a cozy, creative workshop led by artist Nancy “Nensh” Lee! In this hands-on session, you’ll learn to finger knit your own dumpling-shaped bag using jumbo yarn.
Explicit Embroidery
Valentines Day around the corner and you wanna take time to celebrate love with your friends instead??? Come on over to StitchSpace LA’s special “Galentines Day” Explicit Embroidery and make something silly and/or angsty in the name of love.
Women's Work: The Art and Craft of Weaving in Rural Morocco
This lecture at Pasadena Heritage examines the history of weaving in rural Morocco, tracing the transformation of the woven rug from a domestic practice to a global commodity.
Under Pressure: Loretta Bozung & Emberly Modine
Under Pressure is dual exhibition that brings together the sculptural fiber works of Loretta Bozung and the flowing paintings of Emberly Modine to embody the resilience and power found at the intersection of survival and adaptation.
Felt Loom Collage
Join textile artist Emily Silver for an immersive one day workshop exploring the art of collage through innovative needle-felting techniques.
NOMAD FESTIVALS of the EASTERN GRASSLANDS OF TIBET: Their Textiles, Costumes & Horse Trappings
Cheri Hunter, longtime photographer and traveler, traversed the Tibetan grasslands in 2006, photographing the colorful festivals and rituals, several of which have since disappeared. This virtual program will emphasize both the costumes, jewelry and pile trappings in use throughout the Eastern Grasslands, as well as in monastery and shaman rituals, and horse competitions, where all of the participants, including the horses, are dressed in their finest.
Screen Printing on Cloth
Learn the basics of screen printing on bandanas with Carrie Burckle!
Stitched by Struggle: A Fashion Show and Tell with La'Non Smith
Join designer and carceral and social justice activist La’Non Smith and learn about his upcycled fashion collection, Broken 14th Amendment.
Intro to Quilt-Making
In this course, artist Malavika Rao invites students into the slow and thoughtful practice of quilting. During four Sundays, students will explore patchwork, appliqué, and surface design.
Mending Time with Vintage Japanese Fabrics
BORO BORO’s Chill Mending Time, our casual mending session where you can come patch and mend to your heart’s content! No formal instruction.
Surface and Substance: Modern Tufting
A unique 4-week course that dives into material sourcing and processing, hand and machine tufting techniques and additional processes specific to textile artists Liv Aanrud and Svetlana Shigroff such as painterly techniques and alternative material use.
Kevan Hall | Journey to Japan
Join Japan House for a special evening showcasing “Journey to Japan,” the new collection by award-winning American fashion designer Kevan Hall. For his latest designs, he sought inspiration in the quiet studios of Japanese master artisans
RADICAL EMBROIDERY with Victoria May
Join renowned artist Victoria May in an embroidery workshop at Stitch Salon LA.

