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Interweave
Thomas Cooper Studio presents INTERWEAVE, an exhibition of 8 incredible woman textile artists, in collaboration with Textile Arts LA.
Table Manners
TALA member Izzy Morrison of Waverly Linens invites you to Table Manners, a free natural dye workshop and group exhibition bringing together local artists to explore what happens when seemingly opposing forces come together.
Autumn Harvest Market
The Autumn Harvest Market will feature a takeover of one block of Helms Design District, with vendors curated by Craft Contemporary as part of the 8th Annual Culver City Arts Festival
TEXTILE ARTS LA: In Conversation
Textile Arts LA presents conversations with Emily Zaiden, Director and Curator, Craft in America Center; Lauren Cross, Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, The Huntington; and Tanya Aguiñiga, Multimedia Artist and Activist.
Fowler Open House
Kick off the new academic year with an evening of art, discovery, and connection at the Fowler Museum.
SoCal Fiber Fair
The SoCal Fiber Fair is an event for knitters, crocheters, weavers, embroiderers, and yarn enthusiasts across Southern California (and beyond) to come together for a weekend of fun, friendship, and fiber!
Voltage of Hope
Voltage of Hope, presents paintings, photography, and mixed media works united by a single question: what does hope feel like when the world feels electric with uncertainty?
SCHG Beginners' Expo
This event is for new/intermediate weavers in our community who want help with their weaving from the experienced weavers of Southern California Handweavers Guild!
The Arch of Tranquility: Persian Art, Design, and Wellness
Persian Place invites visitors to participate in creating a collaborative textile arch artwork inspired by the iconic arch, Taq-e Bostan
Tapa Making
Discover the Polynesian art of tapa making with artist-researchers Hinatea Colombani and Moe Meder from Tahiti.
Fiber Maker's Circle
This weekly circle is hosted by Andell Family Sundays outside the W.M. Keck Education Center and is open to all ages and skill levels.
Fabric & Yarn Swap + Makers Social
Patchwork is throwing a combination stash swap/makers social — bring what you’re not using, take something you will, and hang for a bit!
California Rising: Beauty By Hand
Shop this curated craft fair of beautiful pieces made by skilled craft artisans.
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.
Bowers Museum Quilt Fair
The Bowers Museum Quilt Fair is a vibrant celebration of textile art that brings together stunning handmade quilts, talented artisans, and a welcoming community of craft enthusiasts.
Embroidery Socials
Get ready to stitch, chat, and laugh together! Join us for a rejuvenating morning with Folk Lounge.
Textiles as Monuments Celebration
Celebrate the summer opening of Textiles as Monuments, an exhibition featuring three contemporary artists—Suchitra Mattai, Jagdeep Raina, and Swapnaa Tamhane—who activate textiles as a powerful medium for memory, storytelling, and historical reimagining.
Embroidery Socials
Join Folk Lounge Wednesdays in Los Angeles for a magnetic evening on the LA River to connect with craft, textiles, embroidery & illustration community.
Midsummer Mercantile Market
Celebrate the debut of The Egg & The Eye Shop during Craft Contemporary's first midsummer mercantile market.
Discover original designs, vintage finds, textiles, jewelry, apparel, and handcrafted goods from local vendors.
Handwork: Book Signing & Celebration
Please join Craft in America celebrating the launch of our newest publication, Handwork: Handcrafted Objects that Made America; a visually stunning, deeply inspiring celebration of America’s spirit through ordinary, surprising, and overlooked handcrafted objects spanning more than 250 years.
Bendix Art Night
The Bendix Building in DTLA comes alive with open studios and exhibitions.
Mary Little’s studio will be one of them.
Talk: Cheongsam at Bakers Bench
Wear your favorite cheongsam, qipao, or other traditional Chinese garment for a gathering at Bakers Bench in Chinatown featuring a lecture about LACMA’s exhibit Fashioning Chinese Women
Fault Lines Fiber Art: Sip & Stitch
Enjoy a glass of wine and learn a new hobby at Tabula Rasa.
Open Craft Time
Join Craft Contemporary weekly on Fridays throughout the summer for open-ended studio hours focused on using the materials we have on hand to make and to mend.
Weaving Together with Craft Contemporary at LA Metro
Add to our weaving wall, leave a message on our wishing tree, and try your hand at weaving, with your very own loom to take home.
Embroidery Socials
Get ready to stitch, chat, and laugh together! Join us for a rejuvenating morning with Folk Lounge.
Art in Nature Exhibition Openings and Annual Fundraiser
Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve is thrilled to invite our Central Coast community to the 6th Annual Art in Nature Exhibition Openings and Annual Fundraiser. Our residency program provides creative professionals a unique opportunity to develop new work within the natural beauty of Ojai’s "secret garden."
Embroidery Socials
Get ready to stitch, chat, and laugh together! Join us for a rejuvenating morning with Folk Lounge.
Bead Society Pop Up
Meet artists, vendors and people who just enjoy making beautiful creations! Bead artists, world textile collectors and vendors, beadweaving demonstrations.
Artazan Handcraft Market
Explore vibrant exhibits by artisans —from painters and jewelers to chocolatiers and textile artists. With live music, free drawings, workshops in painting and jewelry making, and a welcoming creative community, Artazan is more than a marketplace —it’s a celebration of handcraft.
Fiber Fest San Diego
Join us at San Diego Craft Collective for Fiber Fest—a vibrant celebration of natural textiles and sustainability, bringing together fiber artists, artisans, sustainability advocates, and local farmers.
Porfirio Gutiérrez Lecture & Trunk Show
Experience the premiere of Migrating Memories, a 5-minute short film by multidisciplinary Zapotec textile artist Porfirio Gutiérrez
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.
Interlace: Textile Connections in Los Angeles
Interlace: Textile Connections in Los Angeles, brings together 20 Los Angeles-based artists working across weaving, knotting, stitching, felting, basketry, and surface design, and includes a month-long, publicly accessible artist residency.
Fiber Arts Fiesta 2026
Come celebrate traditional and modern textile crafts with workshops, demos, artisan displays, a marketplace, and community fun!
The Fiber Arts Fiesta is a celebration of traditional and contemporary fiber arts, offering a unique opportunity for participants and visitors to engage with various textile-related crafts
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.