July 30th, 31st, August 1st, 2027
Marshfield, Vermont
Here is a great opportunity to share your current research! We are looking for papers and presentations for the next Textile History Forum. |
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| The Textile History Forum is seeking papers, presentations, and works in progress on any aspect of textile research currently being done including any aspect of textile history, textile tools, textile process, and textile design from prehistory to present day. The Textile History Forum is an informal but intense weekend of papers, demonstrations, and works-in-progress open to anyone interested and enthusiastic about textiles, textile tools, the traditional textile process, fabric history, and material culture. Presenters from all areas of textile interests are encouraged to share their research; no formal academic credentials are necessary. |
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Paper Presentations:
Written papers are published in our Proceedings, an unedited, spiral bound publication available at the beginning of the Forum and given to all participants as part of the Forum’s philosophy that discussion and active participation with others is the best way to explore our interests and further our research.
We encourage anyone to submit a short abstract of one or two paragraphs with the stated topic, for review by January 15th, 2027. Authors retain the copyright of their papers and are free to publish elsewhere. Once abstracts are approved, papers and details of presentations are due May 15th 2027.
Works-In-Progress:
If you do not wish to submit a paper, Works-in-Progress and non-paper presentations are also included in the Proceedings as short descriptions of research that is nascent in hopes gaining feedback and information through the Forums collaborative atmosphere.
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| In the past the Forum has included papers about prehistoric footwear, contemporary fashion designers, historic dye analysis, ingrain carpet factories, Coverlet Weavers of Ohio, Rose Blankets, Glove making, Knitting traditions, Weaving in Ecuador on traditional card looms, Quilts, Reed making, Corsets and Undergarments, White Work, textile tools, labor in early mills, textile production in Lowell, and much more. S. Rabbit Goody began the Textile History Forum in response to the Dublin Seminar on New England Culture, in the late 1990’s. It has met every two years since, and published papers in the Proceedings, which is available to participants, libraries and by purchase to the public. The intent of the Forum is to encourage new voices to share their research in a scholarly but non-academic setting. At this upcoming Forum, we especially encourage those who have been doing research in traditional hand process to share what they know so that traditions are not lost. We learn more from each other and we learn the most over a good lunch! Please think about presenting a paper or works-in-progress at the Textile History Forum at the Weaver’s Croft! |
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| Please think about presenting a paper or works-in-progress at the Textile History Forum at the Weaver’s Croft July 30th through August 1st, 2027. Abstracts and submissions should be sent to: S. Rabbit Goody Thistle Hill Weavers 101 Chestnut Ridge Rd Cherry Valley NY 13320 or Emailed to: rabbitgoodythw@gmail.com Phone 518.284.2729 |