The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

4 Wednesday meet-ups: April 17, May 1, May 15, May 29
11 am – 12 pm
in Textile Center’s Library
Facilitator: Cristin McKnight Sethi, Textile Center’s Director of Education

They began their existence as everyday objects, but in the hands of award-winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, fourteen domestic items from preindustrial America–ranging from a linen tablecloth to an unfinished sock–relinquish their stories and offer profound insights into our history.

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All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, A Black Family Keepsake

by Tiya Miles

4 Wednesday meet-ups: June 12, June 26, July 24, July 31
11 am – 12 pm
in Textile Center’s Library
Facilitator: Cristin McKnight Sethi, Textile Center’s Director of Education

Fray: Art and Textile Politics

by Julia Bryan Wilson

5 Wednesday meet-ups: September 18, October 2, October 16, October 30, November 6
11 am – 12 pm
in Textile Center’s Library
Facilitator: Cristin McKnight Sethi, Textile Center’s Director of Education