Interested in learning more about histories, narratives, and personal experiences connected to textiles and fiber-based objects and their makers? Join a Textile Center Book Club!

All are welcome. This program is free, but space is limited, so registration is required.

UPCOMING BOOK CLUBS

Book Club: Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World

“Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World“ by Catherine E. McKinley

5 Wednesday meet-ups, from 11 am – 12 pm
in the Textile Center Library

4 Wednesday meet-ups, from 11 am – 12 pm:

July 15: Prologue & Part One

July 29: Part Two (Chapters 4-7)

August 12: Part Two (Chapters 8-11)

August 26: Part Three

About the book:

Brimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, Indigo is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan; Jewish “rag traders”; a Massachusetts textile factory owner; and African slaves-her ancestors were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo, where a length of blue cotton could purchase human life. McKinley’s journey in search of beauty and her own history leads her to the West African women who dye, trade, and wear indigo-women who unwittingly teach her that buried deep in the folds of their cloths is all of destiny and the human story.

About the author:

Catherine E McKinley is a curator and writer. She’s taught creative nonfiction writing at Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University. She lives in New York City.