Connecting Threads: Tactile Social History by Lynn Setterington Lynn Setterington compiled a guide to her fascinating intersectional work that combines the often solitary practices of embroidery with art that focuses on socially engaged practices. Early on she proposes that the book reviews her own work processes through twelve pieces. Actually, there are more “pieces”/works than …

One A Day, Every Day: The Daily Practice of JPR Stitch by JPR Stitch aka Dr. Jack Roberts As I opened the beautifully wrapped package, I found an unexpected book. Half its pages were blank which, for a book, seemed odd. The pages were small in scale, 10 x 15 centimeters (3.9 x 5.6 inches) …

The winners of SDA’s Outstanding Student Awards were recently announced for the students who have demonstrated excellence in fiber arts. The work of these artists embodied inventive and innovative use of technique, materials and concepts not only in fibers and textiles, but in printmaking, sculpture, and more. It is an honor for the Education Committee to be …

The winners of SDA’s Outstanding Student Awards were recently announced for the students who have demonstrated excellence in fiber arts. The work of these artists embodied inventive and innovative use of technique, materials and concepts not only in fibers and textiles, but in printmaking, sculpture, and more. It is an honor for the Education Committee to be …

Surface Design Association is excited to announce Textiles for the End of the World, our Summer 2026 edition of Surface Design Journal.  We are living in a period rife with conflict, inequality, and various forms of insecurity, both locally and globally. This Journal examines how contemporary makers are using their craft to adapt the role …

The winners of SDA’s Outstanding Student Awards were recently announced for the students who have demonstrated excellence in fiber arts. The work of these artists embodied inventive and innovative use of technique, materials and concepts not only in fibers and textiles, but in printmaking, sculpture, and more. It is an honor for the Education Committee to be …

The winners of SDA’s Outstanding Student Awards were recently announced for the students who have demonstrated excellence in fiber arts. The work of these artists embodied inventive and innovative use of technique, materials and concepts not only in fibers and textiles, but in printmaking, sculpture, and more. It is an honor for the Education Committee to be …

Women’s Work: From Feminine Arts to Feminist Art by Ferren Gipson The core of Women’s Work is a chronology of change. This collective biography of 34 artists opens with a brief history of the quiltmakers of Gees Bend, who have been making useful, beautiful, abstract, color block quilts since the nineteenth century. It’s organized by …

SDA Book Club: The Alphabet of Expectations: An ABC Primer for Today’s Girl by Kachina Leigh, interviewed by Vivien Zepf Presented with support from the Peters Valley School of Craft Words matter. We’ve all witnessed or experienced the positive and negative power of language, labels, implications, connotations, and/or assumptions. In my personal childhood experience, taunts …

Surface Design Association is excited to announce Traditions and Techniques in Lace, our Spring 2026 edition of Surface Design Journal.  “Exploring vast historical and material contexts, our Traditions & Techniques journals are always some of our most inspiring issues. Lace is no exception. The history of lace is one rich in luxury, ornamentation and skill. …