2026 Presentations

Michelle Amos, Little Loomhouse Archives Go Public
OM Comstock: Allen Fannin and ‘The Black Craftsman Situation’ Community Session
Maggie D’Aversa & Robin Muller: Making the Invisible Visible – Textiles as Actors in the Slave Era
Donna Dubinsky: The Joys and the Challenges of Restoring a Jacquard Loom
Maggy Fragoso: Handwoven Textiles at the 1862 London International Exhibition: A Snapshot of Cabo Verdean Society
Anita Grey: Threads of Memory and Change: Tatar Women’s Weaving Traditions and the Transformation of Cultural Identity
Rebekah Marshall: The Labor of Warmth
Patricia Martin, Passing the Torch; A Report from 12th International Shibori Symposium
Maryanne Moodie, Tradition in the Warp: Carrying Tapestry Weaving into Contemporary Practice
Tracy Murphy: The Alling Coverlet Collection, Textiles and Weavers
Sandra Rux: Spreading the Technology of Patterning Devices for Ingrain Carpets and Coverlets 1790-1840
Marty Schlabach: David P. Johnson, Scipio NY Coverlet Weaver: Patriarch of the Extended Conger Family of Weavers
Liz Schott, Dorothy Liebes: I’m with the government and I’m here to help
Mickey Stam, Weaving in the 1950s
Susan Torntore: Tracing Tweed Fabrics—One American Fashion Designer, Two British Mills
Stuti Verma: The Sensory Epistemology of the Kashmiri Shawl: Colonial Textiles, Comfort and Bourgeois Femininity in Nineteenth-Century France
Allyce Wood: NameDraft Weaving: Coded Messages in the Cloth

FAQ

How much is it to attend? There is a $65 suggested donation, although we greatly appreciate any amount.
Is this conference held in person? No, the WHC is entirely virtual and is held over Zoom, so you can attend no matter where you are!
But I can’t make it to all of the presentations… Not to worry! Everything is recorded and available to attendees for two weeks after the conference ends.
Can I just attend a certain talk or one specific day? Can do! Everyone will receive the same Zoom link, which is good for all three days of the conference, and can join and leave at will.
What time zone is the conference held in? The schedule is in EST.

A word about the Weaving History Conference…

In order to celebrate, promote and share academic work on the subject of handweaving, the Historic Manuscripts Conference was founded in 1994. The name was changed to the Weaving History Conference (WHC) later to reflect the expansion of the subject of the conference to contain not just academic weaving presentations, but information on all fiber arts. Today the WHC is entering its impressive 31st consecutive year!