Find out how SDA-Washington State took the idea for a 4 hour networking event and turned it into a 2-day symposium, members’ exhibition + studio/vendor tour – with a waiting list. If you’d like to get this kind of energy flowing in your area, let Peggy O’Heron’s story get you started. Then just add your own collective expertise and passion for the textile arts to make it happen. …

Take another fiber cyber-safari with Mickie as your guide. Bag some tasty knotting from a Macrame Master. Check out Canadian “World of Threads” artists’ profiles. Peruse UK’s Silk Painters Guild + American Tapestry Alliance online galleries. Watch tech geek fashion in action…just pick a click. …

If you’ve ever dreamed of taking your work to the next level via a residency, TAC offers studio, community and critique all-in-one in the super-charged cultural matrix of NYC. With scholarships & work-study now available, 6 winners only have to find an *actual* residence. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 1!…

Textile artist & traveler Christina Conklin came home with a creative epiphany well worth the price of the journey to 8ISS at the end of 2011. Experience some Hong Kong highlights in her take on the unprecedented event & exhibitions….

Exhibiting at a high-end craft show can be expensive, grueling – and a very effective way to promote & sell your work. 4 SDA members accepted the invitation to do a recent American Craft Council show in Baltimore. They lived to tell the tale and share some advice here….

After her first book sold out, Tilleke Schwarz (NE) decided to self-publish the next one. Savor the whimsey of her embroidery while tasting the complexities she faced upon deciding to finance – and take control of – all decisions herself….

Gorgeous garment-inspired sculptures and cutting-edge fashions made from fresh flowers, handmade paper, cast glass, and discarded clothing….

In order to knit a more perfect union, SDA member Adrienne Sloane is lobbying congress with a postcard that depicts a fiber sculpture she made “in response to the on-going congressional deadlock”. Find out more – and how you can add your voice – here….

Join SDA Board & Staff in thanking Candace Edgerley as she moves on after 3 years of leadership as SDA President. She’ll be moving forward to focus on her studio work, teaching and travel. Add your thanks via comments section that follows this tribute….

eTextiles evangelist & digital diva Lynne Bruning asks hard questions and shares the answers she’s found while navigating the rapids of competition entry. Let her insights help you cut through the chaos and caveat about getting your work out there….