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Fashion Culture: Flower Dyeing Workshop

Goodman Resource Center Lobby Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Image via fiberhousecollective.com. The Fiberhouse Collective will teach participants how to analyze sources of local natural dyes—how to grow them, find them, and extract them. Participants will also create eco-prints using steam to bind plant-based pigments to fabric. All Fashion Culture events are free, but registration is required; register online here, call 212 217.4585, or […]

Crafting Connections: Supporting Artisan Communities—A Panel Discussion

Haft Theater Marvin Feldman Center, New York City, NY, United States

Supporting creative communities requires consumers to recognize and covet the unique characteristics of craft. This panel discussion, led by Jennifer Gootman of West Elm, will address the role of brands in developing an appreciation for textiles and communicating the craft story to their customers. Panelists will be Luna Lee, human rights leader at Eileen Fisher, […]

Fashion Culture: The Sari Series: An Anthology of Drape

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Bon Duke, Gochi Kattu Sari Drape—Andhra Pradesh, India. Join Malika Verma Kashyap, founder of the digital publication Border&Fall, and textile designer Sanjay Garg for a lively discussion on the diversity, versatility, and various perceptions of India's incredible garment, the sari. The presentation will include a series of short independent films on the sari, as well […]

Exhibition: Crafting Change: New Textile Work by Students and Faculty — Closes

Gallery FIT, The Museum at FIT Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

September 19–30, 2017 The work of FIT students and faculty takes center stage in the Gallery FIT exhibition Crafting Change. Organized by the Textile/Surface Design Department in conjunction with New York Textile Month, the works featured in Crafting Change use long established techniques in a modern context to explore the shifting boundaries between art, design, […]

Globally Connected @ FIT: Sashiko and Cultural Sustainability for the Japanese People

Atsushi Futatsuya. Engage with sashiko, a traditional Japanese embroidery type, in this conversation with Atsushi Futatsuya, sashiko artisan and founder of Upcycle Stitches. Sashiko (Japanese for "little stabs") is an old Japanese mending technique that originated from a very poor community in Japan. Fast forward to today, the technique has been adopted by big brands, […]