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2025: Wrapped
A quick note reflecting on our first six months together, what to expect in 2026, and the books I read this year that inspired my learning journey.
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Fieldwork Friday #6: Wool, Winter, and What I Carry With Me
some thoughts on heritage and taking time for introspection
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Warmth at the Top of the World: Arctic Textiles in Practice
A quick tour through the Arctic at the darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere
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Textiles as Currency: Trade and Value Through Time
Tracking textiles as commodities of production and exchange, as currency, tribute, taxation, and wealth.
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Wool, Landscape, and the Struggle for Continuity
Reading Navajo Churro Sheep through Textile Literacy
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Fieldwork Friday #5: Teaching, Learning, Writing, Growing
Work ebbs and flows and I'm feeling busier than ever
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The Many Lives of Madder: A Red Thread Through Landscape, Time, and Meaning
Let's dig deep on the red root, its meaning to people and place, the ecologics and economics of madder as a plant and product, and how you can grow this…
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Of Llama, Alpaca, and Vicuña: Camelids of the Andes
How to tell the difference between these South American camelid cousins, and their cultural significance in the Andes.
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Fieldwork Friday #4: Sea Air, Museum Dust, and a Little Magic in Seattle
A note to new readers
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The Wool Dogs of the Salish Coast: Weaving Companions in Fur and Spirit
A now-extinct domesticated canine, bred for their white, thick, wooly fur, and the unique and sophisticated indigenous textile tradition of the Pacific…
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Weaving the Future: Climate Resilience in Textile Production
How small scale textile ecologies can support ecological resilience, foster social networks, and revitalize heritage practices lost to the colonial…
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A Political Spin: A Gossypium Overview
A brief description of cotton's historic use and the revival of Indigenous cotton traditions
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Cloth for the Ancestors: Paracas Textiles and the Afterlife of Andean Cloth
How some of the most spectacular examples of ancient textiles bring us to the most pressing archaeological questions.
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Fieldwork Friday #3: Upskilling for the Apocalypse
Because that's the way it looks like it's going.
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