Textile Society of America
{{Short description|International non-profit educational organization}}
The Textile Society of America (TSA) was founded in 1987 as an international non-profit educational organization for sharing and disseminating information about textiles and fiber media. The society sponsors a bi-annual conference where juried papers are presented on artistic, cultural, economic, historic, social and technical perspectives on textiles from around the world.{{Cite web |title=How Clothes Are Manufactured: From Concept to Closet |url=https://www.tzstreetwear.com/how-clothes-are-manufactured-from-concept-to-closet/ |access-date=2024-07-29 |language=en-US}} TSA additionally runs programs that include in person workshops, virtual forums, awards, and scholarships.{{Cite web |title=Our Programs - Textile Society of America|url=https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/programs |access-date=2025-05-19}} The scholarships offered are aimed at lowering the financial barrier to in person research in the textiles space.{{Cite web |title=Awards & Scholarships - Textile Society of America|url=https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/programs/awards-scholarships |access-date=2025-05-19}}
History
Textile Society of America is a membership organization, governed by a volunteer board of directors from museums and universities in North America and administered by a small staff. Its approximately 700 members include curators, educators, historians, independent scholars, artists, journalists, students, dealers and collectors. Membership includes access to symposium proceedings along with a newsletter, membership directory and textile bibliography.{{Cite web|url=https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/about-us/|title=Mission Statement & Vision Statement - Textile Society of America|last=|first=|date=2012-01-19|website=|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-29}}"Textile Society of America (TSA)." Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the U.S.. Ed. Tara Atterberry. 50th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. 2680 pp. 4 vols. Gale Directory Library. Gale. Fashion Institute of Technology - SUNY. 29 Sep. 2016
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- {{Official|textilesocietyofamerica.org}}
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