Textile Society of America Newsletter 29:2 — Fall 2017

Letter from the Editor Letter from the Development Committee Letter from the President TSA\u27s 2018 Symposium: The Social Fabric: Deep Local to Pan Global Textile Society of America 30th AnniversaryThe Textile Society of America: Its Foundation and Early DaysTextile Society of America: A Community Endeavor and a Personal Journey TSA News: TSA Honors Louise Mackie and Anne WilsonR. L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award 2016 and Call for Nominations 2017Textiles Close Up: Bloomington BluesTSA Welcomes New ContributorsWoven Interiors: Late Antique Textiles in DC Collections Camille Ann Brewer at the Textile Museum of America In Memoriam: Junichi AraiIn Memoriam: Magdalena Abakanowicz The Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia Books Reviews: Embroidering within Boundaries: Afghan Women Creating a Future; Oaxaca Stories in Cloth: A Book about People, Identity, and Adornment; Navajo Textiles: The Crane Collection at the Denver Museum of Science & Nature; and Sacred Scraps: Quilt and Patchwork Traditions of Central Asia Featured Exhibitions: Sacred Scraps: Quilt and Patchwork Traditions of Central Asia; Anne Wilson: A Hand Well Trained; and Omar Victor Diop: Project Diaspora Conferences: The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan in World Collections; Inaugural National African American Quilt Convention; CROSSOVER: 18th European Textile Network Conference Member News: Awards and Honors, Member Exhibitions, Member Workshops and Lecture