The Triple Role of Textiles: Volume 25, Number 2 - Summer 2018 Insights from Syrian Refugees Submitted by Cathy Stevulak CreatingCreatingCreating AAa ConnectedConnected I met Yasmine Dabbous when screen- A laundry line with beautiful tile-like TextileTextileTextile CommunityCommunity Community ing the THREADS documentary film at the embroidery on ethereal fabric, and pic- United Nations Commission on the Status of Women meeting last Spring. Last year, To foster a global network ofTo enthusiastsfoster a global whonetwork value of the enthusiastsimportance who of value textiles the to importancegrassroots of textiles economies to grassroots economies Exchange information Raise awarenessExchange information of the impor- tures of smiling women and children ro- tance of textile traditions to tating on the wall behind it. Such was the Raisegrassroots awareness of economies the importance first impres- textile traditions to grassroots Mobilize textile enthusiasts sion visitors economies Yasmine spent time with Syrian refugees had when they MobilizeCreate textile conversations enthusiasts in Beirut and with organizations and indi- looked at Yas- that result in action viduals who are empowering female refu- mine Dabbous’ Create conversations that result in installation at action the Museum at FIT in New York Textiles are an important City. component of the human But a closer Textiles are anexperience. important component look told a dif- of the human experience. ferent story, Networking and sharing informationNetworking and creates sharing an information environ- hiding behind mentcreates for constructivean environment action. for the smiles constructive action. projected on Making connections the wall. The Kinship Stories necklace Makingbetween Connections textile artisans between gees. This article is about an installation piece is a com- featuring vintage textileworldwide artisans worldwide promotes promotes that she created at the Museum at the mentary on the Turkoman tassel, Rabari positivepositive social change. change. Fashion Institute of Technology upon her predicament embroidery from India, and Interacting with people who have return to New York. Ottoman 19th-century coins. Interacting with people who similarhave values similar enriches values our lives. continued on page 6 enriches our lives. 1 WARP Newsletter - Summer 2018 Clothing Line Benefits Alpaca Villages Introduction by Janice Knausenberger; translation by Deborah Chandler This February, my husband and I had a nities are suppliers of fiber classified according fantastic trip to Ecuador. A new friend told to international standards. In addition, more me about the finest quality 100% alpaca than seventy women spinners of the Jatari clothing made in Ecuador and arranged for us to visit. Paqocha has a shop in Tumbaco, one of the suburbs of Quito. Susana manages the shop which is filled with knitted and hand- WARP Newsletter woven clothing made with local handspun published quarterly by alpaca. Susana Weave A Real Peace custom sewed a Volume 25, Number 2 handspun, hand- Summer 2018 woven poncho for Campesino, La Moya, and Royal Palace commu- Editor: Linda Temple me and I picked it nities of the province of Chimborazo transform up just before we the pure fiber of alpaca into thread and make Send address left to return to the the necessary corrections to: US. This poncho is material for 15 [email protected] a dream to wear. women weavers or mail to It has a flattering to develop fab- Weave a Real Peace drape and cut. I rics that I design. c/o 6182 Pollard Avenue East Lansing, MI 48823 hardly notice that Paqocha main- I am wearing it be- tains a fair pay- cause it is so lightweight, and I am always ment process for alpaca communities, spinning The deadline for comfortably warm when I wear it. women, and weavers. More than 100 families contributions to the I found their well photographed story on can improve their Fall issue of the WARP their website http://paqochaecuador.com/teje- income and recover newsletter is doras/ I used Google Translate to learn more ancestral care prac- July 27, 2018 while being in awe of how much they have tices of the envi- done to promote quality alpaca clothing. Paqo- ronment, as well as Send articles and cha is definitely a continuing to spin correspondence for gem waiting for us and weave. New the newsletter to: to discover. Here is generations see Linda Temple from information this as an opportunity to stay and work in the 1230 NE 70 Oklahoma City, OK 73111 about the organiza- countryside and not necessarily to migrate to [email protected] tion that I received cities. 405/478-4936 (phone) via a letter from “For us it is a great joy to have clients who Lorena Perez at value the alpaca fiber work process in Ecuador, Pagocha: and take the Information about an “It is a pleasure for us that you like your best that the organization or service in Paqocha garment! country has in this newsletter does not “Paqocha is a small Ecuadorian com- a high quality constitute an endorsement pany created by Felipe Segovia and me fabric within by WARP. in 2006. It is part of the alpaca fiber value a purely ar- chain in the Sierras of Ecuador. Indigenous tisanal pro- Submissions may be communities that own alpacas include cess. Paqocha has participated in various edited or shortened at the discretion of the editor. Asociación Asaraty, Chorrera Mirador, fashion events such as the Ethical Fashion Jatari Campesino, La Moya in the province Show-Paris 2007, 2009, 2010; Ecochic Fash- of Chimborazo, Comuna Zuleta and Cajas ion Show in Geneva, Basel and Singapore in the province of Imbabura, Tushin Burga – 2010, and through the Ibero-American and Pilisurco in Cañar. All of these commu- Design Biennial in Madrid 2016.” With a fraternal greeting, Lorena Perez 2 WARP Newsletter - Summer 2018 Register Now for WARP’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Decorah, IA We’re filling up quickly, but there is still publication of Moroccan Women Artisans Weave A Real Peace room to join us! We invite you to WARP’s by our own Susan Schaefer Davis; a recep- Membership Information www.weavearealpeace.org 25th Anniversary Annual Meeting in Dec- tion at Vesterheim, the Norwegian-Ameri- orah, IA, June 8-10. 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Sunday, June 10, 2018 Triple Role of Textiles: Insights Members have access to Luther College from Syrian Refugees .................... 1 annual Membership Decorah, IA Directory through a secure Alpaca Clothing in Ecuador ........... 2 ‘members-only’ section of the web The Annual Business Meeting will take WARP Bulletin Board ........................ 3 site, a quarterly newsletter, and can place Sunday morning, June 10 during Member Profile: Barbara Scott ...... 5 participate in the WARP Google Discussion Group. brunch, with the following agenda: Auctions at Annual Meeting ......... 5 Carol Hayman Exhibit ............................6 Dues are used for printing, mailing, * Presentation and request for approval and office expenses. Weave A Real of 2017 meeting minutes New Members ............................... 6, 7 Peace (WARP) is designated a 501(c)(3) * Presentation and request for approval Textile Techniques: Jordan - Camel nonprofit organization by the Internal of financial report Hair Shawl (and more) .................. 7 Revenue Service. All donations to WARP * Old Business are tax deductible in the From the WARP President ............... 8 United States. Progress on Strategic Plan: Structure, 2019 WARP Meeting in DC ............. 8 Public Conversations, Advance For membership or additional informa- Leadership Marketplace at Annual Meeting .. 8 tion, please send your name, address, * New Business WARP Budgets 2017-2018 .............. 9 telephone number, and email address with appropriate check, money order, Special Focus: Membership Alice Brown Scholars Named ......10 Plans for 2019 Annual Meeting or Paypal information in US funds Thrums Books Receive Awards ...10 payable to WARP to: Election of Board Members Thanks to Donors ............................10 Thanks to retiring Board Members Weave a Real Peace * Adjournment Travels ..................................................10 c/o 6182 Pollard Avenue Nominating Committee East Lansing, MI 48823 For other meeting updates and the Presents Slate .................................11 conference agenda, check WARPs web-