The Thread

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.

Jan 1 • The Textile Anthropologist

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December 2025

Fieldwork Friday #6: Wool, Winter, and What I Carry With Me

some thoughts on heritage and taking time for introspection

Dec 19, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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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

Dec 17, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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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.

Dec 2, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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November 2025

Wool, Landscape, and the Struggle for Continuity

Reading Navajo Churro Sheep through Textile Literacy

Nov 18, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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Fieldwork Friday #5: Teaching, Learning, Writing, Growing

Work ebbs and flows and I'm feeling busier than ever

Nov 7, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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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…

Nov 4, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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October 2025

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.

Oct 21, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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Fieldwork Friday #4: Sea Air, Museum Dust, and a Little Magic in Seattle

A note to new readers

Oct 10, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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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…

Oct 7, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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September 2025

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…

Sep 30, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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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

Sep 16, 2025 • The Textile Anthropologist

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