Welcome to the TextileX resource guide—a growing effort created to map out and connect the vibrant textile community and resources in the Portland metro area and beyond. The foundation of this guide was built from the diversity of organizations that participate in the Portland TextileX Month festival every October.
Development of and funding for this guide have been provided by Textile Hive with additional funding from a RACC catalyst grant in 2019.
We encourage you to contribute additional resources through this form and consider becoming a member of TextileX to help further develop this resource guide as well as Portland TextileX Month.
Studios
Bea Fields
Bea Fields is a sewist who emigrated as a child with her family from Slovakia. She has a small archive of textiles, photographs, ceramics and other heirlooms she’s saved from her childhood and family members. Bea has shared these special items along with the history and culture of Slovakia in an educational workshop. In addition to celebrating her culture through cooking, baking and crafting, Bea also enjoys working in different art mediums by creating clothing, jewelry, bags and handmade gifts.
Businesses
Cargo
PURVEYORS OF CURIOUS OBJECTS Authentic, handmade and unique. We support small manufacturers, artists and local merchants.
Businesses
Focus Group Vintage
www.instagram.com/focusgroupshop
Focus Group is the place to get all your lightly used street wear and vintage!! We focus on the most current vintage styles. Located in the heart of SE Portland, in the famous Hawthorne shopping district. Friendly prices, friendly atmosphere, and friendly faces.
Studios
Judilee Fitzhugh
Judilee Fitzhugh is a textile artisan who specializes in natural plant dyes and couture sewing. A tour of duty in Japan with the U.S. Navy led to a profound Japanese influence and a lifelong affection for indigo and plant fibers. She gained her Certificate in Craft at the Oregon College of Art and Craft in 2002, and taught in the BFA and Studio School programs until the school’s closure in 2019. Her finely crafted work combines natural objects with vintage fabric remnants, hand weaving, and surface design to portray a single moment in history.
Businesses
Kat + Maouche
Katen Bush is the co-owner of Kat + Maouche, a gallery specializing in vintage Moroccan rugs. She and her husband, Latif, focus on research and provenance.
Studios
Keeva Moselle
www.instagram.com/realmandreigndesignstudio
Growing up Keeva Moselle made all of her Halloween costumes from age nine on, repurposing items from around the house. Keeva learned to work with her hands and a myriad of materials and techniques to create wearable art. These skills eventually translated into fashion design and garment construction. Today Keeva is a Portland native artist creating large scale interactive art installations, immersive beauty experiences, costumes, and multimedia art. All of her endeavors primarily use post-consumer waste & salvage materials. Keeva is a graduate of Oregon State University Graduate School, where she studied socio-political ethics. Keeva is an environmentalist and a Black Feminist thinker and author; her art reflects that same powerfully dynamic voice. In 2011, Keeva created an original character “The Queen of Unicorns”, as a public persona to inspire imaginative play and give young girls, especially those of color, representation in the cosplay and festival community.
Businesses
Textile Hive
Textile Hive, based in Portland OR, is home to the 40,000 textiles of the Andrea Aranow Textile Design Collection. The collection is the largest fully digitized independent textile collection in the world. Through its membership program the visual database offers access to educational institutions, design professionals and textile enthusiasts. Textile Hive’s mission is to preserve and enable greater access to the rich history, intricate techniques, and stunning visual beauty of the textile collection through immersive physical and digital experiences.
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Organizations
The Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum
https://hellenicamericancc.org/
The Hellenic-American Cultural Center & Museum (HACCM) of Oregon and SW Washington was formed in 2007 by proud Greek-Americans who desired to preserve and celebrate their cultural heritage. The museum and cultural center focuses on educating Hellenic-Americans, philhellenes, and the broader public in their customs, traditions and history, and on preserving the Greek-American immigrant experience in Oregon and SW Washington.
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