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Knitted, Knotted, Spun: The Textuality of Textiles 

Mar 19
2026
All Day
On Campus Event - Canaday Library, Coombe Suite Case, 2nd Floor
Cloth book with the words "Dreaming It Forward" stitched on the spine. The front image is a woman carrying a basket on her head while holding the hand of a child. There is Urdu text above her.

Knitted, Knotted, Spun: The Textuality of Textiles  

Opens March 19, 2026 through summer

In honor of the Text & Textuality symposium 

Coombe Suite Case, 2nd floor Canaday Library

 

What if we thought of textiles as texts? What if we gave them the same authority and legitimacy we have afforded words and documents? When we focus on the roles and work of women to understand our families and communities, we need a different way of “reading.” How can we discern how we share histories, transmit cultural knowledge, build relationships, convey our love of family and community, and express political opinions?  

Check out the latest exhibition from Special Collections!

Image credit: Dreaming It Forward. 5 Year Plan. 2024.  

 

Audience: BMC Community
Type(s): Exhibition
Submitted by:
mfrydman@brynmawr.edu
Contact:
Maya Frydman
mfrydman@brynmawr.edu
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