We have added a number of sewing machines, serger machines, and other soft-goods creation resources to our maker space. We are now looking for ideas of how to gather and provide access to pattern-making resources for our patrons. We have many books on pattern-making. I’m interested in any recommendations for your favorite websites/databases to…[Read more]

Fashion, Textile & Costume Librarians is the FTC SIG online journal and can be found: https://arlisftc.wordpress.com/.

The editors are always looking for new contributors. Write the SIG coordinator team to get started! FTCs is looking for articles of all types, book/resource/exhibition reviews, bibliographies, news, etc. If it’s related to FTC…[Read more]

Hello and welcome to the Fashion, Textile and Costume SIG! Your 2023-2024 SIG leaders are Coordinator A.M. LaVey and Vice-Coordinator Shandy Fey.

A.M. LaVey is a museum archivist-librarian specializing in eastern Slavic spaces with research interests that includes archives, creativity and visual culture. Trained both as an art historian and…[Read more]