Articles
“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 3: Modern Athleisure”
SENE Fibershed
July Issue, 2022
http://senefibershed.org/blog/
“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 2: Cashmere and Fine Woolens”
SENE Fibershed
May Issue, 2022
http://senefibershed.org/blog/
“The Lost Art of Garment Grooming Series Part 1: The Overcoat and the Brush”
SENE Fibershed
April Issue, 2022
http://senefibershed.org/blog/
“The Intelligent Treatment Of Clothing - Reed McLaren on the sustainable wardrobe”
Motif Magazine
March Issue, 2020
Led and Participated
Well Worn Workshop
Workshop
Botanic Providence - Providence, Rhode Island
May 2, 2024
The Ties That Bind
Workshop
Mad Dog Studios - Providence, Rhode Island
April 13, 2023
Artist Meet and Greet - The Sustainable Wardrobe
Presentation and Discussion
Mad Dog Studios - Providence, Rhode Island
March 16, 2023
S.O.S. - Save Our Sweaters!
Workshop
The Nest PVD - Providence, Rhode Island
April 14, 2022
Clothing Care: A Heart-to-Heart Roundtable and Hands-on Workshop
Lecture, Workshop and Community Discussion
The Nest PVD - Providence, Rhode Island
January 25th, 2022
S.O.S. - Save Our Sweaters!
Workshop
Bloom Collective - Providence, Rhode Island
October 24, 2021
Sweater Care and Repair with DIY Sweater Comb and Needle Felting
Virtual Lecture and Demonstration
Hera Gallery - Wakefield, Rhode Island
February 20, 2021
The Lost Art of Garment Grooming and Sustainable Clothing Care
Lecture and Workshop
Worcester Center for Crafts - Worcester, Massachusetts
February 15, 2020
The Future of Fashion Forum: Sustainability Awareness
Panelist and Exhibitor
Bryant University Fashion Forum
Bryant University - Smithfield, Rhode Island
April 20, 2019
The Lost Art of Garment Grooming and Mending in the Modern Age
Presentation and Demonstration
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
February 3, 2019
Darning a French Work Smock
A Work In Progress Installation - Darning a Conversation through our “French Grey”
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
January 31, 2019
Repair: Work as a Revisioning Process with WARP Collective
Honorary WARP Collective Member Participant - Completed repairs and documented event
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
October 6 and 7, 2018
The Origin of Linen, Cashmere Silk and the Art of Garment Grooming
Lecture and Demonstration
Rhode Island Sewing Network - East Greenwich, Rhode Island
December 5, 2017
Attended
Process and Power: Craft as Self Care
Gallery Discussion and Workshop
RISD Museum- Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 11, 2024
The Zapotec Tour - Crafts of Teotitlán del Valle
Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico
October 5, 2023
Silk Repair with Molly Martin
TOAST Virtual Workshop Series
London, United Kingdom
February 23, 2022
Fast Fashion Forum: The Gen Z - Fast Fashion Paradox
The Nest - Providence, Rhode Island
November 17, 2021
Caring For Your Clothes - Online Talk with Orsola de Castro of Fashion Revolution, Zenzie Tinker Conservation, Hikaru Noguchi, Flora Collingwood-Norrs and Ýr Jóhannsdóttir
Selvedge Magazine Virtual Talk Series
London, United Kingdom
October 20, 2021
Fiber Jewelry Workshop
Jodi Colella - International Exhibitor and Fiber Art Teacher
Snow Farm - Berkshires, Massachusetts
August 5- 8, 2021
Textiles from Home: Mend-A-Long
Center for Design and Material Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Textiles from Home: Local Crafts, Global Conversations Virtual Series
March 14, 2021
Visible Mending & Natural Dyes 2- Day Workshop
Katrina Rodabaugh - Author of Mending Matters
Plant Work Shop - Cape Cod, Massachusetts
August 31- September 1, 2019
Slow Fashion Retreat 2019 - Draft / Mend / Dye
Pattern Drafting - Cal Patch - Hodge Podge Farm / Visible Mending - Jessica Marquez - Miniature Rhino / Natural Dying - Liz Spencer - The Dogwood Dyer / Mentorship - Amy Dufault - Sustainable Fashion Writer and Consultant
A Gathering of Stitches
College of the Atlantic - Bar Harbor, Maine
July 14-19, 2019
Textile History “Pop-Up”
Exhibition and Round-Table Discussion
A Gathering of Stitches
College of the Atlantic - Bar Harbor, Maine
July 16, 2019
In-office Discussion and URI Textile Department Collection Tour
Linda Welters - Professor of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island. Contributing author : “The Fashion of Sustainability”, in Sustainable Fashion: Why now? A conversation exploring issues, practices, and possibilities, 2008, and co-author of Fashion History : A Global View, 2018.
Linda Welter’s Office and Textile Department
Quinn Hall
University of Rhode Island - Kingston, Rhode Island
June 5, 2019
Mending as an Act of Rebellion Workshop
Kate Sekules - Historian, Author of Mend! A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto, and creator of sites Visible Mending and Refashioner
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
May 19, 2019
Wool in the Making - Gallery Conversation and Studio Workshop
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
April 20, 2019
Meditative Mending
Christina Bevilacqua
Program in conjunction with Repair and Design Futures Exhibit
Rhode Island School of Design Museum - Providence, Rhode Island
January 26, 2019
Pattern in Textiles Workshop
Sarah Campbell of Collier Campbell Designs & Selvedge Magazine
Château Dumas - Montauban, France
August 11-18, 2018
Woad Dyeing Workshop
Denise Lambert - Woad Expert and Founder of Blue de Lectoure
Château Dumas Grounds - Montauban, France
August 15, 2018
Sashiko Stitching Workshop
Atsushi Futatsuya - 3rd Generation Sashiko Master, Upcycle Stitches, LLC
Tribeca - New York, NY
April 22, 2018
Travels
Cochineal and the Tradition of Native Red in Mexico
Oaxaca - Mexico
October 2023
Discovering Native Textiles and Textures
Santa Fe - New Mexico
September 2019
Rummaging for French Homespun Linen
Occitanie Region - France
August 2018
Collecting Indigenous-Made Wares
Cultural Survival Bazaar
Tiverton - Rhode Island
August 2018
Searching for Madras Cotton in Traditional Gwada Fashion
Guadeloupe - French Guiana
March 2018
On the Hunt for Hidden Gems in the “Paris of the North”
Montreal - Canada
May 2017
Collection
THE HOUSE OF AMA - Exquisite natural material vintage apparel collection
Founder
2016 - Present
Lola Fashion Boutique Collection Installation
Providence, Rhode Island
June 2017 - June 2018
Restored by Design Collection Installation
Providence, Rhode Island
June 2016 - July 2016
Newport, Rhode Island
July 2016 - January 2017
The Future of Fashion Forum: Sustainability Awareness Fashion Show
Sustainable Fashion Collection Runway Presenter
Bryant Fashion Forum
Bryant University - Smithfield, Rhode Island
April 20, 2019
Fashion Week RI Season II
Runway Collection Presenter
The Mint Gallery - Bristol, Rhode Island
February 25, 2017
Sturbridge Vintage Fashion and Textile Show
Booth Exhibitor
Host Hotel - Sturbridge, Massachusetts
September 2017, May 2018, September 2018
Urban Vintage Bazaar
Booth Exhibitor
The Arcade - Providence, Rhode Island
October 2016, April 2017, October 2017, April 2018
Cashmere & Cocoa
Sensory Installation and Exhibition
Mind2Body Pilates Studio - Providence, Rhode Island
December 16, 2017
A Little Bazaar
Booth Exhibitor
Mill No. 5 - Lowell, Massachusetts
November 4, 2017
SoWa Vintage Market
Booth Exhibitor
SoWa Art and Design District - Boston, Massachusetts
August 20, 2017
SheShe - A Spectacular Ladies Night Out at the Blithewold Mansion
Booth Exhibitor
Blithewold Mansion - Bristol, Rhode Island
June 29, 2017
Lola Fashion Boutique Window Installation
Providence, Rhode Island
June, 2017
Mill Gypsies Midwinter Mingle
Booth Exhibitor
Hope Artiste Village - Pawtucket, Rhode Island
March 5, 2017
Cashmere & Cocoa
Sensory Installation and Exhibitor
Flipp Salon and Apothecary - Providence, Rhode Island
December 11, 2016
Makers and Merchants Sidewalk Sale
Wickenden Street - Providence, Rhode Island
September 10, 2016
RI Creative Magazine Makers Event
Booth Exhibitor
Park Theatre - Cranston, Rhode Island
June 25, 2016
Collaborated
Limited Edition Reclaimed Exotic Wood Sweater Combs
Designed and Developed - Reed McLaren and Marc Zajac, Hand-Crafted - Marc Zajac
2017 - 2018