Threads: Sustaining India’s Textile Tradition

Threads: Sustaining India’s Textile Traditions features four Indian designers and their collaborations with traditional textiles artisans that produce fashion collections for a contemporary market. Through in-depth interviews and visually stunning footage, this film demonstrates how these committed, creative collaborations innovate traditional textile techniques and reinvigorate the communities who produce them.

Katherine Sender, PhD is a Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Communication.  She is also a member of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

The Nixon Seminar Series in the Department of Human Centered Design was established through a generous gift by John W. and Lea P. Nixon, Class of 1953. Designed to provide students with exposure to leading scholars and industry professionals, the Seminar Series is an expansion of the Nixon Distinguished Speaker Series and builds upon Mr. and Mrs. Nixon’s shared vision of creating a more engaged community on campus and providing a bridge to professional knowledge and opportunities.