HGA Textiles and Tea Watch Party

Featuring Carol Eckert

FREE

Join us for a watch party of the Handweavers Guild of America’s Textiles & Tea episode featuring contemporary basket weaver and author Carol Eckert!

We will be streaming the episode via Zoom at 2pm in our workshop space on Tuesday, September 15.

About Carol: Carol Eckert is a fiber sculptor who creates whimsical pieces using coiled fiber, producing works inspired by stories, mythology, and animal symbols. Her work has been featured internationally, and she was recognized with the National Basketry Organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025. Carol is the co-author of Contemporary Basketry: New Directions from Innovative Artists Worldwide. View her work on her website.

More information about Textiles & Tea: The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) interview series, Textiles & Tea, takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (ET). Each week we invite a respected fiber artist in the field today to join us for an hour-long conversation where we will discuss their artwork and their creative journey. We invite you to listen in on the conversation. Make a cup of your favorite tea and join us as we talk about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process and so much more. This episode of Textiles & Tea is generously sponsored by Las Aranas Spinners and Weavers Guild.

Can’t join us live? Watch more episodes of Textiles and Tea on their YouTube Channel: Handweavers Guild of America YouTube