There are different ways to participate in The Memory of Fabric. See below for more information.

 Call for Interviewees!

The scope of The Memory of Fabric is to document and preserve stories related to our relationship with fabric - whether through its making, wearing, or keeping. The overall project is multidimensional and includes oral history, film, and art. 

I am looking for contributors willing to be interviewed for the oral history component.  The Ashfield Belding Memorial Library has agreed to act as a repository for this digital media. Oral histories such as these are valuable and vital in preserving the history of everyday people and gives future generations more profound insight into the past and otherwise forgotten stories. There is the possibility that I may use some of the oral history footage for a short film to be submitted at the Ashfield Film Festival in October and the oral histories will be included on my website in addition to being available at the library for people to watch and listen to. If you’re interested in being interviewed you must reside in Western Massachusetts and are available to be interviewed in March, April or May. I am looking for at least 6 people but might open it to 10 people given time and funding for the project.

To participate, email Andrea at andrea@thecuriousthimble.com.

Submit your story!

Share your memory of fabric through the voice of your writing! Whether it’s the memory of someone else’s garment that you have held onto, a textile someone made for you, or a significant piece of clothing in your wardrobe - I am interested in highlighting and preserving your story on my website!

To submit your story to be featured on the website, please email Andrea at andrea@thecuriousthimble.com. Let’s create this digital archive of memory and fabric together!

Submit a photograph!

Do you have a cherished photograph or image related to memory and fabric? Perhaps of a loved one wearing your favorite sweater? Your first flock of sheep as a fiber farmer? A grandparent sitting at their treadle sewing machine? You don’t have to be a maker of textile to have a memory related to the fabric that defines our daily lives and infiltrates the geography of our memory. If you have a photograph that you’d like to be featured on the website, please email me at andrea@thecuriousthimble.com.