Our Mission
Portland Textile Month aims to galvanize the local textile community for a month-long festival of events centered around knowledge-sharing and cross-pollination between enthusiasts, artists, businesses, and institutions. We provide an open platform to engage and share ideas, histories, knowledge, experiences, and practices across myriad cultures, viewpoints, and generations.
Who We Are
Portland Textile Month is part of a mission-driven social enterprise conceived of, incubated, and funded within Textile Hive to foster exchange among the local textile community and beyond. Portland Textile Month was brought to life through the contributions of a core group of committed volunteers.
Advisors
| Alicia Decker |
| Almarina Bianchi |
| LeBrie Rich |
| Mia Rieko Braverman |
| Palmarin Merges |
| Ruth Anderson |
| Sheridan Collins |
Producers
| Andrew Harricharan |
| Barbara Stutz |
| Eli West |
| Lilia Hernandez Galusha |
| Madalyn Barelle |
| Stephanie Sun |
Organizers
| Caleb Sayan |
| Katen Bush |
Special Thanks
| Ahnika Wood |
| Jessa Goodall |
| Sebastian Zinn |
Volunteers
| Shannon Welsh | Event planning, Community outreach |
| Saingbey Woodtor | Event planning, Design |
| Rio Wrenn | Community outreach, Copy editing |
| Palmarin Merges | Event planning, Community outreach |
| Mel Christy | Photography |
| Lynn Deal | Community outreach |
| Kristy Kun | Community outreach |
| Katherine Entis | Design, Community outreach |
| Jessica Goodall | Writing, Copy editing |
| Heidi Leugers | Community outreach |
| Haley Dunham | Copy editing, Community outreach |
| Elissa Breitbard | Event planning, Community outreach |
| Deb Spofford | Community outreach |
| Chris Dibble | Community outreach |
| Cara Murray | Social marketing |
| Annin Barrett | Community outreach, Press outreach |
| Anna Post | Social marketing, design |
| Alice Rotsztain | Event submissions, Community outreach |
Organizers
| Patty Gohier | Planning, Coordination, Event Submissions, Community outreach |
| Nilu Amali | Writing, Marketing, Design, Community outreach |
| LeBrie Rich | Community building, Planning, Partnerships, Event submissions |
| Katen Bush | Community building, Planning, Communications, Event submissions |
| Caleb Sayan | Vision, Planning, Partnerships, Design, Documentation, Fundraising |
Paid Contributors
| Jena Nesbitt | Marketing, Corporate partnerships |
| Cara Murray | Branding, Design |
| Anna Post | Marketing design |
| Andrew Harricharan | Technical development |
