In person / Talk / Multiple Techniques
Integrating Textiles for Fashion & Interiors
There is an explosion in textile awareness and appreciation currently happening on a global scale - from MoMA to the Venice Biennale, from University and designer runways to the MET to the V&A. Come hear and participate as idea leaders and established practitioners reflect on issues around making and marketing the handmade: sourcing, production, circularity, AI impact on IP and the constant shape-shifting of contemporary style.
Host: Mary Jaeger – Textile Design: Fashion & Interiors stores.maryjaeger.com
Moderator: Leesa Hubbell - Textile Arts Journalist / Educator linkedin.com/in/leesahubbell
Panelists: experts in various textile fields, will differ at each event
Join us also for another panel on Sunday, Sept 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
September 14
Jean Stone - Co-Founder, Idiosyncratic Fashionistas; Influencer
Ana Lisa Hedstrom - Renowned Artist/Educator working in shibori techniques; ACC Fellow
Sharon Graubard - Fashion Forecaster w/ international following; Founder/Director of SG Files
Ollie Hongji Li - Artist/Designer Working in Textile Media + LGBTQ Issues | Parsons MFA
From left to right: Ollie Hongji Li, Jean Stone wearing Mary Jaeger, Ana Lisa Hedstrom
Meet the Speakers
“Fabric and color are the paint and clay of fashion.” - Sharon Graubard
Fashion Forecaster w/ international following | Founder/Director of SG Files
Sharon Graubard is known for her spot-on predictions and engaging trend narratives that have earned her work an international clientele of major and niche brands. Most recently, Sharon launched SG Files, a boutique forecasting and consulting service that identifies evolving trends and places them at the intersection of culture, socio-politics, art/craft and shifting consumer values.
thesgfiles.com/new-page linkedin.com/in/graubardsharon @the_sg_files
"Ignore society's stereotype of 'women of a certain age'! We are not dead and we are not invisible!" - Jean Stone
Co-Founder, Idiosyncratic Fashionistas | Influencer
Jean Stone, at age 75, is 1/2 of the Idiosyncratic Fashionistas, NYC style bloggers since 2009 and Instagram influencers since 2013, "setting a bad, bad example for older women - and people of any age - everywhere!" In May 2025, the IFs spoke at the UN Fashion and Lifestyle Network 2nd Annual Meeting, emphasizing vintage fashion, clothing and textiles as truly sustainable fashion: "maintain, sustain, retain, recycle, reuse, repurpose!"
“Using hand-spun wool and naturally dyed hemp, I love expanding fiber’s limitless and expressive sculptural possibilities.” - Ollie Hongli Li
Artist/Designer Working in Textile Media + LGBTQ Issues | Parsons MFA 2023
Ollie Hongji Li creates textile sculptures through knotting, knitting, crochet, spinning, and natural dyes, drawing inspiration from nature and religion. His work reimagines the yin–yang dichotomy to question gender roles, power, and patriarchy, shaped by his experience growing up in China and navigating life as a gay man. A recipient of Surface Design Association’s Creative Promise Award, he is currently a Bandung Residency artist with the Asian American Arts Alliance and the Museum of the African Diaspora.
olliehongjili.format.com @ollie_must_create
“My craft is a conversation with cloth. How does a substrate allow dye to penetrate folds, to wick, to separate colors? More than often the cloth talks back in unanticipated ways. Working with materials as diverse as sheer silk, canvas, paper, and wool felt has kept me engaged and curious...essential for an artisan and artist.” - Ana Lisa Hedstrom
Renowned Bay Area Artist-Educator working in Shibori | ACC Fellow
Ana Lisa Hedstrom creates abstract and geometric patterns developed from the techniques of Japanese Shibori. In addition to being exhibited internationally, her signature textiles and fashion are in the collections of the Cooper Hewitt, Museum of Craft & Design, De Young Museum and Racine Art Museum. She has received two NEA grants and has taught at SF State University, California College of Art, Penland, Haystack, Pacific Northwest Art Center and at many textile arts conferences.
"The core of my work is inspired by my passion for color, texture, pattern, and handcrafted details." — Mary Jaeger
Mary Jaeger's work is about modern elegance and rich traditions. Uncluttered textiles and accessories reflect her aesthetic, melding ancient Eastern and contemporary Western design. Drawing on years spent in Japan and other areas of Asia and Europe, she creates timeless collections of hand-dyed textiles for wearable accessories and interiors that seamlessly move between seasons, places, and occasions.