Know the history. Win the work. Make the story part of your sales and marketing toolbox.

Designers specify fabric every day, yet few can say where the weave originated, how the construction was developed, or what historical circumstances shaped the material they hand to a client. The Craft and Commerce of Cloth closes that gap in a single day and turns it into something usable. Attendees leave with material literacy that changes client conversations, sourcing decisions, and the way they describe their own work.

The day will go something like this:

8:30 Arrivals/light bites + coffee

9-12 Educational programming:

• keynote by The Lifestyle Historian

• conversation with interior designer Gary Inman

• Into the Archives with Baxter Mill

12-1 Lunch

1-2:30 Programming

• Designer collaboration panel

2:30-4 Textile Tours/Interwoven exhibitors

4-5 Reception

Single tickets are $99 each. Bring a colleague and enjoy two tickets for $170.