weaving

bags
Rag Rugs
knotted rugs
wire weaving
strip woven wall hangings
screens

haptic journals

handbook
four projects
indigo journals
shadow work
envelope journals
clothing journals
passport journal

dye stories

eco printing
wool
indigo
bandhani
marbling

mixed media

paper and drawings
woven and sewn amulets
sketchbooks and dream drawings
scarves
furniture

Stitched & Sewn

stitched and sewn rugs
faces
collage
quilts
doodles and embroideries

Mending as Metaphor

About This Practice
Mending Poetry
books to delight and instruct
The Mending Table
mended sweater 2021
Year of Mindful Mending 2019
Mending at Art Division 2019
kat + maouche 2019
Slow Community 2016-2018
Council, Community & Cloth 2017
Spoils of Lost Tradition 2016
Young Adult Program at Dana Farber 2015
invitation to gather 2014

Exhibits & Events

Talks
heads exhibit at art division 2025
Hands, Head and Heart 2025
sketchbooks show 2025
LAX welcome blanket 2024-2025
barnsdall exhibit 2015
freehand at home 2001

a few words

a few words
textile camp & tributes
Contact Me

Ruth Katzenstein Souza

weaving
haptic journals
dye stories
- eco printing
- wool
- indigo
- bandhani
- marbling
mixed media
Stitched & Sewn
Mending as Metaphor
Exhibits & Events
a few words

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

Some favorite reads.

Out Of Fashion | The New Fashion By Birgitta De Vos

Vitamin T: Threads And Textiles In Contemporary Art

Mark Making In Textile Art By Helen Parrott

Nui Project: Edited By Kobo Shobu

Nui Project 2: Edited By Kobo Shobu

The Common Thread: The Warp And Weft Of Thinking

Visible Mending for Knitwear by Flora Collingwood Norris

Hand Sewing Clothing: A Guide

Loved Clothes Last by Orsola de Castro

© 2025 Ruth Katzenstein Souza