{"id":26950,"date":"2022-08-17T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T15:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2022\/08\/17\/ethnographic-fiber-artist-karen-baker-on-slow-fashion-and-natural-products-how-one-ddes-student-explores-the-lost-histories-of-textiles\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T20:13:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T00:13:36","slug":"ethnographic-fiber-artist-karen-baker-on-slow-fashion-and-natural-products-how-one-ddes-student-explores-the-lost-histories-of-textiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2022\/08\/17\/ethnographic-fiber-artist-karen-baker-on-slow-fashion-and-natural-products-how-one-ddes-student-explores-the-lost-histories-of-textiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethnographic Fiber Artist Karen Baker on Slow Fashion and Natural Products: How One DDes Student Explores the Lost Histories of Textiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karen Baker, current student in the Doctor of Design Program at NC State&#8217;s College of Design, is a weaver focused on design, history, and critical studies of textile and fiber in Washington, DC. She is currently researching the textile, fiber and craft contributions and techniques of enslaved and free African American weavers before the Great Migration. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>She recently sat down for a podcast interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\" target=\"_blank\">Conscious Life and Style<\/a> to talk more about her research and work with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fiberwithacause.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiber With A Cause,<\/a> a global collective of fiber artisans and crafters. Fiber With A Cause pledges to get both ownership and authorship to creators who were often innovators in science, keepers of history, and designers of ancient techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Listen to the podcast below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"highlight__image wp-image-31406\" alt=\"Karen Baker Podcast Cover\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/karen-baker-cover-podcast.webp\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Uncovering Lost Textile Histories and Weaving a Slow Fashion Future with Karen Baker<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Ethnographic fiber artist Karen Baker shares her research on the textile contributions of African Americans pre-Great Migration, her work with Fiber With A Cause, and the complicated role technology plays in slow fashion.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Listen to the <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>episode&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary:<\/h3>\n\n\n<p>How do lost textile histories from marginalized communities impact and limit our understanding of fashion history and fashion as a whole? How does uncovering and understanding these histories help us better envision the potential future for fashion?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s what we\u2019re exploring in this episode with ethnographic fiber artist Karen Baker.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>In this episode, Karen is sharing:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Her research into African American weavers\u2019 contributions to textile and fibers before the Great Migration<\/li><li>The impact of these lost histories in understanding textiles and fashion<\/li><li>How we can collectively work to uncover and integrate lost and\/or overlooked textile histories&nbsp;<\/li><li>How she is integrating her research into her work with the organization Fiber With A Cause<\/li><li>What role technology plays in the fashion industry, and in the slow fashion movement.<\/li><\/ul>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2022\/08\/17\/ethnographic-fiber-artist-karen-baker-on-slow-fashion-and-natural-products-how-one-ddes-student-explores-the-lost-histories-of-textiles\/\">originally published<\/a> in College of Design Blog.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Karen Baker, current student in the Doctor of Design Program at NC State's College of Design, is a weaver focused on design, history, and critical studies of textile and fiber in Washington, DC. She is currently researching the textile, fiber and craft contributions and techniques of enslaved and free African American weavers before the Great Migration. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>She recently sat down for a podcast interview with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\" target=\"_blank\">Conscious Life and Style<\/a> to talk more about her research and work with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fiberwithacause.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiber With A Cause,<\/a> a global collective of fiber artisans and crafters. Fiber With A Cause pledges to get both ownership and authorship to creators who were often innovators in science, keepers of history, and designers of ancient techniques.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>Listen to the podcast below:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/highlight {\"teaser\":\"Ethnographic fiber artist Karen Baker shares her research on the textile contributions of African Americans pre-Great Migration, her work with Fiber With A Cause, and the complicated role technology plays in slow fashion.\",\"callToAction\":\"Listen to the episode\",\"imageID\":31406} -->\n<aside class=\"wp-block-ncst-highlight with-image\"><h2 class=\"highlight__label\">Related<\/h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\" class=\"highlight__link\" data-ua-cat=\"Highlight Block\" data-ua-action=\"Story Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/fiber-artist-karen-baker\/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-consciousstyle&amp;utm_content=later-28513341&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=linkin.bio\"><div class=\"highlight__image-container\"><div class=\"highlight__image-background\"><img class=\"highlight__image wp-image-31406\" alt=\"Karen Baker Podcast Cover\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/karen-baker-cover-podcast.webp\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"highlight__text-container\"><h3 class=\"highlight__heading\">Uncovering Lost Textile Histories and Weaving a Slow Fashion Future with Karen Baker<\/h3><p class=\"highlight__teaser\">Ethnographic fiber artist Karen Baker shares her research on the textile contributions of African Americans pre-Great Migration, her work with Fiber With A Cause, and the complicated role technology plays in slow fashion.<\/p><p class=\"highlight__cta\"><span>Listen to the <\/span><span class=\"nowrap\"><span>episode&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/aside>\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/highlight -->\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Episode Summary:<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How do lost textile histories from marginalized communities impact and limit our understanding of fashion history and fashion as a whole? How does uncovering and understanding these histories help us better envision the potential future for fashion?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>That\u2019s what we\u2019re exploring in this episode with ethnographic fiber artist Karen Baker.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In this episode, Karen is sharing:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Her research into African American weavers\u2019 contributions to textile and fibers before the Great Migration<\/li><li>The impact of these lost histories in understanding textiles and fashion<\/li><li>How we can collectively work to uncover and integrate lost and\/or overlooked textile histories&nbsp;<\/li><li>How she is integrating her research into her work with the organization Fiber With A Cause<\/li><li>What role technology plays in the fashion industry, and in the slow fashion movement.<\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Baker, current student in the Doctor of Design Program at NC State&#8217;s College of Design, is a weaver focused on design, history, and critical studies of textile and fiber in Washington, DC. 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