TAFA's New Website
TAFA has outgrown its Blogger platform and is working on a state-of-the-art website full of great features. These include having a powerful search engine with image-based results and tools for both its members and the community at large. We campaigned on IndieGoGo to raise the funds for the new site.
The fundraiser succeeded because TAFA members jumped in and made it happen. There were only a few non-members who contributed and they are greatly appreciated! The new site will not only benefit our members but the whole handmade textile and fiber art community.
We do have a prototype for the new site ready:
This is the first draft, so changes will be made, but we all agree that we are headed in the right direction. Many thanks to Nathan Brown and his team at Horizon Media Group for their excellent work!
We also have a temporary marketplace for TAFA, until the new site goes live:
The fundraiser succeeded because TAFA members jumped in and made it happen. There were only a few non-members who contributed and they are greatly appreciated! The new site will not only benefit our members but the whole handmade textile and fiber art community.
We do have a prototype for the new site ready:
We also have a temporary marketplace for TAFA, until the new site goes live:
Click on images and they take you to the member's website. It is a wonderful display of our member products and a good preview of what our new site will look like. You will find art quilts, weavings, accessories, apparel, supplies and more. Many thanks to Aynex Designs for setting this up for us. If you need a new website or graphic design services, consider using her.
Thanks to our Donors!
TAFA's future is bright! Our mission, "Markets for Members" will truly become possible through the new website. And, the website was made possible by all who donated through the IndieGoGo Campaign. Our goal to raise $5,000 was met and even exceeded: we ended at $5,345. This process was a long one, but one that emphasized how people can come together to make things happen. TAFA is really the sum of its parts and each of its members contributes something unique that strengthens the rest of the group. See more about the new site on this page.
If you wish to continue supporting us in our work, become a sponsor! Advertising on TAFA will help us expand our reach. More info: Sponsor page.
Many, many thanks to all who donated to make our new website a reality! Without you, this process would have taken much longer. With you, we have a wonderful story of people who came together and made it happen. A virtual barn raising! Visitors to this page will certainly enjoy visiting the sites of those who contributed. TAFA members have their name linked to their Member Profile and then a link to one of their sites. Enjoy!
TAFA's future is bright! Our mission, "Markets for Members" will truly become possible through the new website. And, the website was made possible by all who donated through the IndieGoGo Campaign. Our goal to raise $5,000 was met and even exceeded: we ended at $5,345. This process was a long one, but one that emphasized how people can come together to make things happen. TAFA is really the sum of its parts and each of its members contributes something unique that strengthens the rest of the group. See more about the new site on this page.
If you wish to continue supporting us in our work, become a sponsor! Advertising on TAFA will help us expand our reach. More info: Sponsor page.
Many, many thanks to all who donated to make our new website a reality! Without you, this process would have taken much longer. With you, we have a wonderful story of people who came together and made it happen. A virtual barn raising! Visitors to this page will certainly enjoy visiting the sites of those who contributed. TAFA members have their name linked to their Member Profile and then a link to one of their sites. Enjoy!
$215 Donors
$150 Donors
$100 Donors
$20 Donors
Fábio de Souza Molés (Fabio has a furniture factory in Panama, no website.)
The Loaded Trunk, TAFA Member
OmMadeThreads, TAFA Member
(donated $200) TAFA Member: Website
Candace Casey, Website
Coco Kulkarni, TAFA Member: Shop
TAFA Member: Website (donated $200)
TAFA Member: Website (donated $200)
Betty Busby, TAFA Member, Shop
TAFA Member: Website
Margaret Wheeler, TAFA Member:
$100 Donors
Dakini Dreams, TAFA Member
Website
Folkwear, TAFA Member Website
Bernie Rowell
TAFA Member Website
Jane Deane
TAFA Member: Website
Inside Outside Art
TAFA Member Shop
Rachel Edwards Ridder, TAFA Supporter
TAFA Member Website
TAFA Member: Website
TAFA Member Shop
Rachel Edwards Ridder, TAFA Supporter
Gerrie Congdon, TAFA Member
Website
Goose Tracks Quilts
TAFA Member Website
Cindy Grisdela Art Quilts
TAFA Member, Website
Castilleja Cotton,
TAFA Member Website
Linda's Art Quilts
TAFA Member: Shop
Gilgulim, TAFA Member: Shop
$70 Donors 
TAFA Member Website
TAFA Member, Website
TAFA Member Website
TAFA Member: Shop
Arlee Barr, TAFA Member: Website
$50 Donors
Alison Yule Textiles, TAFA Member:
Fabricadabra, TAFA Member:
Website
Lotta Helleberg, TAFA Member Website
Heather Lair, TAFA Member Etsy Shop
Pedro Gaytan, Chosen Link: Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago Migrant Worker Problems
FiberFelter, TAFA Member
Etsy Shop
Sherryl Buchler, TAFA Member, Blog
Angel Fire Designs, TAFA Member Website
Terry Aske Art Quilts, TAFA Member Shop
Diane Evans, TAFA Member Shop
Cameron Taylor-Brown, TAFA Member: Website
kimonoboy, TAFA Member: website
Floris Flam, TAFA Member: Website
rensfibreart, TAFA Member: Blog
Linda Robertus, TAFA Member: Shop
$30 Donors 
$20 Donors
Helen Klebesadel, TAFA Member: Website
Botanical Colors, TAFA Member: Website
LFN Textiles, TAFA Member: Shop
MayaMam Weavers, TAFA Member: Shop
Pamela Penney Textile Arts, TAFA Member: Website
Nothing But String, TAFA Member: Shop
Graphic Threads, TAFA Member: Shop
Diana Bracy, TAFA Member: Shop
Threads of Peru, TAFA Member: Website
Meg Weaves, TAFA Member: Blog
Steve Hill, Chosen Link: Homeless Persons Representation Project
Little Mango Imports, TAFA Member: Website
Victoria Gertenbach, TAFA Member: Shop
Julia Berkley, TAFA Member: Website
Peggy Dlugos, TAFA Member: Shop
Colin's Creatures, TAFA Member: Shop
Terri Stegmiller, TAFA Member: Shop
Zamirte, TAFA Member: Shop
Helen Klebesadel, TAFA Member: Shop
David Lucht and Stefanie Graves, TAFA Member: Website
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, TAFA Member: Website
Morna Crites-Moore, Fiber Artist: Blog
Papaver Vert, TAFA Member: Shop
Dijanne Cevaal, TAFA Member: Blog
$10 Donors
Undisclosed Donations
TAFA Member: Website
Marble-T Design TAFA Member: Website
Patricia Kearns
DBK Design Arts TAFA Member: Shop
Sally Manke Fiber Artist, TAFA Member: Shop
Lorie McCown, TAFA Member: Shop
Siamese Dream Designs, TAFA Member: Website
Marble-T Design TAFA Member: Website
Patricia Kearns
DBK Design Arts TAFA Member: Shop
Sally Manke Fiber Artist, TAFA Member: Shop
Lorie McCown, TAFA Member: Shop
Donna Loraine Contractor
TAFA Member: Website
Sunflower Design, TAFA Member: Website
Fabrique Fantastique, TAFA Member: Shop
Feltwerker, TAFA Member: Website
Congratulations on JOB WELL DONE! Looking good all the way around. The muse has spoken.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mary! We're hard at work at getting the data together for the new site. I can't wait until it is up. This one will be our legacy, our reminder of our pioneer days.... Woo hoo!
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