My Blogs
Books and Reports by Elaine Lipson
- International Market for Sustainable Apparel (Market Study)
- Handbook of Organic and Fair Trade Marketing
I wrote a chapter on the U.S. market for this excellent Europe-focused handbook. - The Organic Foods Sourcebook
A guide to the meaning and benefits of organic (published 2001)
Selected Articles by Elaine Lipson
- Slow Cloth on HandEye Online
- Green is In! The Growing Market for Organic and Sustainable Apparel (Organic Processing Magazine)
- The Strength of Beauty: Genevieve Dion's Multi-Dimensional Work (Surface Design Journal)
Profile of textile artist Genevieve Dion from Spring 2003 issue of Surface Design Journal - Yoga Works!
Research into yoga's benefits, written for Yoga Journal magazine. - One Nation, Organically Grown
Written for Organic Valley Family of Farms shortly after the finalization of federal organic standards - La Vida Local: Support Regional Foods
I wrote a column on organic retailing and business for Natural Grocery Buyer, a now-defunct trade magazine. This 2005 column was a favorite. - Organic Foods in Schools: Eleven Tips for Change
Sidebar/resource for "Organic Foods in Schools" - Organic Foods in Schools
Written in 2003 for the O'Mama Report, a Web site produced by the Organic Trade Association - Into the Mystic
Article on Tibetan physical yoga practices, from Yoga Journal, May/June 2000 - The Organic Majority
From the Fall 2004 issue of Natural Grocery Buyer (trade magazine published by New Hope Natural Media)
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Biography
I'm a writer, editor, and artist. I edit textile art and craft books for a leading publisher in the field, and I've written professionally for many years, specializing in organic foods and related issues and in the arts. I'm especially interested in all forms of textile art and craft, and the ways that cultures around the world, present and past, use textiles in functional, decorative and metaphysical ways. I originated the Slow Cloth concept and developed its principles, an approach to textile art, craft, and design that focuses on the joy of the process, contemplative possibilities, community, beauty, skill and thoughtful resource use. Thanks for reading!
