The international Summer Symposium TEXTILE KULTURE HASLACH 2026 takes place under the motto "Rethinking Textile Waste". It revolves around current issues related to overproduction and recycling, questions the handling of fast fashion and production waste from the textile industry, and focuses on ideas that view waste as a valuable resource.

Last week, students from the department textil.kunst.design from the University of Art and Design Linz took a field trip to the Mühlviertel region to visit local textile companies. Once known for its rich linen tradition, the area now hosts a wide range of textile production. From rope making and traditional weaving to bedding and even fire hose manufacturing, there was a wide range of textile techniques to discover.

From 6 - 15 August 2025, the Textile Centre Haslach, in cooperation with the European Textile Network, is once again offering artists the opportunity to realise their individual projects as part of an Artist in Residence residency.

The jury has now selected the following artists from around 40 applications:

◾ Batchimeg Bayaraa, MN: Dobby Weaving
◾ Tomoyo Tsurumi, JP/GB: Jacquard weaving - power loom
◾ Amy Lewis, NL: Jacquard weaving - TC2
◾ Lisa Stollnberger, AT: Tufting

Under the motto ‘Mist! Rethinking textile waste’, a large network meeting took place on Friday, 14 March 2025 at the Textile Centre Haslach, to which representatives from industry, crafts, design and universities were invited. Here you can find the recordings of all lectures.