Exploring an "origin stories" theme this year, Portland TextileX Month (PTXM) is back to examine "the collective challenges we now face...and solutions to carry us forward" through diverse textile exhibitions and workshops. We're tied up in knots about Rankin Renwick's "unthreading" discussion, Charlie Wilcox's "roving animation" sewing circle, Salvadoran American textile artist Orquidia Violeta's protective vest workshop, and Homelands Within, an exhibition of contemporary SWANA textiles, but you can find a full list of the month's events here.