| Professional experience | |
| Consultancies | |
| since 2010 | Texao SpA, Prato, Italy |
| since 1996 | Designer handwoven Jacquard textiles in silk and precious metals, Lisio Foundation, Florence Italy |
| 1995-2012 | Consultant and trainer, Pointcarré, textile CAD software house, Rennes France |
| 1990-1992 | Designer, Tessilarte, household linens, Florence, Italy |
| 1990-1991 | Designer, Cartujano, Jacquard woven accessory textiles, Ibiza, Spain |
| 1989-1990 | Translation Disegno Tecnico Tessile, Mario Puliti, Media, Florence |
| 1984-1992 | Consultant and trainer, AVL UK, textile CAD software house, Macclesfield, UK |
| 1977-1979 | Designer, Lisio Tessuti d'Arte, Jacquard silk textiles, Florence, Italy |
| Didactic Work | |
| 2012 | Textile Society of America one-day workshop: A Day in Figured Velvet, Washington DC USA |
| 2010 | Textile Society of America one-day workshop: Jacquard, a Loom of Opportunity, Lincoln Nebraska USA |
| since 1997 | Jacquard Textile Design, Lisio Foundation, Florence, Italy |
| since 1996 | Teacher training in Digital Textile Design for Jacquard and Dobby wovens at art institutes: Lugano Switzerland, Venice Italy, Pistoia Italy, Prato Italy |
| since 1986 | On site textile design training for mill technicians of Jacquard and dobby woven fashion and interiors fabrics |
| 2008-2009 | Designing Jacquard Textiles, Industrial Union of Prato, Italy |
| 2008 | Fiber, Yarn, Weaves. Figured Silkweaving, San Leucio, Caserta, Italy |
| 2007 | Fiber and Textiles, ISIA/Polimoda, School of Design, Florence University, Italy |
| 2002-2008 | Jacquard Design, Florence University, Italy |
| 1995-1996 | Textile Science, Fashion Institute of Technology, Florence, Italy |
| 1994-1995 | Color Theory for Textiles, Polimoda, Florence, Italy |
| 1989-1992 | Computer-aided Textile Design, Accademia Italiana Moda, Florence, Italy |
| 1988-1989 | Computer-aided Textile Design, Polimoda, Florence, Italy |
| 1979-1982 | Handweaving, Studio Holyoke, Florence, Italy |
| 1977-1979 | Handweaving, Cooperativa dei Ragazzi and Public Schools, Florence, Italy |
| 1974-1976 | Handweaving, Studio Holyoke, NYC USA |
| Lectures and Presentations | |
| 2013 | Significant Textiles: the Stuff of Our Public and Private Lives, Women's International Network of Florence Italy. |
| 2013 | The Reconstruction of an 18th century cut velvet with silver lamella facing weft for the King's bedroom at Wilanów Palace, Warsaw, Centre International d'Etude des Textiles Anciens, Copenhagen Weaving Princely Textiles in the 21st Century, Bard Graduate Center, New York City Studying Figured Weaving at the Lisio Foundation, UNCA Kellogg Conference Center, Hendersonville NC Significant Textiles, Nardini Editore, Florence Italy |
| Studio Holyoke | |
| 1985-1996 | DesignWomen's wear collections, prototypes woven on computer-piloted 16 and 24 shaft AVL looms, Leggiuno, Italy, Prato, Italy |
| 1975-1987 | Production of hand woven accessories sold at Julie: Artisans' Gallery, Bendel's, Bloomingdales NYC, department stores and boutiques USA Series miniature silk tapestries |
| Education | |
| 1973-1975 | A.A.S Textile Design program, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC |
| Specialized courses | |
| 2013 | First session: Recognition, Study and Cataloguing of Handmade and Machine-made Lace, Bobbin Lace, Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols, Lisio Foundation, Florence Italy Recognition of Embroidery Stitches and Techniques, Thessy Schoenholzer Nichols, Lisio Foundation, Florence Italy |
| 2011 | Smart Textiles: Materials, Technologies and Use, Melissa Coleman, Teko University, Herning Denmark |
| 2010 | Loop braiding, Joy Boutrup, Lisio Foundation, Florence Italy |
| 2009 | 2nd session technical course C.I.E.T.A, Lyon France |
| 2008 | TSA workshop: Identifying Textiles: Surface Finishes and Techniques, Desirée Koslin and Susan Brown, Hawaii |
| 2008 | 1st session technical course C.I.E.T.A, Lyon France |
| 2005 | Drawlooms: loom and samples. Analysis. Martin Cisuk, Lisio Foundation, Florence, Italy |
| 1995 | 480 hour seminar, Design and Production of Jacquard Textiles, Lisio Foundation, Florence Italy |
| 1994-1995 | Two session course, Caucasian and Persian rugs, Carpet Studio, Florence Italy |
| 1976 | Tapestry and Card weaving, SACI, Florence, Italy |
| 1975 | Dyeing, Constance La Lena, Grand Junction, Colorado |
| 1972 | Damask weaving and Silk-screen Printing, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
| 1971 | Handweaving, Columbine Studio, Denver, Colorado Handspinning workshop, Constance La Lena, Denver, Colorado |
| Memberships | |
| CIETA: Centre International d'Etude des Textiles Anciens | |
| ETN: European Textile Network | |
| TSA: Textile Society of America | |
| Publications | |
| Textbook: | |
| 2013 | Digital Jacquard Design, Bloomsbury Publishing, London (in preparation) |
| Articles: | |
| 2013 | Digital Jacquard Weaving: an Artist's Medium, Textile Forum (in preparation) From Leaf Stomata to Digitally Woven Cloth, Jacquard n.72 |
| 2012 | The reconstruction of an 18th century cut velvet with lamella weft for the King's bedroom at Wilanów Palace by the Lisio Foundation in Florence, Italy, Jacquard n.70 Designing a Jacquard Textile: Cypress Trees, Jacquard n.69 |
| 2011 | The Tale of Two Textiles, Jacquard n.68 |
| 2007 | From the Art of Weaving to the Weaving of Art, Jacquard n. 60 |
| Reviews: | |
| 2011 | Penelope's Labours; Weaving Words, Textile Society of America, Fall Newsletter Pretty Smart Textiles, Textile Society of America, Fall Newsletter |
| Conference proccedings: | |
| 2010 | Jacquard, a Loom of Opportunity Workshop, Textile Society of America, Symposium DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska |
| Bibliography: | |
| La Fondazione LISIO e FENDI. Una collaborazione sotto l'insegna dell'alto artigianato italiano, Paola Marabelli e Aurora Fiorentini, I Quaderni della Fondazione Lisio, Firenze, 2009 | |