The 1970s witnessed unprecedented artistic development of non-traditional media – chief among them were textiles and fabrics. Diane Itter was at the forefront of this boom in craft-oriented art making, designing colorful, geometric and exceedingly intricate fiber works that demanded near countless hours of time to execute. In this interview she discusses her practice, as well as the pitfalls that are encountered while working in what was – at the time of the interview – a still largely marginalized art form. One can hear in Itter’s responses to questions a certain striving, a certain desire to delineate herself and her efforts from the typical stereotype of the craft-artist – one saturated by of tropes of passive feminity and kitsch-level originality.