Dyeing Special Interest Group
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The East Grinstead Bookshop is hosting an online Author Event with Kassia St Clair author of ‘The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History’ 7 – 8 pm £7.00 ticket only£16.00 ticket and book£19.10 ticket and...
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What comes to mind when you think of the word ‘Horizon’? Enter Morley College’s Creative Challenge for January and submit work in various mediums from spoken word, sculpture, painting, music, jewellery and more that...
Read MoreDec 31, 2020 |
Applications for the Selvedge World Fair are now open to makers of handmade textiles. The event will represent textile traditions from at least fifty countries and will offer opportunities for visitor engagement. The 2021 event...
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Plant Dyed Wool, located at The Forge, Byford, Herefordshire Summer workshops including Plant Dyeing, Peg Loom Weaving, Brinkley Loom Weaving and Felting dates are: 10th, 11th & 12th July24th, 25th & 26th July28th, 29th...
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Spinning Plant Fibres – Virtual Workshop with Katie Weston of Hilltop Cloud. Time: 10:00 –...
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A talk by Katie Weston of Hilltop Cloud. The February 2021 Meeting Talk will be delivered slightly...
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Learn a new craft and support Latin American artisans.
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BBC documentary about the making of the tapestry The Caged Bird’s Song is available on the iPlayer untill 17th November 2020. The tapestry was designed by Chris Ofili and woven at the Dovecot studio.
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The current exhibition at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art features designs from the celebrated Italian textile firm, MITA (Manifattura Italiana Tappeti Artistici), Founded in Genoa in 1926 the firm earned its...
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The Damascus Fiber Arts School Summer Lecture Tour 2020 is available is available online.
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Meetings at the Barnes Green Social Centre are currently suspended. Weekly Spinners’ meetings will continue on Zoom at 4pm each Wednesday afternoon. If you would like to be included, please contact...
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An exhibition at the Embassy of Japan explores the influence of Japanese textiles in the UK today through the work of eight prominent textile artists Weekdays 10am – 4.45pm Embassy of Japan101-104 PiccadillyLondon W1J...
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Haptic and Hue’s first series of podcasts – Tales of Textiles is about to be launched. It includes episodes on the first Black British designer of international standing, a story about a weaver who has spent 50 years...
Read MoreAug 19, 2020 |
Boro (“rags” or “tatters”) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inability to cultivate cotton in the northern climate of Tohoku necessitated the practice of stitching...
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Simple instructions guide your through how to make a mini loom and experiment with weaving using recycled plastic bags.
Read MoreJul 22, 2020 |
Textile artist Vanessa Barragao has created Tapestry of the World using techniques such as latch hook, crochet and felt; the 20 x 6.5 ft (600 x 200 cm) tapestry used 8 kg (18 lbs) of jute and cotton and 42 kg (93 lbs) of...
Read MoreJun 14, 2020 |
Silk Now is a research project that improves the understanding, conservation and dissemination of European silk heritage from the 15th to the 19th century. It applies next-generation computing research to the needs of diverse...
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The Museum of London have produce a series of videos highlighting their fashion and costume collections.
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