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MADE 2022: Fantastical Botanical 21 April – 4 May 2022 – Morley College
This MADE group exhibition gives breadth to the range of skills and disciplines within Textile Department at Morley College including Print, Tapestry, Natural Dyeing and Printing, Patchwork and Quilting, Stitch, Knit, Machine...
Read MoreTextiles East Fair – 18 – 19 February 2022 – Cambridgeshire
Textiles East Fair Swavesey Village CollegeGibraltar LaneSwaveseyCambsCB24 4RS Friday 18 February 2022 10 am – 4.30 pmSaturday 19 February 2022 10 am – 4pm £7 on the door
Read MoreSummer Wool Festival 30 – 31 July 2022 Ampthill
The Summer Wool Festival is a fresh and exciting new event for all lovers of woolly crafts – spinning, knitting, weaving, crochet, feltmaking and dyeing. Redborne School and Community College, Flitwick Road, Ampthill,...
Read MoreAmerican Tapestry Alliance Media tour 17 – 21 January 2022
Follow the American Tapestry Alliance on Instagram or Facebook from Monday, January 17, 2022 – Friday, January 21, 2022, to learn tips about how to design and create small-format tapestries from 5 experienced artists
Read MoreThe Fabric of Civilization 2 December 2021 – Fashion and Textile Museum – Virtual
Join author Virginia Postrel for this online event exploring the hidden ways textiles have made our world and tracing this surprising history. 6 – 7.30 pm £5.00 + £0.50 booking fee
Read MoreNew series of Haptic and hue
The third season of Haptic and Hue’s Tales of Textiles has started, this series is called The Chatter of Cloth and each of the eight episodes starts with a specific piece of fabric and tracks its tale.
Read MoreThe Loom Shed Natural Dye Symposium – 26 June 2021 – Virtual
The Loom Shed are hosting an online Natural Dye Symposium featuring the following speakers: 10am-11am Aviva Leigh – ’STRIPS, STRIPES & SATINS’ – Exploring 18th Century Norwich Textiles 11.30am –...
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Ali Holloway Commons – the rhythm of a walk Exhibition June 9 – 26 2021
Commons – the rhythm of a walk – an exhibition of woven and stitched textiles. Over...
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Pat Alston – June 12 2021- Romney Tweed – Virtual
The talk will give the history of Romney Tweed followed by an explanation of the activities...
Read MoreMAFA – June 24-27 2021 – Virtual
The MidAtlantic Fiber Association biennial arts conference will be held online this year. It features dozens of online classes in weaving, spinning, dyeing, felting, basketmaking, and other fiber arts, plus lectures, an...
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The Weaving of Meaning: Journey into Tapestry – Joanne Soroko 10 July 2021 – Virtual
A talk by Joanne Soroka: Because tapestry weaving is not considered high art and therefore not...
Read MoreArtefact 22 – 29 June 2021 – Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour
Artefact, a new contemporary craft fair, will launch this summer at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, the world’s premier design destination, from 22 – 29 June 2021. Design CentreChelsea HarbourLots RoadLondonSW10...
Read MoreThe Secret Life of Scissors – Tales of the unexpected – 29 April 2021 – Virtual
Join collector and curator Teresa Collenette and explore the fascinating world of scissors through a patchwork of images and tales.Hosted by the Fashion and Textile Museum. 6 – 7.30 pm£5.00 + £0.50 booking fee To...
Read MoreWeaving Connections – Online
Jenny Balfour-Paul Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum University of Oxford.Local perspectives on collections from the Middle East, North and West Africa.
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Dyeing Special Interest Group
Contact the co-ordinators at dyers@londonguildofweavers.org.uk
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Tapestry weaving special interest group
Contact the group co-ordinator for further details: tapestry@londonguildofweavers.org.uk
Read MoreAmano Experiences – Workshops with Latin American artisans – Virtual
Learn a new craft and support Latin American artisans.
Read MoreChris Ofili – The Caged Bird’s Song
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.
Read MoreDamascus fiber arts school Summer lectures – virtual
The Damascus Fiber Arts School Summer Lecture Tour 2020 is available is available online.
Read MoreThe Techniques shaping Japanese Textiles 5 October – 18 December 2020 Piccadilly
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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