In view of the government advice to combat the coronavirus outbreak please check with the event website before visiting any of the exhibitions / events listed here.
Note: only regions that currently have live events appear in the drop-down menu.
A 5 week course taking place on Fridays between April and May 2021. For complete beginners or those who are keen to develop their weaving skills on a traditional loom.
Fee: £255 plus materials.
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
A major new large-scale tapestry commission by artist Christian Newby. Pre-booking is not necessary but please note you may have to queue due to social distancing requirements.
Venue: City Observatory, Edinburgh
Website: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/stories/craft-exhibitions-to-see-in-the-uk-this-spring
The Woven World of Archie Brennan. The first major exhibition of the Edinburgh-born tapestry maker now recognised as a 20th century pop artist. A Dovecot exhibition co-curated with National Museums Scotland.
Venue: Dovecot Gallery, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Website: http://dovecotstudios.com/
An on-line exhibition of 53 shaftweaving artworks selected from three continents, curated by Olivier Masson and Lala de Dios.
A 1 year part-time study programme, with the option of a 2nd year, in developing a professional art practice.
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
Registration now open.
Fee : Year 1 £975
Venue: Tapestry Studio 114, Patriothall, Edinburgh, EH3 5AY
Website: http://www.fionahutchison.co.uk
A new online exhibition exploring the inspiration and legacy of arts, crafts and literature in Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides with a special focus on textiles and straw-work.
Website: http://www.betweenislands.com
Throughout 2022 the Handweavers Guild of America is hosting a live weekly conversation with some of the most respected fibre artists in the field today including time for questions from the audience. Every Tuesday at 4pm EST (9pm UK time). Registration required for these free events.
Animals were a favourite motif for designers of damask table linen in the Art Nouveau period. Examples from the rich collection of the TextielMuseum plus contemporary table linen also featuring animal patterns, designed and made for the TextielMuseum.
Venue: Textiel Museum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Website: http://www.textielmuseum.nl/en/
Community workshops and exhibition led by artists from Hotwall Studios. Interactive Weaves will take place outdoors and is suitable for all ages and abilities including wheelchair users.
Venue: The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, PO1 2FS
Website: http://hotwallsstudios.co.uk/
An exhibition organised by the British Tapestry Group SE, to which the BTG London Group have been invited to participate, of work expressing both of the diversity of the weavers and the vast potential of the techniques involved.
Open Monday to Saturday 10 am - 4 pm.
Venue: Haslemere Educational Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA
Admission free. Advance booking required. Check website for closing date.
Venue: Japan House, 101-111 Kensington High Street, London W8 5SA
Website: http://www.japanhouselondon.uk
Chintz: Cotton in Bloom showcases some 150 examples of this treasured textile, originating from all around the world; from mittens to wall hangings and from extravagant 18th-century sun hats to stylish mourning dresses.
Venue: Fashion & Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF
Website: http://www.ftmlondon.org/
Exploring key figures within this influential association of artists, designers and craftspeople and its influence on Art Nouveau and 20th-century design and publishing.
Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm.
Admission: Free (suggested donation £5). Please book in advance.
Venue: William Morris Gallery, Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4PP
Website: http://www.wmgallery.org.uk
Founded in Genoa in 1926, MITA (Manifattura Italiana Tappeti Artistici) was a celebrated Italian textile firm that collaborated with some of Italy’s most talented artists and designers.
Admission: £7.50. Pre-booking required.
Venue: Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art 39a Canonbury Square London N1 2AN
Website: http://www.estorickcollection.com/exhibitions/italian-threads-mita-textile-design-1926-1976
A fun introduction to the basics of weaving on a loom. The looms will be set up and warped ahead of the workshop
Fee: £75.00
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5UJ.
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
Whether you know the basics or have never woven before Jan will take you through the whole process of winding a warp, dressing a loom and weaving cloth.
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Fee: £115
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
For those who are undertaking their GCSE or A-levels in Art/Design/ Textiles or who simply have a passion for making and crafting. Adults will participate, working collaboratively with their teenager, but each will work on their own loom.
Tutor: Agnis Smallwood
Fee:£135.00 (adult + teen)
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
Learn about colour theory and create yarn wraps, then weave samples drawing on this new knowledge.
Fee: £75.00
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/arts/creative-courses-and-workshops
Spend a day learning to weave a wall hanging. A fun introduction to the basics of weaving on a loom whilst also producing your own unique piece of work.
Fee: £85
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/arts/creative-courses-and-workshops
An intensive skills refresher course covering how to design and make a warp, dress the loom, select and input the pattern you wish to use into the dobby and weave a short project. Some initial weaving knowledge is assumed.
Fee: £195.00 (plus £10 materials).
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk/arts/creative-courses-and-workshops
Website: http://www.woolfest.co.uk/
Tutor: James Donald
The workshop will explore selection of yarns, using a warping mill, warping the loom and weaving a fabric length.
Fee £195
Venue: Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk/weekend-weave-workshops.html
Community workshops and exhibition led by artists from Hotwall Studios. Interactive Weaves will take place outdoors and is suitable for all ages and abilities including wheelchair users.
Venue: The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, PO1 2F
Website: http://hotwallsstudios.co.uk/
Weave a herringbone scarf. For beginners and those with a little more experience
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Fee: £60
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
A new project from Coventry-based weaver Theo Wright, exploring the use of colour and contrast to produce layered designs using the moiré technique.
Open: Tues – Sun, 11am – 4pm
Venue: Blue Door Gallery, Unit 10, Kensington Court, Kensington Road, Earlsdon, Coventry CV5 6GG
Will suit beginners and those with a little more experience who will understand how to design a unique fabric.
Tutor:Jan Beadle
Fee: £60
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
Community workshops and exhibition led by artists from Hotwall Studios. Interactive Weaves will take place outdoors and is suitable for all ages and abilities including wheelchair users.
Venue: The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, PO1 2FS
Website: http://hotwallsstudios.co.uk
Tutor: James Donald
The workshop will explore selection of yarns, using a warping mill, warping the loom and weaving a fabric length.
Fee £195
Venue: Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk/weekend-weave-workshops.html
Venue: Redborne Upper School & Community College, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU
Website: http://fibre-east.co.uk/
An exhibition of contemporary textile art by Ten Plus Textiles inspired by the social and natural history of Buxton and the surrounding area.
Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sundays & Bank Holidays 12pm - 4pm
Disabled access
Free admission, but may need to book.
Venue: Buxton Museum & Art Gallery, Terrace Road, Buxton SK17 6DA
Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/buxtonmuseum
Summer School of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
Venue: Writtle University College, near Chelmsford, Essex
Community workshops and exhibition led by artists from Hotwall Studios. Interactive Weaves will take place outdoors and is suitable for all ages and abilities including wheelchair users.
Venue: The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, PO1 2FS
Website: http://hotwallsstudios.co.uk/
Somerset Guild Fleece Fair
Refreshments available
All enquiries to Mandy Stead stead@aol.com
Venue: Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall, Village Rd, Taunton TA3 6SG
An exhibition to mark the end of a the Interactive Weaves project. Weaves made by artists and the community will be on display, celebrating creativity in Portsmouth and collaboration between the public and professional artists.
Venue: The Hotwalls Studios, Point Battery & Barracks, Broad Street, PO1 2FS
Website: http://hotwallsstudios.co.uk/
Tutor: James Donald
The workshop will explore selection of yarns, using a warping mill, warping the loom and weaving a fabric length.
Fee £195
Venue: Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk/weekend-weave-workshops.html
An international weaving fair with exhibitors, workshops and lectures.
Venue: Halmstad, Sweden
Website: http://vav2021.se/en/
Venue: Skipton
Website: http://yarndale.co.uk/yarndale-hub/
Re-scheduled. A 1 year part-time study programme, with the option of a 2nd year, in developing a professional art practice.
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
Fee : Year 1 £975
Venue: Tapestry Studio 114, Patriothall, Edinburgh, EH3 5AY
Website: http://www.fionahutchison.co.uk
A new project from Coventry-based weaver Theo Wright, exploring the use of colour and contrast to produce layered designs using the moiré technique.
Open: Mon – Sat, 10am-6pm
Venue: Handweavers Studio & Gallery, 140 Seven Sisters Road, London, N7 7NS
An exhibition by The Braid Society.
Venue: Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester GL2 9PA
Website: http://www.natureinart.org.uk
Website: http://www.bakewellwool.co.uk/
Rug Weaving: 3-end Block Weave with tutor Jason Collingwood.
Cost: £300
Further details: jill@multigon.co.uk
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, nr Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
Rug Weaving: 2/2 Twill with tutor Jason Collingwood
Cost: £300
Further details: jill@multigon.co.uk
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, nr Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
Shortlisted tapestries from this prestigious open submission competition will be exhibited, and the winner of the £8000 prize selected from the works on show.
Venue: Inverleith House Gallery, The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Website: http://thetapestryprize.org/project/2021cordisprize/
Tutor: James Donald
The workshop will explore selection of yarns, using a warping mill, warping the loom and weaving a fabric length.
Fee £195
Venue: Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk/weekend-weave-workshops.html
The Textile Society annual conference will be on the theme of ‘Tools’.
Venue: Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
Website: http://www.textilesociety.org.uk/
An exhibition in partnership with STAR* (Scottish Tapestry Artists Regrouped) of work by contemporary artists associated with the former tapestry department at Edinburgh College of Art. including: Jo Barker, Archie Brennan, Sara Brennan, Amanda Gizzi, Stephen Hunter, Fiona Hutchison, William Jefferies, Jo McDonald, Ann Naustdal, Matteo Rosa, Cristina Sobrino, Joanne Soroka and Lesley Stothers amongst others.
Admission: Free (pre-booking essential).
Venue: City Art Centre, 2 Market Street, Edinburgh EH1 1DE
Website: http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk
The workshop will explore selection of yarns, using a warping mill, warping the loom and weaving a fabric length.
Tutor: James Donald
Fee £195
Venue: Coburg House, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk/weekend-weave-workshops.html
Venue: Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells, Powys
Website: http://www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk/
Venue: Shipston-on-Stour
Website: http://shipstonwoolfair.co.uk/
An internationally juried competition organized by the Fiberart Guild of Pittsburgh, seeking innovative work rooted in traditional fibre materials, structure, processes and history, as well as art that explores unexpected relationships between fibre and other creative disciplines.
Venue: Pittsburgh, USA
Website: http://fiberartinternational.org/
Website: http://thewoolmonty.co.uk/
Handweavers Guild of America conference and fair.
Venue: Knoxville Convention Center, Tennessee, USA
Website: http://weavespindye.org/convergence/
The conference, taking place in Denmark, will highlight Nordic braid techniques such as tablet weaving, loop manipulation, rigid heddle/inkle, braiding, fingerweaving, sprang, lace, whipcording, tatting, nalbinding, lucet and straw braiding and their counterparts in the rest of the world.
Venue: Svendborg, Denmark
Website: http://thebraidsociety.wildapricot.org/page-1857786
The diary appears in the Journal for Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
The Journal is published on behalf of the Association of Guilds of Spinners Weavers and Dyers. It covers a wide range of textile subjects, including articles on historic textile techniques and cutting edge modern design.
