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.
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Drawn from the Oriel’s textile collection, artefacts which would not look out of place in homes today that show how traditionally items of clothing were made to last.
Venue: Oriel Môn, Rhosmeirch, Llangefni, LI77 7TQ
Website: http://www.orielmon.org/en-gb/whats-on/sustainable-textiles-made-to-last
An exhibition that explores the influence of Japanese textiles in the UK,presenting eight artists who together have mastered weaving, dyeing, embroidery and stitching techniques, this exhibition proves the vibrancy of Japan-inspired craft in this country. Each artist has their own special story and connection with their craft but when viewed as a whole, their work shows careful consideration towards environmental concerns and the importance of preserving the legacy of textile art in the future.
Advance booking essential
Check the website for online access to the exhibition.
Venue: Embassy of Japan in the UK,101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Call for submissions opens April 2020. Details of the exhibitions will be available on the website later in the year. Galleries of past exhibits available on the website.
Venue: Oakville, Ontario, Canada
This exhibition explores how clothes and fabric conceal, reveal and seduce through the lenses of art, design, fashion, film and dance.
Purchase tockets online in advance of your visit.
Online exhibition avaiable with descriptions by artists and curators.
Venue: Compton Verney, Warwickshire CV35 5HZ
Website: http://www.comptonverney.org.uk/
A large-scale retrospective of tapestries designed by artists including Picasso, Le Corbusier, Miró, Vasarely and Louise Bourgeois spanning a 100 year period from after the First World War up to the present.
Venue: Kunsthal , Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341, 3015 AA Rotterdam, Netherlands
Website: http://www.kunsthal.nl
Table damask designs were regarded as the pinnacle of Dutch textile design in the first half of the 20th century, with damask weaving mills producing ‘artistic’ damask for which they commissioned contemporary designers. Exhibition from the Textiel Museum's extensive collection of Dutch table linen.
Venue: Textiel Museum, Goirkestraat 96, 5046 GN Tilburg, Netherlands
Website: http://www.textielmuseum.nl/en/
A British Tapestry Group exhibition of tapestries showcasing the landscapes, industry and social history of Northern England.
Venue: Kirkleatham Museum, Kirkleathem, Redcar TS10 5NW
Website: http://www.fabricofthenorth.org
Rare examples of strikingly 'modernist' large kilims, woven in lengths, that were created around 1900 but about which little is known.
Venue: Historical and Ethnological Museum, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Website: http://etn-net.org/berichte/mazandaran-kilimsunknown-fabrics-from-northern-persia.html
Out of the Blue celebrates the work of influential design company founded by Tricia Guild OBE. Designers Guild started life in 1970 as a small section of a single shop in Chelsea’s Kings Road. The brand has since evolved and grown into a global enterprise, whose products have changed the way we view colour, pattern and texture in our homes.
Venue: Fashion & Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF
Website: http://www.ftmlondon.org/
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
An exhibition of contemporary woven blankets curated by Laura Thomas involving makers from across Wales, the UK and internationally: Llio James, Beatrice Larkin, Angie Parker, Eleanor Pritchard, Sioni Rhys Handweavers, Catarina Riccabona, Margo Selby, Maria Sigma, Wallace Sewell, Meghan Spielman, Laura Thomas & Melin Tregwynt.
Venue: Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, St. Davids Road, Cwmbran, Torfaen NP44 1PD
Website: http://www.lgac.org.uk
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
The latest textile art project by Coventry-based weaver Theo Wright exploring the synchronisation and sequencing of design elements.
Admission: Free
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
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/
Exhibition opening 4 February 2021, tbc.
The Paisley motif first appeared in Iran under the name of buteh. The exhibition highlights the worldwide diffusion and popularity of the Paisley motif, through an analysis of its travel from East to West and its reinterpretation within 20th century European fashion.
Venue: Textile Research Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
Website: http://trc-leiden.nl/
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
Fee: £175
Venue: Tapestry Studio 114, Patriothall, Edinburgh, EH3 5AY
Website: http://www.fionahutchison.co.uk
Venue: Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7QR
Website: http://craft.farnhammaltings.com/portfolio/unravel-festival-2/
Spend a day learning to weave a folded purse.
Fee: £75.00
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
A 5 week course taking place on Fridays between 26 Feb and 26 March 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
Colour from plants using simple techniques you can repeat at home. Suitable for complete beginners and those with some dyeing experience.
Tutor: Debbie Tomkies
Fee: £50.00 plus £10 for materials
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ. West Yorkshire
Experiment with colour and texture and go home with a herringbone tweed scarf
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Fee: £60
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
During this course you will experiment the art of Shibori weaving. Will suit beginners and those with weaving experience.
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Fee: £110 plus £5 materials
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
An exhibition by members of the 62 Group of Textile Artists.
Venue: St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BH
Website: http://www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Suitable for beginners and those with more experience wanting to develop their skills.
Fee: £55 plus £5 materials
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
Fee: £175
Venue: Tapestry Studio 114, Patriothall, Edinburgh, EH3 5AY
Website: http://www.fionahutchison.co.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/
The Woven World of Archie Brennan. A Dovecot exhibition co-curated with National Museums Scotland.
Venue: Dovecot Gallery, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1L
Website: http://dovecotstudios.com/
Colour from plants using simple techniques you can repeat at home. Suitable for complete beginners and those with some dyeing experience.
Tutor: Debbie Tomkies
Fee: £50.00 plus £10 for materials
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.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: The Grammar School at Leeds, Alwoodley Gates, Harrogate Road, Leeds LS17 8GS
Website: http://www.springintowool.co.uk
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. The first workshop will focus on reused textiles and participants will be encouraged to bring old clothing or fabrics from home to contribute to the weave.
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
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
Venue: Buxton Pavilion Gardens, St. John’s Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE
Website: http://buxtonwool.co.uk/
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: Shipston-on-Stour
Website: http://shipstonwoolfair.co.uk/
Spend a day learning to weave a cushion cover.
Fee: £75
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, 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
Venue: FlyDSA Arena, Broughton Lane, S9 2DF, Sheffield
Website: http://thewoolmonty.co.uk/
Venue: Mitchells Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 0QQ
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/
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
Venue: Redborne Upper School & Community College, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2NU
Website: http://fibre-east.co.uk/
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/
Summer School of the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers.
Venue: Writtle University College, near Chelmsford, Essex
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/
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/
Dates tbc.
A celebration of Britain’s most northerly native sheep, the Shetland textile industry and of the rural farming community across the islands.
Website: http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com
Mushroom dyeing and fibre workshops, lectures and foraging field trips.
Venue: Port Townsend, WA, USA
Website: http://iffs2020.myshopify.com/
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/
Handweavers Guild of America conference and fair.
Venue: Knoxville Convention Center, Tennessee, USA
Website: http://weavespindye.org/convergence/
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.
