Events
H Is For and Where the Lost Things Go
7 Jan - 5 Feb 2012
Monday - Saturday, 10am – 5pm, Sunday 10am – 4.30pm
The Harley Gallery
Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW
Two concurrent exhibitions. Art work by the public, selected by Cultural Olympiad artist Shauna Richardson, Nottingham Contemporary curator Abi Spinks, Gallery Top director Keith Logan and Harley Gallery visitor Sally Gatie.
Plis illustrations by local artist Tom Bell, from his children’s book ‘Where the lost things go’.
Lost in Lace
New approaches by UK and international artists
29 Oct 11 - 19 Feb 12
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Gas Hall
Step into a world of lace as you’ve never seen it before.
See how the symbolic language, patterns and techniques of lace are represented through radical new approaches by UK and international artists. »
From Catwalk to Cover
18 Nov 11 - 25 Feb 12
Tues – Sat, 11am – 6pm
Fashion and Textile Museum
Bermondsey, London
For many the catwalk show is exclusive, creating outfits they will never be able to afford, which appear in fancy magazines. But there is much more to it than that and this new exhibition will put the whole process under the microscope.
Entrance fee applies.
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Voices
13 Jan - 26 Feb 2012
daily 10 - 5.30
The Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9AF.
An exhibition of new work by Quilt Art.
Admission free
Tel: 01626 832223
Textile Influence on Wallpaper Design
Fri 2nd March 2012
2.45 - 3.45pm
Whitworth Art Gallery
Oxford Road, Manchester
M15 6ER
We regret that this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment.
Looking at Textile Banners
Sat 3rd March 2012
2 - 3pm
The People’s History Museum
Left Bank, Spinning Fields, Manchester M3 3ER
Behind the scenes at this new award winning museum. We will be looking at banners relating to the Suffragettes and women’s causes, with curator Catherine O’Donnell.
£5
Part of the ATF weekend of events.
Cutting through Time: Jeanette Sendler
4 Feb - 3 Mar 2012
Collins Gallery
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Cutting through Time comprises a series of installations which serve as a reflection, reminder and revaluation of the process of dressmaking and pattern cutting.
The exhibition is suported by a number of workshops. »
Manchester Antique Textile Fair
Sun 4th March 2012
10am-4.30pm
Armitage Centre,
Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6HE
We can hardly believe it is 20 years since the Textile Society held the very first specialist Antique Textile Fair in the country. 100 dealers exhibiting Antique and Vintage Costumes, Textiles and Accessories from around the world.
Talks and demonstrations.
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Screening
'Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo'
Wed 7th March 2012
6.30pm
City University
Northampton Square, London, EC1V
Blue Alchemy: Stories of Indigo is a new feature length documentary film by Mary Lance, about: 'indigo, a blue dye that has captured the human imagination for millennia. It is also about remarkable people around the globe who are reviving indigo in projects that are intended to improve life in their communities, preserve cultural integrity, improve the environment, and bring beauty to the world.'
Embroidery Workshop
Mon 12th March 2012
5.00-7.00pm
Maharani
173 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JW
Indian-inspired textiles: Thomas Wardle and the Leek Embroidery Society. A two hour workshop on the work of the Wardles with a stitch tuition on contemporary hand-blocked Indian cotton.
Tickets £25
Textiles, Techne and Power in the Andes
15 Mar - 17 Mar 2012
British Museum and Senate House
London
A conference providing a roundtable on the history of Andean textiles and contemporary art, it will explore textiles as a form of artistic expression. It seeks to generate an Andean contribution to current debates on textile history, materiality and technology.
The Body in the Museum
New approaches to the display of dress
Sat 17th March 2012
Museum of London
This conference brings together speakers from a variety of backgrounds to share their experiences with different types of dress supports. We will look at materials to use and avoid for short-term exhibitions and permanent displays.
£40, £15 concessions
Tel: 020 7001 9844
World Textile Day
Stitched Stories: Telling Tales in Cloth
Sat 17th March 2012
10 am – 5 pm
Minerva Arts Centre
Llanidloes, Wales, SY18 6BY
Around the world, people use their textiles to record and tell their stories. Find out how from our exhibition of stitched, embroidered and woven textiles and from our expert speakers – Martin Conlan and Susan Briscoe. Plus, meet our world textile traders,
Exhibition, free, fee for activities and events. »
Tel: 01484 850188
Sadler and the Shawls
Kashmir Shawls and the links with Sir Michael Sadler
13 Sep 11 - 30 Mar 12
Tuesdays - Fridays 09:30-16:30
ULITA
St. Wilfred's Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building,
University of Leeds, LS2 9JT
The origins, fashion, construction and designs of the Kashmir Shawl and the origins of how a collection of over thirty shawls and hundreds of fragments came to be held in the University of Leeds International Textiles Archive. »
Tel: 0113 343 3919
This symposium is one of the several activities being organized by the Textile Commission to celebrate its Golden Jubilee. All are being carried out under the new name, ‘Textielcommissie.nl’, with a new house style, website and folder. The two, semi-annual symposia have special themes.
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An exhibition of contemporary work by the 98 Lace Group, inspired by the Blackbourne Collection and sourced from seven 18th century lappets
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Tel: 01833 637163
Decline and Revival from The Quilters’ Guild Collection
Layers by New Horizons Textile Group.
13 Jan - 28 Apr 2012
10am-4pm Mon-Sat
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony¹s Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
Decline and Revival explores the ups and downs of quilting throughout the 20th century whilst Layers showcases work by the New Horizons Textile Group, formed in January 1993 by former students at North Hertfordshire College. »
Tel: 01904 613 242
Bridget Long – Printed cottons in patchwork
Wed 2nd May 2012
11am - 4pm
Berkhampstead, Herts
As advisor to the York Quilt Museum and past President of the Quilters Guild, Bridget will show us quilts and patchwork, giving us clues about sewing techniques, style, pattern and dating. Bring your own along for discussion as well as a packed lunch.
The Stuff That Matters
Textiles collected by Seth Siegelaub
1 Mar - 6 May 2012
Wednesday – Sunday 11am – 6pm
Raven Row
56 Artillery Lane, London E1 7LS
Raven Row presents the first public exhibition of the collection of historic textiles assembled by Seth Siegelaub over the past thirty years for the Center for Social Research on Old Textiles (CSROT). The exhibition will feature over 200 items from a collection currently comprising around 650.
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Tel: 0207 377 4300
Behind the Scenes
Thu 24th May 2012
1.30 - 4pm
Leeds Discovery Centre
Carlisle Road, LS10 1LB
Natalie Raw Curator of Costumes & Textiles at Leedswill show costumes and fabrics made abroad for the European market as well as those made in Britain inspired by the East. There will be a look at foundation garments and a tour of the museum store.
£5 To stay at the same hotel as other delegates, email events.
Behind the Scenes –
Louisa Pesel’s embroidery and Egyptian children’s clothes
Fri 25th May 2012
10.30am - 6pm
ULITA
University of Leeds, Moorland Road, LS2 9JT
A look at the collection of Louisa Pesel (1870-1940), scholar and embroidery practitioner with curator Jill Winder, followed by a visit to the Marks & Spencer archive, and finishing off with Jacqui Hyman looking at Egyptian children’s clothing donated by noted Egyptologist Prof PE Newberry. £15, Students £8
To stay at the same hotel as other delegates, email events.
Bed Time Stories
Sat 26th May 2012
10.30am - 5pm
Temple Newsam House
Leeds LS15 0AD
A visit to the exhibition that celebrate the restoration of a Queen Anne state bed and features furnishings and dress worn in the bedroom, plus a tour with Curator Polly Putnam who will look at the textiles in each room. You can then explore the 42 rooms at your leisure and visit the gardens. £18, students £10 + £5.45 lunch.
To stay at the same hotel as other delegates, email events.
World Textile Day
An Exhibition of Costume, Creativity and Colour
Sat 16th June 2012
Bridge of Allan Parish Church of Scotland
12 Keir Street, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, FK9 4NW
Amazing costumes and textiles, plus, expert speakers John Gillow and Diane Gaffney will discuss some special pieces from their collections. Meet world textile traders, including Gilly Thomson, Inverness based expert in hand-dyed -Hungarian blue print.
Exhibition free, fee for activities and events. »
Tel: 01484 850188
Bedtime Stories
Beds and Bedding in Britain 1650-1850
21 Jun - 22 Jun 2012
Temple Newsam House,
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Call for Papers
A conference bringing together museum professionals and scholars to share insights on historic beds and bedrooms. Deadline for titles and abstracts, maximum 300 words, January 30th.
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Visit to Kelmscott House & printer Emery Walker’s home
Fri 13th July 2012
10.45am - 3.15pm
Kelmscott House
26 Upper Mall, London W6 9TA
A tour of Kelmscott House, leased by WIlliam Morris in 1878. Our tour will access original designs, wallpapers, textiles and Press material. This will be followed by a visit to see the fascinating interior of Morris’ friend, mentor and printer, Emery Walker. Many of the textiles which the curator, will show us were given by May Morris.
£28
Tel: 020 7923 0331
William Morris’ Dye and Printworks
Sat 14th July 2012
10.45am - 1pm
Merton Abbey
Watermill Way, Colliers Wood, London SW19 2RD
Merton Abbey has a long tradition of calico printing. Morris acquired a printing works for textile printing. Arthur Liberty acquired another factory on the same site. Archaeologist Dave Saxby will guide us round the Chapter House Museum, which is in the ruins of the 13th century Augustinian Merton Priory. Demonstrations of hand block printing and exhibits. £8 Students free
Tel: 020 7923 0331
Celebrating Diversity, plus Small is Beautiful
4 May - 1 Sep 2012
10am-4pm Mon-Sat
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony¹s Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
Two new exhibitions showing concurrently: Celebrating Diversity: Quilts from the European Quilt Association and Small is Beautiful: A collection of small and miniature quilts from the Museum’s heritage collection
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Tel: 01904 613 242
Fragments
5 May - 29 Sep 2012
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-4.30pm
Trowbridge Museum,
The Shires, Court Street, Trowbridge, BA14 8AT.
This year is the 2nd year of a partnership with Cloth Road Artists and Trowbridge Museum.
The exhibition ‘Fragments’ will debut a solo exhibition from Maria Harryman, Trowbridge based Cloth Road Artist.
The exhibition includes a fantastic programme of FREE craft activities for both children and adults. »
sarah.kenyon@trowbridge.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 751 339
London ATF
Sun 7th October 2012
Chelsea Old Town Hall
King’s Road, London
Our third London Fair. Dealers from Britain, France and Italy will be participating at this exciting event. Top quality English, European and Worldwide textiles and costumes from 17th to mid 20th century. Good quality wearable and collectable vintage dress and accessories will also be on offer.
DomesticTextiles
Wed 17th October 2012
The American Museum
Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD
Tour with a guide who will explain how textiles evolved in the home during the mid 17th to mid 19th centuries. Materials and the sources of those materials will be discussed and how over time these evolved from being primarily imported to domestic manufacture. Plenty of time to look at the textile room and other exhibits after lunch.
£15