Events
The Embroiderer's Eye
The Diana Springall Collection
11 Apr - 4 Jul 2009
Macclesfield Silk Museum
Park Lane Gallery
Macclesfield
SK11 6TJ
One of the most important collections of contemporary embroidery from a leading author and embroiderer. Seen here as whole for the first time in a public exhibition. »
Tel: 01625 612045
21st Century Stitchers
Embroidery Exhibition, curated by the Embroiderers' Guild
2 May - 4 Jul 2009
Mon-Sat from 10.am,M,Th,Fr to 6pm,Tu,Sat to 5pm, Wed to 8pm
Riverside Gallery
Old Town Hall, Whittaker Ave
Richmond, Surrey
If you cling to the notion that embroidery is a genteel art that has had its day prepare to be surprised.
Showcasing contemporary work from six innovative textile artists; Anita Bruce, Jill Flower, Julianne Long , Lee Mattocks, Harriet Maxwell and Alison Mercer, this exhibition confirms that embroidery today is an expressive
medium that can be powerful, challenging, witty and beautiful.
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Tel: 020 8831 6490
Textile Study Day
Mon 6th July 2009
Capesthorne Hall
Cheshire
A chance for close up examination of Capesthorne’s textiles, including the ‘American’ bedroom, wall hangings and extensive canvas work. A private, guided tour by a member of the family and two textile experts - Jacqui Hyman and Phillipa Turnbull will also provide the lectures.
Dye, Print, Stitch
Textiles by Thomas and Elizabeth Wardle
Sat 11th July 2009
11am - 5pm
Macclesfield Silk Museum
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6TJ
This is the first ever exhibition held on the work of Thomas and Elizabeth Wardle, and explores the diversity of textiles produced by them during the arts and crafts era. »
http://www.macclesfield.silk.museum
Tel: 01625 612045
A Rough Guide to Rag Rugs
21 Years of the West Riding Ruggers
2 May - 12 Jul 2009
Bradford Industrial Museum
Moorside Road
Bradford
BD2 3HP
An exhibition celebrating 21 years of the West Riding Ruggers.
Tel: 01274 435900
Ecclesiastical Textile Day
Sat 18th July 2009
Congleton Town Hall,
High Street, Congleton
Cheshire
A one day specialist course for those who care for Ecclesiastical Textiles.
Three Shires Textile Festival
4 Jul - 19 Jul 2009
Cheshire
Derbyshire
Staffordshire
A 2-week programme of exhibitions, talks, tours, textile craft fairs, fabric sales, student fashion shows; embracing museums and other attractions, local textile-related businesses, contemporary textile artists and educational establishments.
The Wholecloth Tradition
Tue 25th August 2009
10am-4pm (Tues-Sat)
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony’s Hall
Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
The Museum’s second exhibition, in the Bailey Gallery, centres on historic items from the Guild’s own Collection.
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Tel: 01904 613 242
Pearls Pearls Pearls
10th Anniversary Exhibition of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles
25 Apr - 29 Aug 2009
10am - 4pm (Tues-Sat)
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony’s Hall
Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
A juried exhibition of new work celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles. »
Tel: 01904 613 242
Vanity Fair
19th century fashion
27 Sep 08 - 1 Sep 09
Chertsey Museum
33 Windsor Street
Chertsey
KT16 8AT
Nineteenth-century fashion from Regency dress to late-Victorian costume, many on show for the first time. Examples of soft muslin dresses, a white cotton cut-work pelisse, silk dresses worn with crinolines and bustles as well as a stunning man’s tail coat from the late 1830s.
Art and Labour's Cause is One
Walter Crane and Manchester 1800 - 1915
1 Oct 08 - 1 Sep 09
The Whitworth Art Gallery
The University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester, M15 6ER
Walter Crane, the Arts and Crafts designer, theorist and socialist, was a key figure in this world. His designs, including textiles, wallpapers and embroideries challenged the artistic and political establishment of the time. This exhibition features items such as book illustrations, political cartoons, socialist emblems and works of art.
Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
11 Nov 08 - 6 Sep 09
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill
Barnet EN4 8HT
This exhibition from MoDA’s own collections shows a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. On Thursday 30th April there is an evening lecture on Jacqueline Groag. »
Kazakh Craftswomen of Mongolia's 'Rich Cradle'
9 Jul - 19 Sep 2009
Brunei Gallery, SOAS,
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square
London WC1H 0XG
This exhibition will focus on Kazakh craftswomen living in the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia and their textiles. The exhibition will look at the craftspeople who make and use these textiles and the skills, techniques and processes involved.
Bill Gibb – a Personal Journey
17 Oct 08 - 4 Oct 09
Fashion Museum
Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street
BATH, BA1 2QH
The Fashion Museum unveils a display of work by seminal 1970s fashion designer Bill Gibb. The museum has an important collection of work by Gibb and the selection for this show has been chosen by Iain R Webb, author of a book on Gibb to accompany the exhibition.
Fashion Revolution
British Style From 1960s to 1970s
1 Mar - 31 Dec 2009
10am-5pm (Tues-Sat) 1-5pm (Sun)
Lotherton Hall
Aberford
Leeds
LS25 3EB
From the mini skirt to the hippy look, Fashion Revolution is an exhibition of some of the leading British designs and designers that put Britain at the forefront of fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.
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www.leeds.gov.uk/lothertonHall/
Tel: 0113 2813259