Events
Indian Textiles Study Day
Jasleen Kandhari, Indian Textiles Historian
Wed 29th May 2013
10.30am-4.30pm
Hedley Lecture theatre
Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology, University of Oxford
Discover Indian trade textiles to the west and east. Learn about the regional variations of Indian textiles, the techniques and designs through lectures, object study sessions and guided tours of the Ashmolean's collection of Indian textiles.
£25, £20 (conc) including refreshments
Bookings essential
www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk
Tel: 01865 278 015
Liminal: crossing the threshold
28 May - 1 Jun 2013
Tues - Thurs 10 - 6pm, Fri 10 – 5pm, Sat 10 - 4pm
The Mall Galleries
London, SW1Y 5BD
An exhibition by Prism textile group exploring the boundaries between tradition and innovation and challenging the concept of stitch.
Free admission. Disabled access.
Tel: 02079306844
Knitted Elegance: Creative Fashion since the 1950s
1 Apr - 2 Jun 2013
Gallery of Costume
Platt Hall, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5LL
A range of avant-garde outfits from the gallery’s collections to illustrate that knitwear can be sophisticated as well as practical, beautiful as well as warm, chic as well as homely. »
Lace Exploration Day
Fri 7th June 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
With the curator explore a wide range of lace pieces from the Collection stores, with wonderful examples of lace from the 17th century to the 20th century from all areas of England and Europe.
£25.00 per person. 12 max
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
Ten Plus Textiles
10 Mar - 9 Jun 2013
Monday Friday 10am 4pm, Sunday 1pm 4pm
Egerton Gallery
Ordsall Hall, 322 Ordsall Lane, Salford M5 3AN
Abstract Botany
11 Mar - 10 Jun 2013
Mon-Fri: 9am -5.30pm
St Mary’s Calne
63 Curzon Street, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0DF
Artist in Residence Textile Exhibition
A new range of vibrant textiles and paintings from Artist and Art teacher Nina Davis. This exhibition also features students work, inspired by her own work and journeying in a specific place. An exciting and engaging collection of work of which will ‘intrigue the mind’.
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CHORD Workshop:
Embellished Textiles
Wed 12th June 2013
University of Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton City Campus, Wolverhampton.
A day looking at the interpretation and Care of Fine Needlework in Museums and Historic Houses. The programme includes top international speakers and student five-minute presentations.
£16
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Textile Stories: The Fabric of Everyday Life
Sat 15th June 2013
English Department, University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester CH1 4BJ
This study day is open to all who are interested in the ways in which textiles tell stories, whether relating to family histories, personal identity, or local communities. There will be workshops and talks on the Yorkshire Fashion Archive, the Fifth Marquis of Anglesey’s clothes, and Miss Havisham’s dresses in recent adaptations of Great Expectations.
An Audience with Sue Rangeley
Sat 15th June 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Textiles Collection
Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
A masterclass with Sue Rangeley demonstrating her specialist contemporary lace skills, including machine cutwork, appliqué lace and rouleau lace, and how to use water-soluble films and voiles. Sue will show a portfolio of finished work and a display of work in progress and present her talk ‘Enchanted – the romance of lace inspires contemporary stitch’. £30.00 per person.
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
Stitches and Treads
Traditional Cypriot textile handicraft
16 Jun - 21 Jun 2013
Nicosia
The course is supported by the LLP program of the European Union.
Participants can apply for a Grundtvig/ Comenius grant covering participation in all workshop activities, travel and subsistence cost. The deadline for the grant is 16/01/2013.
World Textile Days
The People Behind the Cloth
Sat 22nd June 2013
10 am – 4.30 pm
Bridge of Allan Parish Church of Scotland
12 Keir Street, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, FK9 4NW
The second World Textile Day of 2013, focusing on the skilled spinners, weavers, dyers, printers, embroiderers and stitchers around the world who create the wonderful fabrics and textiles we love so much?
Exhibition entry is free but charges apply for lectures. »
Kaffe Fassett- A Life in Colour
22 Mar - 29 Jun 2013
Tues-Sat 11am - 6pm, last entry at 5.15pm
Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF
A celebration of the work of one of the world's leading textile artists. The first in London since Fassett's record-breaking show at the V&A in 1988, it features over 100 works in a dramatic installation designed by Sue Timney. Showcasing over five decades of work, from designs for Bill Gibb, knitwear for Missoni, printed patchwork fabrics and glorious quilts.
Tel: 0207 407 8664
An Audience with Richard Box
29 Jun - 30 Jun 2013
1 - 4.30 pm (both days)
Gawthorpe Textiles Collection
Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
Richard Box will teach his renowned collage and stitch technique in this 2-day workshop. Be guided through a short project to learn how to combine fabric collage with machine and hand embroidery and then use this technique to interprete your own design.
£55.00 per person. 16 max
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
Petal Power
Floral fashion fabric designs from the Silver Studio
4 May - 30 Jun 2013
Mon-Sat 11-5, Sun 2-5 Admission Free
Chepstow Museum
Bridge Street, Chepstow
Original hand drawn and painted textile designs intended for flowery voiles, muslins and silks, together with fabric samples, chiffon dress, images from catalogues and magazines - work by female designers in the interwar years, when women began making their mark in a previously male dominated world.
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chepstowmuseum@monmouthshire.gov.uk
Tel: 01291 625981
Be Dazzled: Norman Hartnell, sixty years of glamour and fashion
Tue 2nd July 2013
18.30-19.30
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX
Norman Hartnell was a major fashion personality. He created the wedding gown of Princess Elizabeth and as well as her iconic coronation dress. Author Michael Pick will discuss Hartnell’s career, focusing on his unique relationship with royalty.
£12, including drinks reception
Quilts Exploration Day
Fri 5th July 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
With the curator explore a wide range of patchwork and quilting from the Collection stores, including bed and cot quilts, domestic items and small costume pieces not usually on display.
£25.00 per person. 12 max
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
Two leading figures in the field of art textiles come together in an exhibition that explores the common threads uniting their practice, as well as their wider contribution to contemporary textile history.
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Deborah.dean@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Tel: 0115 915 3677
Zandra Rhodes: 80s and 90s portfolio
Wed 10th July 2013
18.30-19.30
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX
Zandra Rhodes is one of Britain’s most celebrated fashion designers, and created clothes for Diana Princess of Wales in the late 1980s and early 90s. Zandra will discuss her design portfolio during that time, as well as her links with Diana.
£12, including drinks reception,
Tailored Trades:
Clothes, Labour and Professional Communities (1880-1939)
Thu 11th July 2013
Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies, University of Exeter
AHRC-funded research network, organised jointly by researchers at the University of Exeter and Northumbria University. Workshop 1: “Dress: Art and Industry”.
This event is free of charge but requires registration.
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Sue Rangeley presents 'Fashioned with Stitch'
1 Jun - 20 Jul 2013
Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Silk Museum
Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 6TD
This show explores a diversity of themes: botanical references intertwine with vintage fashion influences; the heritage of the silk industry inspires innovative directions for Sue's embroidery. On display will be some new works, created especially for this solo show at the Macclesfield Silk Museum.
Tel: (01625)612045
A creative day offering an exciting mix of design inspiration and embroidery techniques.
£45 per person. 12 at max.
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Tel: 01625 612045
Beautiful Beading
Sat 20th July 2013
10.30-16.00
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, London W8 4PX
Led by expert embroiderers from Hand & Lock, you will learn the technique of tambour beading to follow a pattern inspired by the beading on the glittering Normal Hartnell dresses in Kensington’s Fashion Rules exhibition, opening in July.
£64, including light refreshments and day entry to the palace
Adult Workshop: Ornamental Embroidery
Wed 24th July 2013
10:30 - 17:00
William Morris Gallery
Forest Road, London E17 4PP
Stitch a botanical sampler in the style of May Morris with Ornamental Embroidery teachers Lynn Hulse and Nicola Jarvis. This course will include a visit to the exhibition The Art of Embroidery where examples of embroidery by Nicola Jarvis and May Morris (William Morris’s daughter) are on display. Beginners welcome.
£57.50
18th-century crewel work
Thu 25th July 2013
10.30-16.30
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey, KT8 9AU
Ornamental Embroidery will introduce the history and technique of crewel work, as you learn to embroider a botanical motif inspired by a Georgian bed hanging. Includes materials; suitable for all levels.
£64, including light refreshments and day entry to the palace
Conserving the state bed
Thu 25th July 2013
14.00-16.30
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey, KT8 9AU
Find out how Hampton Court Palace’s wonderful collection of royal state beds was conserved for display in the current Secrets of the Royal Bedchamber exhibition, including exquisitely embroidered Georgian bed hangings.
£30, including light refreshments and day entry to the palace
Small Talk’ - The 62 Group of Textile Artists
4 Jun - 25 Jul 2013
Constance Howard Gallery
Deptford Town Hal.l New Cross, London, SE14 6AF
The 62 Group has a strong link with Goldsmiths as many of the exhibiting members were past students and teachers. Small Talk brings together new small-scale work in a range of mediums in response to the gallery space. Plus talks.
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www.gold.ac.uk/textile-collection
Tel: 020 7717 2210
Creative Quilting
26 Jul - 27 Jul 2013
10.30-16.30
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey, KT8 9AU
This two-day workshop will introduce a range of exciting creative quilting techniques, including trapunto quilting, shadow quilting and corded quilting.
£98, including light refreshments and two day entry to the palace
Royal School of Needlework
Sat 27th July 2013
13.30-16.00
Hampton Court Palace
Surrey, KT8 9AU
Behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal School of Needlework. The RSN has worked on state robes for George V and Elizabeth II, as well as the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress. Demonstrations of stitching techniques and view Georgian textiles and garments up-close. £30, including light refreshments and day entry to the palace
Prints & Patterns
6 Jun - 28 Jul 2013
Penny Fielding Gallery and Interiors
34 Orford Road, Walthamstow Village, London E17 9NJ
A new exhibition of ongoing work from textile designer and illustrator Anja Jane. The exhibition focuses on her pattern making through screen-printed limited edition prints and cushions. Her decorative folk style takes inspiration from Polish/Norwegian roots and from the countries she visits on her travels.
Tel: 020 8509 0039
Text In Textiles
Solo Exhibition by Alison Stewart
27 Apr - 30 Jul 2013
Mon -Sat 9.30am -3.30pm, plus Wed - Sat 7-9pm
Sadler Gallery
The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, 56 East Street, Havant PO9 1BS
Alison is The Textile Society Undergraduate for 2012. The Textile in Textile exhibition will showcase Alison's work produced during her degree, displaying her Mixed Identity Series, GB Map Series and Newsfabric series in her first solo exhibition.
A stunning exhibition of contemporary handmade
buttons showing alongside the silk costume collection. It will showcase work by artists and makers from across the UK, and even beyond. »
Embroidery Exploration Day
Fri 9th August 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
With the curator explore a wide range of embroidered pieces from the Collection stores, including superb British & World embroidery from the 17th century to the 20th century and some wonderful examples of embroidered domestic textiles and small items of costume.
£25.00 per person. 12 max
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
Blossoming of Patchwork/Dialogue, Fibre Art Wales
17 May - 31 Aug 2013
Monday to Saturday, 10am–4pm
Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony¹s Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
A unique collection of quilts and coverlets from the period 1780-1820s showcasing the burgeoning fashion for printed cottons and linens and their use in patchwork and quilting. Plus Dialogue, a lively and varied body of work from leading contemporary Welsh fibres artists. »
Tel: 01904 613 242
World Textile Days
The People Behind the Cloth
Sat 7th September 2013
10 am – 5 pm
Mundford Village Hall
Mundford, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5DW
The final World Textile Days in 2013, focusing on the skilled spinners, weavers, dyers, printers, embroiderers and stitchers around the world who create the wonderful fabrics and textiles we love so much?
Exhibition entry is free but charges apply for lectures. »
Lace Exploration Day
Fri 13th September 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
With the curator explore a wide range of lace pieces from the Collection stores, with wonderful examples of lace from the 17th century to the 20th century from all areas of England and Europe.
£25.00 per person. 12 max
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
The Extraordinary Leek Embroidery Society
Textiles, People, Places
29 Jun - 14 Sep 2013
Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery
Stockwell Street, Leek , Staffordshire, ST13 6DW
The exhibition is part of the Leek Festival of Textiles which includes, walks and talks, church exhibitions and workshops.
Tel: 01538 483741
The Art of Embroidery: Nicola Jarvis and May Morris
6 Jul - 22 Sep 2013
William Morris Gallery
Forest Road, London E17 4PP
Nicola Jarvis returns to the William Morris Gallery with a solo exhibition. A hand-embroidery specialist, Jarvis's new work 46 includes works on paper and textiles created in dialogue with the techniques and ideas championed by William Morris's daughter May Morris. Jarvis's work will be exhibited alongside rarely seen archive materials offering refreshing new perspectives on May Morris's career.
ReFashion – Recycling then, now and future
20 May - 4 Oct 2013
Tues-Fri, 11.00 to 5.00.
Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum
Bogan House, 43 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NP
Recycled garments, textiles, ideas and designs.
Guided tours by arrangement
Embroiderers Guild presents 'Finest Stitches'
10 Aug - 5 Oct 2013
Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Silk Museum,
Park Lane, Macclesfield, SK11 6TJ
A selection of superb embroideries showcasing the marvelous talents of the Embroiderers Guild.
Tel: (01625)612045
Quilts Exploration Day
Fri 11th October 2013
1 - 4.30 pm
Gawthorpe Hall
Padiham, near Burnley, Lancashire BB12 8UA
With the curator explore a wide range of patchwork and quilting from the Collection stores, including bed and cot quilts, domestic items and small costume pieces not usually on display.
£25.00 per person. 12 max
www.gawthorpetextilescollection.eventbrite.co.uk
events@gawthorpetextiles.org.uk
Tel: 01282 773963
BQSG Study Day: Exploring Research
Sat 26th October 2013
The Quilt Museum & Gallery
St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Quilts can be fascinating items to study and if you have always wondered how to go about unlocking their secrets here is your chance to find out more. This is a full day workshop on how to begin quilt research.
Booking required. Fee applies »
Tel: 01904 613242
Sacred Stitches
Ecclesiastical Textiles in the Rothschild Collection
27 Mar - 27 Oct 2013
Grounds: Wed-Sun10-5pm, House: 12-4pm (week) 11-4 (w/ends)
Waddesdon Manor
near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH
Drawn entirely from the stored collections at Waddesdon, rare fragments of ecclesiastical textiles and vestments, dating from c 1400 to the late 1700s, explore the intricate techniques employed to glorify God using silk and metal thread, and this little-known aspect of Rothschild collecting. »
Tel: 01296 653226
Sourcing the Archive, New Approaches to Textile History
7 Nov - 8 Nov 2013
Goldsmiths, University of London
Lewisham Way, New Cross, London SE14 6NW
The Conference will seek to identify textiles’ unique contribution to the advancement of historical understanding and practices.
Keynote speakers are Professor Carolyn Steedman from the University of Warwick and Dr Solveigh Goett, textile artist and researcher.
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Textile and Weaving Festival
17 Aug - 16 Nov 2013
Tuesday-Friday 10am-4pm & Saturday 10am-4.30pm
Trowbridge Museum
The Shires, Court Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8AT
The 5th anniversary of the Textile and Weaving Festival is celecbrated at the Museum with a special project 5 Q’s:
A Quintet of Quality, Quirky, and Quaint Quilts.
As the festival has grown from strength to strength it has been decided to bring together a community of textile crafts people to make 5 different quilts. »
Sarah.kenyon@trowbridgemuseum.gov.uk
Tel: 01225 751 339