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SUMMARY:Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Established since 1992\, the Manchester Antique and Vintage Textile Fair is the essential event for all passionate collectors and creative individuals with a discerning eye.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisit the fair for a fantastic range of vintage fashion\, antique textiles and costume sourced from around the world. \nThe Textile Society’s Antique and Vintage Textile Fair in Manchester (now in its 32nd year) is a key event in the Textile Fairs calendar. A hub for all passionate collectors of textiles\, it was the first antique fair to specialise entirely in textiles. \nIt brings together antique and vintage textile dealers from around the globe. You will find an array of items from Asia\, Europe brought to you by leading specialists. Many dealers are world renowned experts who offer advice to Museums\, Archives and Collectors. \nYou will find costume\, textiles\, accessories to suit all pockets and taste. From 17th and 18th century to mid-century; precious remnants to court dress and world textiles. \nThe fair is an exciting and abundant source for objects and ideas\, whether wall art or wearables\, the beautiful or the kitsch. For those who care about sustainability\, the upcycling and repurposing of the old into something unique and personal for fashion or interiors you will be spoilt for choice. \nIf you are a student of design\, textiles\, a maker there is a wealth of inspiration. This is an annual event that you do not want to miss! \n\n\n\n\n	When:\n\nSunday 14 June\, 10am – 4pm (Early Bird from 8am) \n\n\n	Where:\n\nThe Armitage Centre\, Moseley Road\, Fallowfield\,\nManchester M14 6PA \n\n\n	Admission details:\n\nThe Fair opens to the General Public at 10am. \n\n\n	Entry fees:\n\n8am – Early bird and Trade £20\n10am – General Public £8; Textile Society Members/Students £5 \nPay on the door with cash / card or book your advance tickets online via Eventbrite. \n\n\n\nLight refreshments available.\nAre you interested in booking a stand?\nPlease contact fairs@textilesociety.org.uk for availability / information.\nStands: Prices from £110 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	On-site parking available:\n\nParking is available\, free for 3 hours and chargeable there after. All parking longer than 3 hours must registered via PayByPhone. Full details available on the Armitage Centre website. \n\n\nPlease note:\nAll users of the car park are asked to ensure they purchase a ticket through PayByPhone for paid sessions and park in a designated bay. This will support the centre in ensuring that adequate parking is available for people attending the facilities. \n\n\n\nTimePrice0-3 hoursFree (don’t need to register)3-6 hours£3.006-10 hours£4.0010-24 hours£5.00\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImages courtesy of Maison Bleu Lin and Joe at Peter and Diane Halligan \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries or wish to enquire about taking a stand at the fair please contact John\, our Manchester Fair Coordinator. \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/manchester-antique-vintage-textile-fair
LOCATION:The Armitage Centre\, Moseley Road\, Fallowfield\, Manchester\, M14 6PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Textiles: The Art of Mankind - Curator’s Talk and Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:A curator’s talk exclusively for Textile Society delegates with Mary Schoeser\, Textile Society Honorary Member and eminent historian.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition Textiles: The Art of Mankind\, curated by Textile Society Honorary Member Mary Schoeser\, celebrates the ancient and deep entanglement between textiles\, people and our world. Through the beauty of textiles\, you will encounter human ingenuity that can be traced from pre-history to our digital age. \nEminent textile historian Mary Schoeser is providing a curator’s talk exclusively for Textile Society delegates on the afternoon of Monday 16 June 2025. \nTextiles reveal the human desire to engage with texture and colour\, record histories\, thoughts and feelings\, and preserve skills to hand down to generations. Across the globe\, they carry sacred significance\, express our cultural regard for animals\, while others symbolise life’s mysteries. \nWe look forward to welcoming you to this evocative exhibition exploring the identities\, meanings and ideas captured in textiles. Join this exclusive Textile Society event and benefit from special access on a day when the museum is closed to the general public. \n\n\n\nBook your ticket on Eventbrite\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \n\n2.00pm Arrival and Registration\n2.15pm Illustrated talk by textile historian and curator Mary Schoeser\nApprox. 3.00pm Afternoon tea/coffee\n3.15pm Exclusive access and gallery tour of Textiles: The Art of Mankind\n5.00pm Close\n\nTickets:  \n\nMembers £30\nNon-members £35\n\nTicket prices include: \n\nEntrance to the museum\nCurator’s illustrated talk\nAfternoon tea/coffee\nExclusive access and gallery tour of Textiles: The Art of Mankind\n\nImage credits: Copyright ©2005-2012 The Regents of the University of California\, Davis campus. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/textiles-the-art-of-mankind-curators-talk-and-exhibition-tour
LOCATION:Fashion and Textile Museum\, 83 Bermondsey Street\, London\, SE1 3XF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Soft Power: Lives Told Through Textile Art - Curators’ Tour and Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Join ‘Soft Power’ Curators Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle for a morning tour\, followed by an afternoon Colloquium with the Curators.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Textile Society invites delegates to join Soft Power Curators Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle for a morning tour on the first day of this compelling exhibition of contemporary textiles. This will be followed by an afternoon Colloquium with the Curators plus some of the exhibiting International Artists\, several of whom will have travelled from abroad to be present at the Opening and will return home after the Textile Society Colloquium. \nThe exhibition Soft Power has evolved from the ideas underpinning the book: Reading the thread: cloth and communication\, published In January of this year (2025) edited by Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle. As with the book\, the exhibition brings together a collection of global voices\, in this case to highlight and celebrate the soft power of textiles. \nThe artworks focus on storytelling. They bring to light personal and collective experiences\, from the autobiographical and hidden struggles of marginalised individuals to stories shaped by major events like the pandemic. \nThe works share intimate and emotional portrayals of self-expression while making bold statements about empowerment and change. They highlight how cloth can connect women across cultures\, recording and reflecting their experiences. \nThis event offers the possibilities of discussion and exchange of ideas and views\, about the works and about the subjects covered within the exhibition. We hope you will be able to join us\, and we look forward to meeting you there. \n\n\n\nBook your ticket on Eventbrite \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgramme: \n\n10.45am Registration\n11.00am Welcome and morning coffee/tea in the Youngwood Room of the RWA Bristol\n11.30am Curators’ tour of the Soft Power galleries with Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle\nApprox.12.30pm LUNCH (Delegates are advised to bring their own lunch or purchase refreshments at the Spicer+Cole cafe at the RWA)\nTransfer to Victoria Methodist Church (next door to the RWA Bristol)\, 1A Whiteladies Road\, Bristol BS8 1NU\n1.30pm Colloquium and presentations with the Curators and selected International Artists\nAfternoon Tea/Coffee\n4.00pm Close\n\nTickets: \n\nMembers £40 / non-members £45\nStudent members £20 / student non-members £25\n\nTicket prices include: \n\nEntry to the RWA Bristol\nFull day programme of Curators’ morning tours\, artists’ presentations and afternoon colloquium\nMorning and afternoon refreshments (Please note that lunch is not included)
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/soft-power-lives-told-through-textile-art-curators-tour-and-colloquium
LOCATION:Royal West of England Academy (RWA)\, Queens Road\, Bristol\, BS8 1PX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Shifu: an endangered textile heritage with Kazuko Sato
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	This event is a unique opportunity for delegates to engage first-hand with the history and material of shifu – the endangered art of weaving with kozo mulberry paper.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Textile Society welcomes Mrs Kazuko Sato and her interpreter to the UK. Now\, at 91 years of age\, and with personal memories of Soetsu Yanagi and key figures in the Mingei Movement\, Kazuko Sato is the embodiment of the Japanese art of shifu. \nInclusive of afternoon tea\, this event will take place in the Clore Space of the Garden Museum\, London\, located alongside the Courtyard Garden designed by Dan Pearson. \nTextile Society Members £35\nNon-members £40\nTickets inclusive of afternoon tea  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries about this event\, please contact Linda Brassington. \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/shifu-an-endangered-textile-heritage-with-kazuko-sato
LOCATION:Garden Museum\, 5 Lambeth Palace Road\, London\, SE1 7LB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:An Artist in Silk
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Behind the Scenes of Nineteenth Century Silk Weaving with the Textile Society at Braintree Museum and the Warner Textile Archive.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us at Braintree Museum and the Warner Textile Archive to explore the history of silk design in the nineteenth century! \nThis is a special opportunity to hear more about the collaboration between the Textile Society and the Warner Textile Archive\, and to see the amazing work being done to improve accessibility to textile heritage in the UK. \nThe Warner & Sons Gallery highlights the breadth of design and manufacture of a textile company supplying royalty\, prime ministers and cathedrals\, as well as public transport and hospitals. Our expert guide will explain several key pieces in the display and give you an overview of Warner & Sons through the ages. You will have entry to Braintree Museum as part of your booking\, with complimentary tea/coffee\, plus time to explore the site and the museum shop. Your visit will then move to the Warner Textile Archive to see behind the scenes in the store of one of the largest textile collections in the UK\, and to hear about the ongoing project to conserve\, catalogue\, digitise and research the incredible artworks produced c.1870-1910 by artists for silks woven by Warner & Sons\, and other businesses purchased in that era. \nVenue\nBraintree Museum\, Manor Street\, Braintree\, CM7 3HW \nTimings\n11.30 – Meet at Braintree Museum shop \n11.40 – Guided tour of key artefacts in the galleries \n12.00 – Opportunity to view the museum displays and enjoy complimentary tea/coffee \n12.50 – Transfer to the Warner Archive (approximately 5 minutes walk) \n13.00 – Behind the scenes visit in the Warner Archive with specialist archivist \n14.00 – End \nNB. If driving\, use the local council car parks. If you have specialist requirements in terms of access\, disability parking etc. please contact the event organiser. It takes approximately 5 mins to walk from the Braintree Museum to the Warner Textile Archive. \nBraintree Museum has a cafe where tables can be reserved for lunch after the event. Alternatively visitors may wish to head into Braintree town centre. \nTickets\nTextile Society Members: £5 \nNon-Members: £10 \nPlaces are limited! \nPlease supply an email address when booking so that we can alert you in the event of cancellation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/an-artist-in-silk
LOCATION:Braintree District Museum\, Manor Street\, Braintree\, CM7 3HW\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Annual Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Textiles: a bigger picture\n\n	The Textile Society 40th Anniversary Conference\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo mark the Textile Society’s 40th Anniversary this conference considers the power and influence of textiles\, celebrating its ability to inspire while exploring its capacity for change.\nThe Textile Society is privileged to welcome professional speakers at the forefront of their practice. Textiles crosses cultural boundaries and disciplines\, and its material qualities hold an enduring universal relevance. This conference looks to the future from different perspectives; reflecting a bigger picture for textiles through art\, architecture\, fashion and industry.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	INFORMATION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMUSEUM ADDRESS \nScience and Industry Museum\nLiverpool Road\nManchester\nM3 4FP\n(Entrance on Lower Byrom Street) \n\n\nARRIVALS \nArrivals from 9.00am please enter through the café doors entrance to the right of the main entrance.\nArrivals from 10:00am please enter through the main doors. \n\n\n\n\nACCESSIBLE PARKING \nThere are 3 blue badge parking spaces in front of the museum on Lower Byrom Street.\nThese operate on a first come\, first served basis. \n\n\nPARKING  \nPlease note: There are no other parking facilities on site.\nThere are pay and display bays on Lower Byrom Street and Liverpool Road. Alternatively\, there are a number of car parks within close proximity of the museum including NCP Great Northern\, NCP Spinningfields\, NCP Salford Stanley Street Manchester or NCP Salford New Bailey. All are less than a 10-minute walk away. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPUBLIC TRANSPORT \nThe nearest rail and Metrolink station is Deansgate\, a 10-minute walk away.\nThe nearest train and tram stations are Deansgate and Deansgate-Castlefield.\nMetroshuttle bus services stop on Quay Street\, a 5-minute walk away. \n\n\n\n\nGETTING AROUND THE MUSEUM \nThe Conference is taking place in the Garratt Suite.\nThere is step-free access to all floors of the museum’s multi-level building.\nAll lifts are wheelchair accessible with tactile labelling and some have audio announce. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	PROGRAMME\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9.30am Registration and Morning Coffee\n10.30am Welcome and Introduction – Linda Brassington\, Chair\, The Textile Society \n10.45am to 12.15pm\nSESSION ONE\nAdam Mansell Chief Executive Officer of the UK Fashion and Textiles Association (UKFT).\nCarry Somers Designer\, entrepreneur\, fashion activist and founder of Fashion Revolution. \n12.15pm to 12.45pm\nSHORT PRESENTATIONS\nAmelia Lawrence Crafts Council and Craft UK relationship manager.\nDaniel Harris London Cloth Company\, recipient of the Textile Society Special Award 2023. \n12.50pm to 1.55pm\nLUNCH (Food and refreshments served) \nTEXTILE SOCIETY AWARDS SHOWCASE\nLissy Hatfield Postgraduate Student Award 2022.\nKaterina Knight Postgraduate Student Award 2022. \nTEXTILE SOCIETY AWARDS SHOWREELS\nTerry Donaldson Postgraduate Student Award 2022.\nMarie Fillon (Monique Fei) Undergraduate Student Award 2022.\nHelen Westhrop Postgraduate Student Award 2021.\nNatsuki Hanyu Postgraduate Student Award 2021.\nPaxton House Parallel Worlds: Worlds Apart\, Museum Award 2022. \n2.00pm to 4.15pm\nSESSION TWO\nDr Christine Checinska Designer\, writer and the V&A’s inaugural Curator of African and African Diaspora Fashion.\nJonathan Watkins Independent curator of contemporary art and former Director of Ikon Gallery\, Birmingham.\nAsif Khan MBE International award-winning architect and Deputy Chair of the Design Museum trustees\, London. \n4.20pm Afternoon Tea\n5.00pm Close \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	SPEAKERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAdam Mansell\nAdam brings his in-depth knowledge of British design and manufacture to this conference. As Chief Executive of the UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) Adam has guided companies through the turmoil of Brexit and the global pandemic. Working with government and industry\, Adam is confronting the challenges of political and economic change\, and championing the best of the UK’s textile innovation to an international audience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Future for UK textiles\nFrom Mars to Milan\, Suits to Submarines and Bouncy Castles to Bandages:\nRevealing the hidden value of the UK textile industry and exploring the potential for growth. \n\n\n\nUKFT \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarry Somers\nCarry is the founder of Fashion Revolution\, the world’s largest fashion activism movement. She has sailed the Pacific investigating microplastic pollution\, investigated the impact of Staffordshire’s textile industry on rivers past and present\, and collaborated on a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show featuring plants that can be used to make or dye our clothes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse\, Carry will explore the social and environmental impact of the fashion industry past and present\, and consider how we can reshape its future. In Carry’s view\, ‘Fashion is a complex web of tangible and intangible values that extend far beyond the financial. Being equipped with information about the social and environmental impacts of our clothes enables us to make better choices. If the fashion industry wants to drive sustainability\, it must start to understand the true value of textiles\, which should be mindfully designed\, redesigned and recuperated as a valuable resource’. \n\n\n\nCarry Somers Bangladesh IMYC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmelia Lawrence\nAs a member of Craft UK the Textile Society is part of the Crafts Council’s network that aims to promote opportunities\, share ideas and participate in conversations.\nAmelia Lawrence is relationships manager in the business skills team at the Crafts Council\, providing support to Craft UK organisations and facilitating focus groups to encourage learning and experience sharing across the community. \nThe Crafts Council’s innovation programme gives makers access to new materials and innovative technologies\, and inspires them to push the boundaries of their practice.\nAmelia collaborates with cultural\, academic and industrial partners to support makers with information and advice to enable their businesses to flourish.\nEmma Fallon Image: Benjamin Pryor \n\n\n\nEmma Fallon Image: Benjamin Pryor \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Harris\nThe Textile Society Special Award 2023 is given to Daniel Harris – weaver\, designer and entrepreneur – in recognition of his extraordinary enthusiasm and commitment to the preservation of our textile heritage in contemporary practice. Daniel started his London Cloth Company 12 years ago with a 1920s loom in a small studio\, supported by a Textile Society Professional Development Award. \nNow he is producing quality woven cloth on his ever-growing collection of restored shuttle looms\, employing the same techniques that have not changed for decades\, and supplying high fashion brands worldwide including Lyle and Scott and Ralph Lauren. Daniel has 14K followers on Instagram\, and has recently achieved a successful crowdfunding campaign to raise £30-35K towards the restoration of an entire mill and its contents\, based in Wales. \n\n\n\nDaniel Harris\, London Cloth Company \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Christine Checinska\nChristine is the V&A’s inaugural Senior Curator of African and African Diaspora Fashion and Lead Curator of the Africa Fashion exhibition. \nPrior to joining the V&A\, Christine worked as a womenswear designer\, academic\, artist and curator. Her creative practice and research explore the relationship between fashion\, culture and race. Christine’s recent exhibitions include an intervention for Makers Eye: Stories of Craft\, July-October 2021\, Crafts Council Gallery\, and Folded Life February 2021\, Johanne Jacobs Museum\, Zurich\, Switzerland. Her recent publications include ‘Re-Fashioning African Diasporic Masculinities’ in Fashion and Postcolonial Critique\, Elke Gaugele and Monica Titton (eds.)\, 2019. In 2016 she delivered the Tedx Talk Disobedient Dress: Fashion as Everyday Activism. \nIn industry for over thirty years\, Christine has created womenswear collections for iconic British brands such as Margaret Howell\, where she was a Senior Designer\, during the late 1990s. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrafting Difference/Weaving Histories\nChristine will speak to concepts that have been consistent in her thinking\, writing and creative practice\, referencing artists to whom she is particularly drawn. \nThis presentation explores the relationship between textile crafts\, culture\, race and life-writing from Global Africa perspectives. The closeness of textiles to skin\, their presence in our everyday life\, our instinct to touch\, to hold\, to wrap ourselves in cloth creates a sense of connection that opens the possibility of cross-cultural dialogue and the co-creation of interwoven narratives. \nConsidering the work of artists such as Anya Paintsil\, Enam Gbewonyo and Alicia Henry\, this presentation explores what textile crafts can do that other media cannot. \n\n\n\nAlicia Henry\, To Whom It May Concern\, 2021\, Tiwani Contemporary\, London. Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani Contemporary. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Watkins\nJonathan is an independent curator and writer. Previously he was Director of Ikon (1999-2022)\, Curator of Serpentine Gallery (1995-1997) and Director of Chisenhale Gallery (1990-1995). He has curated a number of large international exhibitions including the Biennale of Sydney (1998)\, Quotidiana\, Castello di Rivoli\, Turin (1999)\, Tate Triennial (2003)\, Shanghai Biennale (2006)\, Sharjah Biennial (2007)\, Negotiations\, Today Art Museum\, Beijing (2010)\, the Guangzhou Triennial (2012) and the Quebec City Biennial (2019). Jonathan won the 1992 Prudential Award for the Visual Arts\, UK and in 2013 was nominated as one of the top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy Magazine. In 2019 he won the inaugural Ampersand Foundation Award to realise the exhibition of his dreams\, Carlo Crivelli (2022). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUnravelling Art\nContemporary artists working with textiles raise important questions about the definition of art. Rather than elevating creativity with textiles from “craft” to “fine art”\, often unwittingly\, they imply a redundancy of the latter. This radical proposition\, counteracting the presumed gentility of sewing and weaving\, is exemplified by the output of artists such as Susan Collis (UK)\, Britta Marakatt Labba (Sami\, Sweden)\, Claudia Losi (Italy)\, Timur Novikov (Russia) and Ding Yi (China). \n\n\n\nSusan Collis and Carlo Crivelli\, Ikon Gallery 2022 (installation). Photo: Stuart Whipps \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAsif Khan MBE\nArchitect Asif Khan MBE crosses boundaries – buildings\, landscapes\, exhibitions\, installations. In 2015 his Guggenheim Museum Helsinki was designed to wrap visitors in diffused light through an intelligent textured glass skin. His Hyundai Pavilion at the 2018 Winter Olympics was coated in black pigment pierced with light\, while the Entry Portals to Expo 2020 presented immense\, intricately woven\, carbon fibre structures. Asif “explores how material and social innovations can fundamentally alter the way people experience and shape their environment…”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAsif’s current major cultural projects include the new London Museum at West Smithfield which is the largest cultural project in Europe\, the renewal of the world-renowned Barbican Arts Centre in London and the Waterfront Renewal for National Museums Liverpool. \nAsif will reveal the importance of texture and textiles to his work\, on a journey from the earliest human constructions to woven forms of architecture and beyond. \n\n\n\nThe Expo 2020 Dubai Entry Portals designed by Asif Khan © Helene Binet \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please contact Linda Brassington on chair@textilesociety.org.uk. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n© Carry Somers Bangladesh IMYCKate Turnbull Natural dye swatches  Photo Carry Somers Alicia Henry\, To Whom It May Concern\, 2021\, detail\, Tiwani Contemporary\, London. Courtesy of the artist and Tiwani ContemporaryAnya Paintsil Blod\, 2022 Acrylic\, wool\, synthetic hair\, alpaca\, mohair and human hair on hessian. 140 x 110 cm
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/textile-society-annual-conference-2023
LOCATION:Museum of Science and Industry\, Liverpool Road\, Manchester\, M3 4FP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Althea McNish: Colour is Mine - Textile Society Study Visit
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	A curator’s tour of the ‘Althea McNish: Colour is Mine’ exhibition followed by a closer look at textiles in the wider Whitworth collection.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1.15pm Arrival \n1.30pm Tour of Althea McNish: Colour is Mine with co-curator Rose Sinclair (30 minutes with up to 15 minutes for questions and discussion) \n2.15pm Whitworth Study Centre visit (half-group – 30 minutes) \n3.00pm Whitworth Study Centre visit (half-group – 30 minutes) \n\nThe Whitworth hosted the first inaugural meeting of the Textile Society in 1982. It is wonderful for the Society to come full circle and be able to offer this special opportunity as part of the Society’s 40th Anniversary celebrations.   \nThis bespoke event will begin with an exhibition tour of Althea McNish: Colour is Mine with co-curator Rose Sinclair (Lecturer in Design Education at Goldsmiths\, University of London). There will be time for discussion/questions with Rose at the end of the tour.\nThe exhibition tour will be followed by the opportunity for two small groups to visit the Whitworth’s Study Centre. Attendees will be able to examine\, close up\, a specially curated selection of highlights from the Whitworth’s outstanding textiles collection.\nAccess to the public galleries and cafe will be available between sessions. (Please note: refreshments are available but are not included in the ticket price).\n\nTickets:\n£10 Members \n£15 Non-members \n[Maximum: 30 participants] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please contact chair@textilesociety.org.uk \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/althea-mcnish-colour-is-mine-textile-society-study-visit-to-whitworth-art-gallery-manchester
LOCATION:Whitworth Art Gallery\, The University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M15 6ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Online talk: 'Africa Fashion' at the V&A
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Join Dr Christine Checinska and Elisabeth Murray to hear more about the V&A’s ‘Africa Fashion’ exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Christine Checinska and Elisabeth Murray take a deep dive into the textiles on display. Spanning iconic mid-20th century to contemporary creatives\, Africa Fashion explores the vitality and global impact of a fashion scene as dynamic and varied as the continent itself. \nAfrica Fashion is on at the V&A\, South Kensington until 16 April 2023. \nTickets: Members £5 / non-members £15 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please contact us at events@textilesociety.org.uk \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/africa-fashion-at-the-va
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:London Antique & Vintage Textile Fair
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	The Textile Society annual collectors’ fair in Chelsea.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Textile Society London Antique Textile Fair offers an outstanding range of vintage fashion\, antique textiles and costume sourced from around the world. Textiles from the 18th century up to the swinging 1960s and 70s\, furnishings including pre-1950s rugs\, and unique fashion accessories can be found here. Visitors can explore the fair for secondhand books\, ephemera and advice on textile conservation. \nWhether a textile designer or student looking for design inspiration\, a collector looking for a unique addition\, or just a visitor wanting to browse beautiful materials and objects\, this fair cannot be missed. \nProceeds from the Textile Society fairs and events provide student bursaries\, professional development\, and museum and conservation awards. These awards reflect the Society’s commitment to supporting education and promoting knowledge within the breadth of textile disciplines. \nEntry times: \n10am for Trade/Early Bird tickets holders and Textile Society Members \n12pm for General Entry/Student ticket holders \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick the button below to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries or wish to enquire about taking a stand at the fair please contact our London Fair Coordinator at atflondon@textilesociety.org.uk \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/london-antique-vintage-textile-fair
LOCATION:Chelsea Old Town Hall\, Chelsea Old Town Hall\, London\, SW3 5EE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="London Fair Coordinator":MAILTO:atflondon@textilesociety.org.uk
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SUMMARY:Online talk: Parallel lives\, worlds apart
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Join curator Fiona Murrell as she explains how this exhibition reveals a fuller history of Paxton House and its previous owners’ links with slavery.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParallel lives\, worlds apart: from sugar plantations in Grenada to life at Court\, and other stories from the costume at Paxton House. \nThe exhibition explores the parallel lives of several owners of Paxton House from the mid-18th century in Scotland\, Europe\, Virginia and Grenada and those whose lives were intertwined – enslaved African people\, friends\, and family descendants. Outstanding and unique European mid-18th century costume is on show alongside specially commissioned replica clothing to tell the real stories unearthed from the archives about individuals whose clothing does not survive. \nThis project has been supported by the Textile Society Museum\, Archive and Conservation Award 2021. \nParallel lives\, worlds apart shows at Paxton House\, Berwick-upon-Tweed until October 2022. \nTickets: Members £5 / non-members £15 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please contact us at events@textilesociety.org.uk \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/parallel-lives-worlds-apart-from-sugar-plantations-in-grenada-to-life-at-court-and-other-stories-from-the-costume-at-paxton-house
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair 2022
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	The Textile Society annual collectors’ fair in the North of England\, held at the Armitage Centre.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Textile Society’s Antique and Vintage Textile Fair in Manchester (now in its 30th year) is a key event in the Textile Fairs calendar.  A hub for all passionate collectors of textiles\, it was the first antique fair to specialise entirely in textiles.   \nIt brings together antique and vintage textile dealers from around the globe. You will find an array of items from Asia\, Europe brought to you by leading specialists.  Many dealers are world renowned experts who offer advice to Museums\, Archives and Collectors.     \nYou will find costume\, textiles\, accessories to suit all pockets and taste.  From 17th and 18th century to mid-century; precious remnants to court dress and world textiles.   \nThe fair is an exciting and abundant source for objects and ideas\, whether wall art or wearables\, the beautiful or the kitsch. For those who care about sustainability\, the upcycling and repurposing of the old into something unique and personal for fashion or interiors you will be spoilt for choice.   \nIf you are a student of design\, textiles\, a maker there is a wealth of inspiration.  This is an annual event that you do not want to miss!  \n\n\n\nOpening times and entry fees (10am-4pm) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n7:30 – Early bird trade £20 \n8:30 – Trade £10 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:00 – General Public £7; Textile Society Members/Students £5 \n\n\n\nParking is available\, free for 3 hours and chargeable there after. All parking must be registered via PayByPhone including free sessions. For further information on parking\, please visit the Armitage Centre website. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries or wish to enquire about taking a stand at the fair please contact Debra\, our Manchester Fair Coordinator \n 
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/manchester-antique-vintage-textile-fair-2022
LOCATION:The Armitage Centre\, Moseley Road\, Fallowfield\, Manchester\, M14 6PA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Curator's Tour of Macclesfield Stripe Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Visit the Macc. Stripe collection to discover iconic textiles\, includes a tour by the curator and behind the scenes viewing of items.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2020 the Silk Museum\, Macclesfield was the well-deserved recipient of the prestigious Textile Society Museum\, Archive and Conservation Award. Now the Society looks forward to sharing the successes of this project with its members. \nWe are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity to visit the Macclesfield Stripe collection at the Silk Museum. Here you will discover the iconic 1920-1940s designs and learn how they are being conserved for future generations. \nYou will be treated to an exhibition tour with Curator Kathryn Warburton\, and will have the opportunity to look behind the scenes and view additional pieces from the collection that are not currently on display. \nThis is the first time in decades that a selection of these striking and colourful pieces have been on display. Don’t miss it! \nPlaces are limited. Book now! Members £5\, non-members £15.  \nDisabled access available. \nPlease refer to Macclesfield Museums’ website for transport and parking information. \nFor further enquiries please contact: showcase@textilesociety.org.uk \nNote: To extend your visit you may wish to book separately on the 2.15pm tour of Paradise Mill. This will incur an additional cost and must be booked directly with Macclesfield Museums (not with the Textile Society). Please refer to their website for current information. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/curators-tour-of-macclesfield-stripe-exhibition
LOCATION:Macclesfield Silk Museum\, Park Lane\, Macclesfield\, SK11 6TJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Annual Conference 2021
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Textile Society Annual Conference 2021 explores the theme of ‘Tools’ – their significance in the history of textiles and their influence on contemporary practice. From the simplicity of a darning needle held in the back pocket to the complexity of an industrial power loom\, tools are the extension of our creativity\, a connection between thinking and making\, imagination and invention.\nWe are delighted to welcome our panel of eminent speakers who will bring to this event their knowledge of textiles and their personal experiences of the tools that created them.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWill Cruickshank\nWill Cruickshank has a multidisciplinary practice which includes textiles\, sculpture\, film\, photography\, and printmaking\, alongside machines and participatory works. In 2018-2019 he received the Arts Council England DYCP Award (Developing your Creative Practice) for his studio research. For five years Will rented three grain silos in Essex\, and converted them into a studio where the spaces operated as laboratories and machine rooms. He has now relocated to Devon. \nWill’s presentation will include images and films of his recent work in textiles – a record of an explorative journey through machine\, material and technique\, and an insight into how the evolution of his work is dependent upon the invention\, or reappropriation\, of devices and tools. \n\n\n\nSilo Studio \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI have been working as an artist for twenty years\, creating objects through the development of self-built machinery and experimental production. It is a practice grounded in learning by doing\, and thinking through making. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Harris\nDaniel Harris established the London Cloth Company ten years ago – the first micro-mill to produce bespoke cloth in the capital. He specialises in quality woven cloth produced on his ever-expanding range of carefully restored shuttle looms\, employing the same techniques that have not changed for decades. Clients range from Ally Capellino to Hardy Amies\, from Lyle and Scott to Ralph Lauren. \nDaniel will discuss his business which started as one 1920s loom in a small studio\, and has gone on to encompass a sixty ton collection of restored working textile machinery dating from 1880-1990. It is a collection with the ability to weave fabrics of different qualities\, supplying brands all over the world. \n\n\n\nLondon Cloth Company\, Shuttle \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhen I started weaving I was ridiculously naive\, all I was going to need was a loom. But weaving on an industrial scale\, no matter how small\, requires so much stuff!…the ludicrous amount of ancillary equipment and spares needed to restore\, repair and maintain ageing machinery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Parry-Williams\nTim Parry-Williams is a studio weaver and Professor of Art: Textiles at the University of Bergen\, Norway. He is a Trustee of the Crafts Study Centre and an Advisor to the European Textile Network (ETN). His collaborative exhibition project Plain Stripe Check opened at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum\, Tokyo in 2007. It went on to tour the UK and Europe\, drawing upon research with a network of museums and archive collections worldwide.  \nTim’s portfolio career is centred on weaving – working by hand\, indirectly through collaborative practice\, in education and through cultural exchange. Opening and reaching into both literal and metaphorical toolboxes\, Tim will reveal examples of the many objects employed in a largely autonomous practice\, very much rooted in a rich\, craft-based training\, first in England and later in Japan. \n\n\n\nFacilitating\, Photo Nathan Corum\, 2021 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMy practices are punctuated by the need to solve problems\, to question and reinvent. The toolbox shifts from the specific\, the specialist\, and the custom-made to embrace the adapted\, doctored\, re-purposed\, and re-appropriated…a delightfully disparate and eclectic gathering of objects – the ‘tools of the trade’ as extensions to both body and mind\, or simply the means to an end in the act of making and expression. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelia Pym\nCelia Pym is an artist and Visiting Lecturer in Mixed Media Textiles at the Royal College of Art\, London. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize and the inaugural Loewe Craft Prize. Her work has been exhibited internationally most recently in Waste Age\, Design Museum London (2021)\, On Happiness: Joy and Tranquility\, Wellcome Collection\, London (2021)\, Siblings\, Trading Museum\, CDG\, Paris (2020) and Sewing Box for the Future\, V&A Dundee (2020). \nFor the past fifteen years Celia has explored damage and repair in textiles – tracking down owners of garments\, and using the question\, “Do you have something with a hole in?” to meet people and invite conversation wider than just the damaged item. \n\n\n\nPractice Sweater \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimple tools are essential to make the conversation happen. Damage and repair is complicated\, but starting with tools that fit in your pocket makes it easier. I favour tools that are lightweight and portable. Scissors\, needles – both knitting and sewing – and an old fork are the perfect combination of tools for me. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMary Schoeser\nMary Schoeser FRSA is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the V&A and President of the Textile Society\, with fifty years of experience in writing\, curating\, lecturing and archival work. Among her 2021 projects are contributions to the exhibition Chintz: Cotton in Bloom (Fashion & Textile Museum) and an essay for the Archie Brennan: Tapestry goes Pop (Dovecot Studios) catalogue\, as well as a chapter for a forthcoming publication on Bernat Klein. She is Patron of the Klein Foundation and the School of Textiles. \nTaking tools for making textiles as a starting point\, Mary’s lecture will explore what early archaeological finds tell us about how and what early humans created. Aside from examining surviving tools\, her discussion will widen out to embrace a definition of ‘tool’ given by the Oxford English Dictionary\, namely ‘…a thing (concrete or abstract) with which some operation is performed; a means of effecting something; an instrument.’ \n\n\n\nMatthew McIntyre Wilson\, Pēke mau net 2020\, Photo Natalie Jones \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmbracing textiles as tools in and of themselves\, as implements and communicative devices\, shows the links between herding and accounting\, storage and story-telling – a journey through the effects of textiles. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Brenda King\, long-standing Committee Member and Chair of the Textile Society for a decade\, has been instrumental in co-curating this event. Brenda died suddenly on 4 July 2021 and\, as such\, this conference is dedicated to Brenda in sincere gratitude for all her work and commitment to this Society over many years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets \n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/annual-conference-2021
LOCATION:Wellcome Collection\, 183 Euston Rd\, London\, NW1 2BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211021T140000
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SUMMARY:Richard McVetis: a 15-year obsession with a single stitch
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	This online talk explores Richard’s fascination with a single stitch technique.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis talk explores McVetis’ 15-year fascination and obsession with a single stitch technique and how the individual expressive properties of this process have enabled him to examine his connection to material and place. \nThe mapping of space and marking time and form are central themes. Using a range of media\, McVetis explores how time and place\, experienced and constructed. Ideas are often developed in response to or created specifically to a moment\, visualising and making this a tactile and tangible object. Drawing as an act is what occurs in everything that he does. Drawing as a dialogue; a process that goes beyond the flat surface and into space around. \nMcVetis’ practice is deeply rooted in process and hand embroidery. He records time and space through multiples of dots\, lines\, and crosses. These meticulously rendered stitches reflect a preoccupation with the repetitive nature\, exploring the subtle differences that emerge through ritualistic and habitual making. The inscribed stitches mark the hand’s rhythms\, a delicate performance of obsessive intricacy\, refinement\, and physical activity. They record human presence\, time and decay\, each stitch acting as a marker for lived time\, an embodiment of thought and patience. \nTime permitting there will be a Q&A. We invite you to submit a question when booking your ticket. \nRichard McVetis uses a range of media\, including drawing\, installation\, and textiles\, to explore our perception of space and time. His minimalist work is an endless exploration\, not just of form but of the reclamation and potential of process and repetition — a step-by-step examination of perspective and scale which unearths the human condition. \nFinalist of the 2018 Loewe Craft Prize\, Richard’s artwork has been celebrated in galleries\, art fairs\, and museums across the world including Iceland\, Ukraine\, Pakistan\, South Korea\, UAE\, and the USA. Richard has been a finalist for the Jerwood Drawing Prize in 2011 and 2017\, a finalist for the Cheongju International Craft Prize in 2015 and was selected to be part of the British Pavilion\, Form + Motion at the Cheongju International Craft Biennale in 2017. Richard’s first solo show will be at the Crafts Study Centre in March 2022. \nMcVetis is a graduate of the Royal College of Art (2008) and lives and works in London. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/richard-mcvetis-a-15-year-obsession-with-a-single-stitch
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211020T160000
DTSTAMP:20210907T090332Z
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SUMMARY:Moquette: London Transport Museum
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	The London Transport Museum has recently uncovered fascinating stories behind the commissioning\, design\, manufacturing and use of moquette through the ages. Join us on a behind the scenes visit to the Museum’s Depot (store) to meet Wallace Sewell\, current moquette designers for the Underground.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCurator Georgia Morley will talk about her research on moquette which was used in the Museum’s recently published book Seats of London. We will be shown the designs of Enid Marx\, Marianne Straub\, Paul Nash and Marion Dorn. Wallace Sewell the current designers for moquette on the Underground\, Overground\, Croydon Tram and Elizabeth line will talk about their work for TfL\, the briefs\, inspiration and design processes. Depot Manager\, Keith Raeburn will give a short tour of the bus and rail shed\, showing us moquette designs on vehicles. \nThe venue is half an hour from Central London to Acton Town – on the District or Piccadilly Line – then a 5 min walk to the Depot. \nAs this event has been rescheduled from last year there are only five tickets available. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/moquette-london-transport-museum
LOCATION:London Transport Museum Depot\, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane\, Acton\, London\, W3 9BQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210930T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210930T140000
DTSTAMP:20210907T090301Z
CREATED:20210629T221122Z
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SUMMARY:Deception and Disguise: Smock Narratives
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	A talk on the history of the English smock frock focussing on the 19th century as part of working-class clothing cultures and menswear.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us online for a fascinating talk from Alison Toplis\, author of The Hidden History of the Smock Frock. \nAlison’s talk will delve into the history of the English smock and how it developed in the 19th century as part of working-class clothing cultures and more specifically menswear. The smock has had a fascinating heritage and Alison will question assumptions about who wore smocks and discuss why they became popular as working attire as well as signifiers of individuality. Join us to hear more about a significant and understated part of English social and costume history. \nTime permitting there will be a Q&A. We invite you to submit a question when booking your ticket. \nAlison Toplis is an honorary research fellow at the University of Wolverhampton\, UK. She worked for several years as a dress and textiles specialist at Christie’s Auctioneers before teaching at Central Saint Martins\, University of the Arts London\, UK. \nThis is a fund-raising event. The Textile Society was established in 1982 as a educational charity supporting students\, designers\, historians and practitioners. The Society promotes the study of textile disciplines and celebrates the history and culture of textiles both historical and contemporary. \nAll profits from this event will fund our awards and bursary scheme. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/deception-and-disguise-smock-narratives
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210923T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210923T160000
DTSTAMP:20210805T153004Z
CREATED:20201217T233026Z
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SUMMARY:The House of Embroidered Paper presents THE REGENCY WARDROBE
DESCRIPTION:The House of Embroidered Paper presents THE REGENCY WARDROBE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11.45am – Arrive. \n12–12.45pm – Stephanie will give us an exclusive talk on the background to her work\, her methods of research\, design and making. \n1–1.45pm – Lunch (soup/sandwich/coffee/tea). \n2–3pm – Tour of the house with Stephanie\, discussing her creations. A house guide will accompany us\, telling us about the Gage family\, who have lived in the house since Tudor times. The paintings\, furniture\, ceramics will be discussed. We will have chance to study the Beauvais tapestry The Camel\, one of the Grotesque series woven in 1688-1732. Firle Place was used as a primary location in the recent film adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved classic Emma. \n3–4pm – Many faces of English paper fans in the late Georgian Period\, a talk by Mary Kitson. Mary is a freelance art history lecturer specialising in fans. She is a Consultant to The Fan Museum in Greenwich and Membership Secretary of the Fan Circle International. \nMembers can also bring a plus one if they desire for an additional £45. There are 20 places available allowing for social distancing if still required at that time. \nTrains from London Victoria to Lewes take 1 hr. We can arrange to meet those travelling by train. \n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nTEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/the-house-of-embroidered-paper-presents-the-regency-wardrobe
LOCATION:Firle Place\, Lewes\, E Sussex\, BN8 6LP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210624T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210624T140000
DTSTAMP:20220326T002720Z
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SUMMARY:The Pattern Social ‘Top tips for designers and emerging creatives’
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Textile Designer Jules McKeown will give an insight into Textile Design from archive inspiration to design ideas and print.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing the Textile Society programme of online events we invite you to join us for a talk by Textile Designer Jules McKeown of the Pattern Social. Jules founded the Pattern Social in 2015 as a design collaborative working with designers and educators to promote contemporary textile design. \nJules is passionate about pattern\, colour and print. A Masters in Textile Design at Winchester School of Art specialising in Fashion Print enabled her to pursue her dream working as a print designer in London and New York. \nAfter a number of years working in industry she set up as a freelance textile designer and has worked with a wide range of clients across many product sectors from fashion\, home\, stationery\, greetings to book illustration; she has exhibited her work at international textile design events – Surtex in New York and Premier Vision\, Paris.  \nHer work is driven by a love of bold colour and clashing pattern that mixes different eclectic styles and influences; from mid-century\, slick Memphis graphics to Liberty print florals. The artwork starts off hand generated in a sketchbook or postcard combining various methodologies from collage\, mark making to simply drawing with marker pens. These are often developed digitally depending on the outcome using Adobe Illustrator\, Photoshop or Procreate. She advocates a creative and playful approach to design and as a design educator enjoys sharing her practice and techniques through her role as a Senior textile design lecturer\, visiting lectures at events\, drawing & painting workshops and most recently through Instagram\, stating ‘It is important to encourage the next generation of designers to the skills and joy of Surface Pattern Design.’ \nHer talk ‘Top tips for designers and emerging creatives’ will give an insight into textile design from archive to finished design.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/the-pattern-social-top-tips-for-designers-and-emerging-creatives
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210422T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210422T140000
DTSTAMP:20240427T150210Z
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SUMMARY:Joan Charnley: Textiles\, Art and Legacy
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Join us online with Nigel Durkan\, co-founder of The Weavers Factory for a talk on award-winning textile designer Joan Charnley.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor our second online event of 2021 we have Nigel Durkan co-founder of The Weavers Factory who will give a talk on Joan Charnley. \nFor 50-years the Weavers Factory was home to award-winning textile designer Joan Charnley. Located in Uppermill on the outskirts of Manchester\, the gallery was built in 1808 and used as a weavers factory before being abandoned when the Industrial Revolution made small-scale weaving untenable. Joan bequeathed the house and studio to her dear friends and neighbours\, Nigel Durkan and Julian Bovis\, who discovered an “unbelievable” hoard of textiles going back to the 40s\, 50s and 60s. \nNigel Durkan will talk about the legacy of an incredible designer whose textile designs spanned the mid-century and longer. She took part in the Festival of Britain and her design Beachcomber is now in the V&A. \nhttps://www.weaversfactory.co.uk/ \nTime permitting there will be a Q&A. We invite you to submit a question when booking your ticket. \nThis is a fund-raising event. The Textile Society was established in1982 as a educational charity supporting students\, designers\, historians and practitioners. The Society promotes the study of textile disciplines and celebrates the history and culture of textiles both historical and contemporary. \nAll profits from this event will fund our awards and bursary scheme. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via EventBrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your non-member ticket via Eventbrite. \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoan Charnley with her degree piece hand blocked textileHand painted 1952 Timeshare copyright The Weavers Factory
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/joan-charnley-textiles-art-and-legacy
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210325T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210325T190000
DTSTAMP:20240427T150217Z
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SUMMARY:The Joy of Print - in conversation with Cath Kidston
DESCRIPTION:TEXTILE SOCIETY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	An in conversation event with visionary designer (and one of our newest members) Cath Kidston.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKicking off our 2021 online programme of events we have the visionary designer (and one of our newest members) Cath Kidston joining us for ‘The Joy of Print – in conversation’. \nDuring this 40 minute informal conversation with Cath we will discuss print design\, her inspiration and response to trends. We will gain an insight into the inner workings of an independent creative studio and what makes a successful design collaboration. \nTime permitting there will be a Q&A. We invite you to submit a question when booking your ticket. \nAll profits support the Textile Society awards and bursary scheme. \nMembers £5 / non-members £10. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here to purchase your member ticket via EventBrite \n\nBuy tickets\n\n\n\nClick here to buy your non-member ticket via Eventbrite \n\nBuy tickets
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/the-joy-of-print-in-conversation-with-cath-kidston
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Textile Society Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200325T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200325T160000
DTSTAMP:20200818T174509Z
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SUMMARY:Moquette
DESCRIPTION:MEMBERS ONLY EVENT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n	Seats of London\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon Transport Museum has recently uncovered fascinating stories behind the commissioning\, design\, manufacturing and use of moquette. \n\nLondon Transport Museum has recently uncovered fascinating stories behind the commissioning\, design\, manufacturing and use of moquette through the ages. Curator Georgia Morley will talk about her research on moquette which was used in the Museum’s recently published book Seats of London. \n\nWe will be shown the designs of Enid Marx (above)\, Marianne Straub\, Paul Nash and Marion Dorn. Wallace Sewell the current designers for moquette on the Underground\, Overground\, Croydon Tram and Elizabeth line will talk about their work for TfL\, the briefs\, inspiration and design processes. Depot Manager\, Keith Raeburn will give a short tour of the bus and rail shed\, showing us some moquette designs on vehicles. \n\n \nHalf an hour from Central London to Acton Town – District or Piccadilly Line. 5 min walk to Depot.
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/moquette
LOCATION:London Transport Museum Depot\, 118-120 Gunnersbury Lane\, Acton\, London\, W3 9BQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Only Events,Textile Society Events
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