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April 2022

23
April
Saturday
Curator’s Tour of Macclesfield Stripe Exhibition

Curator’s Tour of Macclesfield Stripe Exhibition

23 April 2022 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Macclesfield Silk Museum, Park Lane
Macclesfield, SK11 6TJ United Kingdom

Visit the Macc. Stripe collection to discover iconic textiles, includes a tour by the curator and behind the scenes viewing of items.

24
April
Sunday
Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair 2022

Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair 2022

24 April 2022 @ 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
The Armitage Centre, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6PA United Kingdom

Visit the fair for a fantastic range of vintage fashion, antique textiles and costume sourced from around the world.

September 2022

29
September
Thursday
Online talk: Parallel lives, worlds apart

Online talk: Parallel lives, worlds apart

29 September 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join curator Fiona Murrell as she explains how this exhibition reveals a fuller history of Paxton House and its previous owners' links with slavery

October 2022

09
October
Sunday
London Antique & Vintage Textile Fair

London Antique & Vintage Textile Fair

9 October 2022 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Chelsea Old Town Hall, Chelsea Old Town Hall
London, SW3 5EE United Kingdom

The Textile Society London Antique Textile Fair offers an outstanding range of vintage fashion, antique textiles and costume sourced from around the world.

November 2022

10
November
Thursday
Online talk: ‘Africa Fashion’ at the V&A

Online talk: ‘Africa Fashion’ at the V&A

10 November 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Join Dr Christine Checinska and Elisabeth Murray to hear more about the V&A’s 'Africa Fashion' exhibition

April 2023

21
April
Friday
Althea McNish: Colour is Mine – Textile Society Study Visit

Althea McNish: Colour is Mine – Textile Society Study Visit

21 April 2023 @ 1:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road
Manchester, M15 6ER United Kingdom

A curator's tour of the 'Althea McNish: Colour is Mine' exhibition followed by a closer look at textiles in the wider Whitworth collection.

22
April
Saturday
Annual Conference 2023

Annual Conference 2023

22 April 2023 @ 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road
Manchester, M3 4FP United Kingdom

To 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.

November 2023

17
November
Friday
An Artist in Silk

An Artist in Silk

17 November 2023 @ 11:30 am - 2:00 pm
Braintree District Museum, Manor Street
Braintree, CM7 3HW United Kingdom

Join us at Braintree Museum and the Warner Textile Archive to explore the history of silk design in the nineteenth century!

April 2024

28
April
Sunday
Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair

Manchester Antique & Vintage Textile Fair

April 28 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Armitage Centre, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6PA United Kingdom

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.

June 2024

08
June
Saturday
Shifu: an endangered textile heritage with Kazuko Sato

Shifu: an endangered textile heritage with Kazuko Sato

June 8 @ 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Road
London, SE1 7LB United Kingdom

Engage first-hand with the history and material of shifu - the endangered art of weaving with kozo mulberry paper.

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