Past Events

May 2025

May

Saturday

Soft Power: Lives Told Through Textile Art – Curators’ Tour and Colloquium

17 May 2025 @ 10:30 am - 4:00 pm

Royal West of England Academy (RWA), Queens Road
Bristol, BS8 1PX United Kingdom

Join 'Soft Power' Curators Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle for a morning tour, followed by an afternoon Colloquium with the Curators.

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June 2025

June

Saturday

Celebrating Stitchcraft

14 June 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 18 October 2025 @ 4:30 pm

Chertsey Museum, The Cedars, 33 Windsor Street
Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8AT United Kingdom

The display features the embroidery of talented textile artist, Darren Ball alongside selected items from the Olive Matthews Collection of dress and accessories.

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June

Monday

Textiles: The Art of Mankind – Curator’s Talk and Exhibition Tour

16 June 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street
London, SE1 3XF United Kingdom

A curator’s talk exclusively for Textile Society delegates with Mary Schoeser, Textile Society Honorary Member and eminent historian.

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July 2025

July

Saturday

Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Open Day

12 July 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Britannia Mill, Britannia Road
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire HD7 5HE United Kingdom

Find out more about the objects in the Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection, and how they are cared for and stored.

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August 2025

August

Saturday

Warped and Wasted

23 August 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11 October 2025 @ 5:00 pm

ACEarts, Market Square
Somerton, Somerset TA11 7NB United Kingdom

This ambitious exhibition will showcase an experimental, large-scale, collaborative art installation, made with 100% waste, existing second-hand or biodegradable materials.

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