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SUMMARY:Stitching the Intifada: Embroidery and Resistance in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:An event with Rachel Dedman\, curator of ‘Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery’. All ticket sales to Medical Aid for Palestinians.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmbroidery is the most important cultural material of Palestine. This ancient practice\, called tatreezin Arabic\, is characterised by remarkable beauty and complexity. Beginning with an introduction to embroidery’s traditional making\, this paper traces Palestinian embroidery’s adoption as a touchstone of national heritage following the Nakba of 1948\, and argues for its subsequent politicisation\, through PLO policy and the representation of embroidery by artists. \nDuring the First Intifada uprising\, 1987-1993\, ‘Intifada Dresses’ were made and worn by women living in refugee camps and villages of the West Bank\, and by those in the diaspora. At a time when Palestinian symbols were banned in public\, traditional motifs mingled with doves\, rifles\, and signs of allegiance to political parties\, embroidered in national colours. While protest is associated with immediacy\, embroidery is by its nature hand-made\, private and slow. Intifada dresses\, years in the making\, render material the conceptual and psychological strength of the Intifada\, through the labour of women. \nThe lecture accompanies Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery\, an exhibition curated by Rachel Dedman\, currently on display at The Whitworth\, Manchester\, following a run at Kettle’s Yard\, Cambridge\, in 2023. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/stitching-the-intifada-embroidery-and-resistance-in-palestine-2
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Common Threads Press":MAILTO:hello@commonthreadspress.co.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241020T173000
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SUMMARY:Out Shopping: The Dresses of Marion and Maud Sambourne (1880-1910)
DESCRIPTION:Unveiling the Sambourne House collection of dresses belonging to Marion and Maud Sambourne\, Out Shopping showcases nationally significant outfits\, including rare surviving examples by leading – often female – dressmakers of the era. \nFocused on the late Victorian period and into the 20th century at a moment in history that shaped the way fashion and shopping is consumed today\, accompanying photography\, letters and receipts paint an intimate picture of how fashion informed the distinct personalities of this middle-class mother and her affluent daughter. \nHighlights include the blue skirt and jacket by eminent court and society dressmaker Sarah Fullerton Monteith Young\, which Marion wore to her daughter’s wedding (1898); and Maud’s brown velvet embellished chiffon day dress by Mascotte (1906). \nIn the Tavolozza Drawings Gallery\, ‘Out in Paris’ presents a selection of street photography by artist Linley Sambourne\, taken during a weekend out in Paris with his wife Marion in 1906. \nFor the first time in the history of the museums\, the exhibition spans across both Leighton House and Sambourne House\, inviting visitors to embark on a immersive journey. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/out-shopping-the-dresses-of-marion-and-maud-sambourne-1880-1910
LOCATION:Leighton House\, 12 Holland Park Road\, London\, W14 8LZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240323T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T170000
DTSTAMP:20240229T224154Z
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SUMMARY:Art Without Heroes: Mingei
DESCRIPTION:The largest ever exhibition in the UK dedicated to Japanese folk-craft.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMingei is the influential folk-craft movement that developed in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s in response to rapid industrialisation. Japanese philosopher Yanagi Sōetsu coined the term to mean ‘the art of the people’\, ascribing cultural value and aesthetic purity to traditional craft ob sects\, unnamed makers and a  simpler way of life. \nWith more than 80 works\, including ceramics\, woodwork\, paper\, toys\, textiles\, photography and film\, the exhibition will incorporate unseen pieces from significant private collections in the UK and Japan\, along with museum loans and historic footage from the Mingei Film Archive. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/art-without-heroes-mingei
LOCATION:William Morris Gallery\, Lloyd Park\, Forest Road\, London\, E17 4PP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240322T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240922T163000
DTSTAMP:20240419T111426Z
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SUMMARY:STYLE & SOCIETY: Dressing the Georgians
DESCRIPTION:This exciting exhibition explores what the Georgians wore\, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover what fashion can tell us about life in 18th-century Britain\, a revolutionary period of trade\, travel and technology which fuelled fashion trends across all levels of society. Delve into the Georgians’ style story and get up close to magnificent paintings\, prints and drawings by artists including Gainsborough\, Zoffany and Hogarth\, as well as luxurious textiles\, sparkling jewellery\, and a range of accessories from snuff boxes to swords. \nThe exhibition reveals how the Georgians ushered in many of the cultural trends we know today\, including the first stylists and influencers\, the birth of a specialised fashion press and the development of shopping as a leisure activity. \nThe exhibition is taking place at The King’s Gallery\, Palace of Holyroodhouse formerly known as The Queen’s Gallery. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/style-society-dressing-the-georgians
LOCATION:Palace of Holyroodhouse\, Canongate\, The Royal Mile\, Edinburgh\, EH8 8DX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240314T200000
DTSTAMP:20240301T012944Z
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SUMMARY:Stitching the Intifada: Embroidery and Resistance in Palestine
DESCRIPTION:The talk accompanies ‘Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery’\, an exhibition curated by Rachel Dedman\, currently on display in Manchester.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n​Embroidery is the most important cultural material of Palestine. This ancient practice\, called tatreez in Arabic\, is characterised by remarkable beauty and complexity. Beginning with an introduction to embroidery’s traditional making\, this paper traces Palestinian embroidery’s adoption as a touchstone of national heritage following the Nakba of 1948\, and argues for its subsequent politicisation\, through PLO policy and the representation of embroidery by artists. \nDuring the First Intifada uprising\, 1987-1993\, ‘Intifada Dresses’ were made and worn by women living in refugee camps and villages of the West Bank\, and by those in the diaspora. At a time when Palestinian symbols were banned in public\, traditional motifs mingled with doves\, rifles\, and signs of allegiance to political parties\, embroidered in national colours. While protest is associated with immediacy\, embroidery is by its nature hand-made\, private and slow. Intifada dresses\, years in the making\, render material the conceptual and psychological strength of the Intifada\, through the labour of women. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/stitching-the-intifada-embroidery-and-resistance-in-palestine
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240307T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240307T160000
DTSTAMP:20240301T012819Z
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SUMMARY:Online Symposium Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:Connecting curators\, researchers\, and artists to share and extend knowledge around Palestinian embroidery\, dress\, and material culture.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Whitworth\, Manchester\, UK\, presents a free online symposium\, Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery\, organised in partnership with the V&A\, London\, UK. \nJoin us online for a free\, one-day programme of presentations\, panel discussions\, and roundtable conversation inspired by the Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery exhibition at the Whitworth. From care for collections to contemporary art practices\, the symposium seeks to shed light on the history of Palestinian embroidery\, as well as its evolution and transformation over time. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/online-symposium-material-power-palestinian-embroidery
LOCATION:Online Event
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitworth Art Gallery":MAILTO:whitworth@manchester.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240222T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240707T180000
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SUMMARY:SARGENT AND FASHION
DESCRIPTION:Fashion\, identity\, painting: explore the unique work of John Singer Sargent\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCelebrated for his striking portrait paintings\, this exhibition sheds new light on John Singer Sargent’s acclaimed works. It explores how he worked like a stylist to craft the image of the sitters he painted\, who he often had close relationships with. \nSargent used fashion as a powerful tool to express identity and personality. He regularly chose the outfits of his collaborators or manipulated their clothing. This innovative use of costume was central to his artwork – for example\, tugging a heavy coat tighter around a man to emphasise his figure or letting a dress strap sensuously slip from a woman’s shoulder. It was these daring sartorial choices that allowed him to express his vision as an artist. \nAlmost 60 of Sargent’s paintings will be on display\, including major portraits that rarely travel. Several period garments will also be showcased alongside the portraits they were worn in. The show examines how this remarkable painter used fashion to create portraits of the time\, which still captivate today. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/sargent-and-fashion
LOCATION:Tate Britain\, Millbank\, London\, SW1P 4RG
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240217T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240504T160000
DTSTAMP:20240301T141635Z
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SUMMARY:A Visible THREAD
DESCRIPTION:‘A Visible THREAD’ explores the visibility and invisibility of thread.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Visible THREAD is a group exhibition from the contemporary textile collective seam that explores the visibility and invisibility of thread. Thread\, as cloth\, is woven through our lives. It surrounds us like a second skin. Precisely because of these close connections\, it becomes almost invisible to us. \nRooted in craft techniques\, work made with thread has historically been seen as ‘women’s work’\, private\, functional\, decorative\, and safe. Cloth itself is still considered a gendered material and there’s a gender divide between ‘high’ art and feminised craft. Until recently\, thread has been almost invisible as a medium in contemporary art. \nA Visible THREAD aims to encourage viewers to rethink their relationship to thread\, be aware of its materiality\, its sustainability\, its possibilities\, and limitations. Through a diverse range of textile disciplines and perspectives\, this exhibition brings new work from 13 seam artists together to stimulate thought\, connection\, and conversation. \nseam is a contemporary textile collective based in South West England. It is made up of emerging and established embroiderers\, printers\, knitters\, weavers\, dyers\, fashion designers\, eco-designers\, makers\, artists. The collective is about coming together and supporting each other through sharing knowledge\, local opportunities\, local production\, forging local bonds and sharing their work and love of textiles with others. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/a-visible-thread
LOCATION:Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre\, St. Davids Road\, Cwmbran\, Torfaen\, NP44 1PD
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="seam Collective":MAILTO:seam.enquiries@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240213T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240526T180000
DTSTAMP:20240422T090959Z
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SUMMARY:Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
DESCRIPTION:Using textiles\, fibre and thread\, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTextiles cover and protect us\, engage our senses\, trigger our memories\, represent our beliefs\, hold our stories. We are wrapped in cloth when we’re born and enshrouded in it when we die. \nAs an artistic medium\, textiles can speak to the joys and pains of being human\, as well as the larger structures and systems that shape our world. \nIn this major group exhibition\, 50 international\, intergenerational artists use textiles to communicate vital ideas about power\, resistance and survival. From intimate hand-crafted pieces to monumental sculptural installations\, these works offer narratives of violence\, imperialism and exclusion alongside stories of resilience\, love and hope. \nThe events programme linked to this exhibition can be viewed here. \nSat-Wed 10am – 6pm (last entry 4.30pm)\nThu-Fri 10am – 8pm (last entry 6.30pm)\nBank Holidays 12pm – 6pm (last entry 4.30pm)\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/unravel-the-power-and-politics-of-textiles-in-art
LOCATION:Barbican Centre\, Silk St\, London\, EC2Y 8DS
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241230T170000
DTSTAMP:20250721T021019Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Banner Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Come face to face with a colourful selection of historic and contemporary banners\, the handiwork of those who fought for the rights we have today.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIncluding several banners on display for the first time\, the 2024 Banner Exhibition features those of trade unions of the 1900s\, through to notable strikes of miners\, teachers\, and health workers\, to more recent campaigns on migration and disability rights. \nWith their memorable messages and motifs\, these banners are striking representations of groundbreaking moments of protestand the people united by them. \nThe 2024 Banner Exhibition is the most accessible banner exhibition to take place at People’s History Museum.   A range of accessible formats have been created to enable visitors to engage with the exhibition in different ways. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/2024-banner-exhibition
LOCATION:People’s History Museum\, Left Bank\, Spinningfields\, Manchester\, M3 3ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="People's History Museum":MAILTO:marketing@phm.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240126T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240518T170000
DTSTAMP:20240427T145801Z
CREATED:20240427T145801Z
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SUMMARY:Andy Warhol: The Textiles
DESCRIPTION:The first exhibition in Scotland exclusively dedicated to the commercial textile designs of pop artist and icon Andy Warhol.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeading figure of the Pop Art movement\, Andy Warhol’s swiftly successful career began in commercial and advertising art during the 1950s and early 1960s. At this time\, Warhol’s output was almost entirely devoted to realising the demands and deadlines of professional clients\, such as Glamour magazine where he undertook his first commission. \nAndy Warhol: The Textiles will take you on a journey through the unknown and unrecorded world of designs by the influential artist before his Silver Factory days. Showcasing over 35 of Warhol’s textile patterns from the period\, depicting an array of colourful objects; ice cream sundaes\, delicious toffee apples\, colourful buttons\, cut lemons\, pretzels\, and jumping clowns\, this exhibition demonstrates how textile and fashion design was a crucial stage in Warhol becoming one of the most iconic artists of the twentieth century. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/andy-warhol-the-textiles
LOCATION:Dovecot Studios\, 10 Infirmary Street\, Edinburgh\, EH1 1LT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Fashion and Textile Museum":MAILTO:fashiontextilemuseum@newham.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240119T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240421T170000
DTSTAMP:20240229T221630Z
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SUMMARY:Lubaina Himid: Lost Threads
DESCRIPTION:Lubaina Himid’s ‘Lost Threads’ will see 400 metres of vibrant Dutch wax fabric transform the spaces of the Holburne Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeaving and flowing across the front façade and around the permanent collections\, Lubaina Himid’s Lost Threads will see 400 metres of vibrant Dutch wax fabric transform the spaces of the Holburne Museum. \nReflecting the movement of the oceans and rivers that have been used to transport cotton\, yarn and enslaved people throughout history\, Lost Threads traces the paradoxes of textile production and circulation by engaging with its material implications. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/lubaina-himid-lost-threads
LOCATION:The Holburne Museum\, Great Pulteney Street\, Bath\, BA2 4DB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231124T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240407T170000
DTSTAMP:20240301T003813Z
CREATED:20240301T003529Z
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SUMMARY:Material Power Palestinian Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:Embroidery is the most important cultural material of Palestine. This ancient practice is characterised by remarkable beauty and complexity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHistorically\, each area of Palestine was known for different motifs\, techniques and textiles. Embroidery constituted a visual language among rural women\, and their clothing reflected their origins and identity. \nMaterial Power charts the evolution of embroidery in Palestine over the past century: from rich village tradition\, transformed by modernity\, to its politicisation in the 1970s and commodification in the present. Over the last 75 years\, embroidery has become a powerful symbol of resistance\, and the embodiment of resilience on personal and national scales. \nOn display in the UK for the first time in over 30 years\, historical dresses sit alongside the voices of women who continue to embroider today\, and the work of contemporary artists critically reinterpreting the practice. Material Power seeks to unfold an intimate\, human history of Palestine through clothing. \nMaterial Power: Palestinian Embroidery was organised by The Whitworth\, The University of Manchester in collaboration with Kettle’s Yard where it travelled from 8 July – 29 October 2023. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/material-power-palestinian-embroidery-2
LOCATION:Whitworth Art Gallery\, The University of Manchester\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M15 6ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Whitworth Art Gallery":MAILTO:whitworth@manchester.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231117T140000
DTSTAMP:20231103T104003Z
CREATED:20231103T073702Z
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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
CATEGORIES:Other Events,Textile Society Events
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SUMMARY:Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Visit our Collection and see the delights it has to offer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and see how we care for and store our Collection of knitted and crochet items\, tools and documents that support the crafts. Talk with our expert volunteers about how we are preserving this history of our crafts\, and learn more about the Guild. \nNote on accessibility. Our Collection is housed on the first floor of on old building. Access is by stairs. Unfortunately\, it is not possible to visit the Collection if you are unable to climb up and down stairs. \nFree to attend\, just drop in. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/knitting-crochet-guild-collection-open-day-6
LOCATION:Knitting & Crochet Guild\, Britannia Mill\, Britannia Road\, Slaithwaite\, Huddersfield\, HD7 5HE
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Knitting & Crochet Guild":MAILTO:enquiries@kcguild.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230921T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240107T180000
DTSTAMP:20231010T091255Z
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SUMMARY:The Missing Threads
DESCRIPTION:UNTOLD STORIES OF BLACK BRITISH FASHION\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis autumn\, Somerset House explores the stories of Black British fashion in a major new exhibition\, The Missing Thread\, curated by the Black Orientated Legacy Development Agency (BOLD). Spanning from the 1970s to the present day\, The Missing Thread charts the shifting landscape of Black British culture and the unique contribution it has made to Britain’s rich design history. \nThe exhibition examines how the cultural\, counter-cultural\, political and socio-economic backdrop of the 20th and 21st centuries have shaped the identity of Black style and in turn mainstream fashion culture. Extending far beyond the realm of the catwalk\, the exhibition spotlights and contextualises the profound impact of Black creativity through music\, photography\, art and design. \nTalks and events linked to the exhibition are listed here. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/the-missing-threads
LOCATION:Somerset House\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 1LA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240414T170000
DTSTAMP:20231006T123720Z
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SUMMARY:Double Weave: Bourne and Allen’s Modernist Textiles
DESCRIPTION:Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft mark ten years since our major redevelopment with an exhibition about the museum’s co-founder Hilary Bourne (1909 – 2004) and Barbara Allen (1903 – 1972)\, her partner in life and work.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe pair ran an internationally successful textile studio\, designing and making a variety of fabrics – tweed for Fortnum & Mason\, furnishing fabric for Heal’s and scarves for Liberty. The turning point in their career came in 1951\, when they won the competition to design and make textiles for the newly built Festival Hall. They went on to win commissions to make the costumes for the multi-Oscar winning 1959 film Ben-Hur and the interiors of the UK’s first jet planes. \nIn short\, they were two of the most significant textile designers of the modernist period\, yet they remain largely unknown – until now. \nDouble Weave gives space to their story. It speaks to the invisibility of women as leading modernist designers and how women’s intimacy informs creative pursuits. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/double-weave-bourne-and-allens-modernist-textiles
LOCATION:Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft\, Lodge Hill Lane\, Ditchling\, East Sussex\, BN6 8SP
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240225T173000
DTSTAMP:20231006T120932Z
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SUMMARY:Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto
DESCRIPTION:The first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière\, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel\, charting the establishment of the House of CHANEL and the evolution of her iconic design style which continues to influence the way women dress today.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening in September 2023\, the V&A is to stage the first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière\, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel\, charting the evolution of her iconic design style and the establishment of the House of CHANEL\, from the opening of her first millinery boutique in Paris in 1910 to the showing of her final collection in 1971. \nFeaturing over 180 looks\, seen together for the first time\, as well as jewellery\, accessories\, cosmetics and perfumes\, the exhibition will explore Chanel’s pioneering approach to fashion design\, which paved the way for a new feminine elegance and continues to influence the way women dress today. \nBased upon the Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto exhibition organised by the Palais Galliera\, Paris\, the exhibition will be re-imagined for the V&A and feature rarely seen pieces from the V&A’s collection\, alongside looks from Palais Galliera and the Patrimoine de CHANEL\, the heritage collections of the fashion house in Paris. Key pieces on display will include outfits created for British model Anne Gunning (later Lady Nutting) and Hollywood stars Lauren Bacall and Marlene Dietrich. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/gabrielle-chanel-fashion-manifesto
LOCATION:V&A\, Cromwell Rd\, London\, SW7 2RL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240211T170000
DTSTAMP:20231006T130711Z
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SUMMARY:REBEL: 30 Years of London Fashion
DESCRIPTION:This landmark exhibition will be one of the most wide-ranging surveys of contemporary fashion culture ever staged in the UK.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpening to coincide with London Fashion Week\, this landmark exhibition will be one of the most wide-ranging surveys of contemporary fashion culture ever staged in the UK. It will offer an unprecedented look at how careers in fashion are forged\, and the multitude of opportunities London’s fashion scene offers young creatives. \nThe exhibition is a landmark collaboration with the British Fashion Council (BFC) and will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the BFC’s NEWGEN programme\, an initiative that supports the best emerging fashion design talent and aims to build global\, high-end brands of the future. \nGuest-curated by BFC Ambassador for Emerging Talent Sarah Mower MBE and co-curated by Design Museum Senior Curator Rebecca Lewin\, this exhibition tells the story of hundreds of fearless young designers who have transformed the fashion landscape\, and will bring together exuberant\, rebellious and radical garments. \nThe show will feature nearly 100 innovative fashion looks from ground-breaking debut and early collections\, many of which have entered pop-culture history — and launched global design careers. \nHighlights include the swan dress controversially worn by Björk at the 2001 Oscars\, Harry Styles’ Steven Stokey Daley outfit from his video for ‘Golden’\, and Sam Smith’s inflatable latex suit by HARRI from this year’s BRIT Awards. Collections and work by JW Anderson\, Wales Bonner\, Erdem\, Molly Goddard\, Christopher Kane\, Simone Rocha\, Russell Sage\, and many more will also be featured. \nThese items will be shown alongside films\, drawings\, memorabilia and never-before-seen archive material from some of the most well-known contemporary UK-based designers. \n#RebelFashion \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/rebel-30-years-of-london-fashion
LOCATION:The Design Museum\, 224–238 Kensington High Street\, London\, W8 6AG
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230912T100000
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SUMMARY:Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Visit our Collection and see the delights it has to offer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and see how we care for and store our Collection of knitted and crochet items\, tools and documents that support the crafts. Talk with our expert volunteers about how we are preserving this history of our crafts\, and learn more about the Guild. \nNote on accessibility. Our Collection is housed on the first floor of on old building. Access is by stairs. Unfortunately\, it is not possible to visit the Collection if you are unable to climb up and down stairs. \nFree to attend\, just drop in. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/knitting-crochet-guild-collection-open-day-5
LOCATION:Knitting & Crochet Guild\, Britannia Mill\, Britannia Road\, Slaithwaite\, Huddersfield\, HD7 5HE
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230722T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240204T170000
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SUMMARY:A Collector's Story: A Private Collection of Vivienne Westwood
DESCRIPTION:A snapshot of the late Vivienne Westwood’s career through the eyes of collector\, Peter Smithson. Items from the Museum’s collection that echo and contextualise historical references in Westwood’s work are displayed alongside.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis new exhibition in the Fashion & Textile Gallery at The Bowes Museum shows a snapshot from the late Vivienne Westwood’s career through the eyes of collector\, Peter Smithson. Peter has collected Westwood for nearly thirty years\, with a particular focus on the years from Mini-Crini (1986) to Storm in a Teacup (1996/97). The exhibition includes complete ensembles from significant collections across the 1980s and 1990s\, as well as accessories and ephemera from Peter’s collection. \nThe earliest Westwood outfit on display is from Mini-Crini (1986) and features one of her signature mini-skirts inspired by the crinolines of the 1850s. An Armour jacket from Time Machine (AW 1988/89) reflects the shape of metal armour in its construction from heavy tweed. An amazing black velvet catsuit from Portrait (AW 1990/91) is printed with gold ink in a design inspired by seventeenth-century French cabinetmaker\, André-Charles Boulle. Two ensembles from On Liberty (AW 1994/95) and Storm in a Teacup (AW 1996/97) explore and disrupt the history of tartan and tweed in fashion. \nWestwood was very inspired by art and fashion\, cultural and social history. Objects from The Bowes Museum’s stored collections are displayed alongside her creations to show historical sources for her ideas and to examine materials and techniques. \nThey include armour\, an early seventeenth-century portrait miniature\, a pair of miniature Boulle plinths\, and a limited edition Westwood plate with a lace design\, produced by Coalport in 2003. From the Fashion & Textile collection\, tapestry seat covers and a rare pile fabric picture purchased by Joséphine and John Bowes\, are on show\, as well as a pair of eighteenth-century stays\, bustles\, shoes\, lace from the Blackborne Lace Collection\, and children’s clothes from local shop Milners in Middleham. \nN.B. The exhibition is the result of a collaboration between The Bowes Museum and private collector Peter Smithson. It is not an institutional partnership with Vivienne Westwood Limited. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/a-collectors-story-a-private-collection-of-vivienne-westwood
LOCATION:The Bowes Museum\, Barnard Castle\, County Durham\, DL12 8NP
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230715T110000
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SUMMARY:Social Scaffolding Art Collective
DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of immersive & interactive artworks by Lou Baker\, Juliet Duckworth & Alyson Minkley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and visit Social Scaffolding at The Galleries\, it’s free and not like a normal art gallery with “Do not touch” signs\, in fact we encourage you to explore the artworks & invite you to get involved. \nBecome a Living Sculpture posing or performing in Lou Baker’s quirky knitted\, wearable art or contribute to the growing immersive Social Knitwork installation. Join Lou to knit\, knot\, plait\, crochet or even make a pompom. \nHelp Juliet Duckworth weave a giant nest with local recycled resources. Can we build as successfully as the rooks whose nests feature in Urban Rookery\, bringing the outside inside to help us contemplate human relationships with nature? \nOr join Alyson Minkley for a social stitching session contributing your own thoughts and stories about isolation and connection to the cocreated work Synapse – a series of human-scale cocoons that you can even climb into for a moment of calm contemplation. \n\n\n\n\nDrop in 11am-4pm Thursdays-Sundays from 15-30 July.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/social-scaffolding-art-collective
LOCATION:The Galleries\, Broadmead\, Bristol\, BS1 3DQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231029T170000
DTSTAMP:20231006T124323Z
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SUMMARY:Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery
DESCRIPTION:‘Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery’ explores the historical life and contemporary significance of Palestinian embroidery. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis ancient and beautiful practice remains an important living tradition and the most prominent cultural material of Palestine today. Curated by Rachel Dedman\, the exhibition looks at the ways in which embroidery\, primarily undertaken by women\, has evolved through a century of turbulent history for the Palestinian people. \nThis is the first major exhibition of Palestinian embroidery in the UK for over 30 years\, with more than 40 dresses and embroidered objects on display lent from important private collections in Jordan and Palestine. Every dress tells a story: whether about the lives of women with their astonishing skills and creativity in the early decades of the last century\, or the trauma of displacement as a result of the war of 1948. And reflecting the decades since: in which the vibrant colours and patterns of Palestinian embroidery\, now often created for a global market by groups of women\, have become symbolic of nationhood\, memory\, and resistance. Alongside historic dresses are artworks by five contemporary artists\, films of embroiderers speaking about their work and rarely seen archive material. \nMaterial Power: Palestinian Embroidery is organised by Kettle’s Yard in collaboration with the Whitworth\, The University of Manchester\, where it will travel from 24 November 2023 – 7 April 2024. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/material-power-palestinian-embroidery
LOCATION:Kettle’s Yard\, Castle Street\, Cambridge\, CB3 0AQ
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230707T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230709T180000
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SUMMARY:House of Weaving Songs
DESCRIPTION:An outdoor interactive artistic installation celebrating Somali culture featuring 360 audio and tapestry.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ndhaqan collective invites guests to step inside the House of Weaving Songs\, an outdoor sanctuary inspired by the Aqal\, a nomadic Somali home. \nOnce inside\, become enveloped by a series of beautiful woven tapestries that through touch ignite a sonic patchwork of stories and sounds of Somali women’s traditional weaving songs. \nOffering the space as a shelter to reflect on the significance of Somali culture and our collective climate anxieties\, dhaqan collective will also invite visitors to add their own voice\, connecting the city to ancestral cultural practices that are endangered. \nThe sound installation is part of the Playable Cities programme happening across Bristol this July. \ndhaqan collective is a Somali Feminist art collective led by Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Their practice seeks to find ways of building imaginative futures that support Somali people in the UK and in East Africa to resist the threats over our cultural heritage. \nThe house is open on Friday 7th – Saturday 8th July between 12 pm – 6 pm and on Sunday 9th July between 12 pm – 4 pm. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/house-of-weaving-songs
LOCATION:Trinity Centre\, Trinity Road\, Bristol\, BS2 0NW
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Visit our Collection and see the delights it has to offer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and see how we care for and store our Collection of knitted and crochet items\, tools and documents that support the crafts. Talk with our expert volunteers about how we are preserving this history of our crafts\, and learn more about the Guild. \nNote on accessibility. Our Collection is housed on the first floor of on old building. Access is by stairs. Unfortunately\, it is not possible to visit the Collection if you are unable to climb up and down stairs. \nFree to attend\, just drop in. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/knitting-crochet-guild-collection-open-day-4
LOCATION:Knitting & Crochet Guild\, Britannia Mill\, Britannia Road\, Slaithwaite\, Huddersfield\, HD7 5HE
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230513T160000
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SUMMARY:Knitting & Crochet Guild Collection Open Day
DESCRIPTION:Visit our Collection and see the delights it has to offer.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCome and see how we care for and store our Collection of knitted and crochet items\, tools and documents that support the crafts. Talk with our expert volunteers about how we are preserving this history of our crafts\, and learn more about the Guild. \nNote on accessibility. Our Collection is housed on the first floor of on old building. Access is by stairs. Unfortunately\, it is not possible to visit the Collection if you are unable to climb up and down stairs. \nFree to attend\, just drop in. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/knitting-crochet-guild-collection-open-day-3
LOCATION:Knitting & Crochet Guild\, Britannia Mill\, Britannia Road\, Slaithwaite\, Huddersfield\, HD7 5HE
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230422T170000
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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
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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:Mediterranean Embroideries
DESCRIPTION:A showcase of a range of textiles from across the Mediterranean world explores the embroidery practices that connect them.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis display showcases a range of textiles from across the Mediterranean world and explores the embroidery practices that connect them. Mostly created by women\, these lively and decorative textiles provided a means of self-expression for women and girls of all ages. Generation after generation of makers handed down their needle skills\, creating pieces that reflected personal tastes\, social standing and community affiliation. \nIn the main\, the embroideries were made for use in the home\, as cushions\, towel ends\, bed tents\, or as clothing. \nCommon features included ships\, vases\, fantastical beings\, humans\, birds and even words\, while other motifs denoted regional differences. Some patterns travelled\, appearing on other objects\, such as ceramics\, from opposite ends of the Mediterranean. \nThe selection curated here for the Shiba Gallery begins to tell the intertwined stories stitched into these detailed and delicate embroideries. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/mediterranean-embroideries
LOCATION:The Fitzwilliam Museum\, Trumpington Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 1RB
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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SUMMARY:Crown to Couture
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between the world of today’s red carpet and the Georgian Royal Court in the 18th century.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis brand-new fashion exhibition for 2023 takes over Kensington Palace’s State Apartments and Piggott Galleries\, featuring over 200 items from ball gowns to court suits and handbags to jewellery. The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between the world of today’s red carpet and the Georgian Royal Court in the 18th century. \nSee up close Beyoncé’s look for the 2017 GRAMMY Awards\, designed by Peter Dundas\, and the custom Moschino chandelier-inspired outfit designed for Katy Perry and worn at the 2019 Met Gala. \nOther key iconic looks from recent years include Billy Porter’s “Sun God” outfit\, styled by Sam Ratelle and designed by The Blonds for the 2019 Met Gala\, and Kendall Jenner’s shimmering Hepburn-inspired Givenchy dress worn to the 2021 event. \nContrasted with these modern-day looks\, don’t miss the stunning yellow mantua on loan from National Museums Scotland\, the widest surviving court gown in Britain at nearly three metres\, plus the exquisite Rockingham Mantua\, one of several objects from Historic Royal Palaces’ Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection. \n\n\n\nEvent Details
URL:https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/event/crown-to-couture
LOCATION:Kensington Palace\, Kensington Gardens\, London\, W8 4PX
CATEGORIES:Other Events
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