John Arbon Textiles Open Day 8 – 9 July 2023 – Virtual
John Arbon Textiles are hosting on virtual Open Day. All sessions will be held on zoom (bookable at Eventbrite) and are free of charge. 1:00am till 7:00pm (BST)
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Spinning In Brixton – 29 June 2023
Spinning event in Brixton
Read MoreSummer Wool Festival – 29 & Sunday 30 July 2023 – Ampthill
An event for all lovers of knitting, crochet, feltmaking, weaving, spinning, fibre arts, and all things woolly! With 100 amazing exhibitors, who’ll be selling a fantastic range of products for knitting, crochet, felting,...
Read MoreCAA Exhibition: Textiles 30 May – 24 June 2023
Contemporary Applied Arts gallery is celebrating its 75th year and to mark this they are having a series of exhibitions showcasing the work of its varied and talented makers. This month it is the turn of the textile...
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Weaving Workshops Programme – from May 2023 – Deptford SE8 4SA
Staring in May 2023 Charlotte Grierson will be running a programme of workshops aimed at...
Read MoreWeaving stories: art and textiles 17 – 18 June 2023 – Royal Academy of Arts
A weekend course on art and textiles which will cross continents and timeframes; unpicking the history of fabrics and exploring the world of cutting-edge contemporary textile art. This weekend course is inspired by the work of...
Read MoreKumihimo: Japanese Silk Braiding by DOMYO 23 February – 11 June 2023 – Japan House
Discover the past, present and possible futures of kumihimo, an intricate, decorative braided cord from Japan, in the first major UK exhibition exploring this ancient yet contemporary Japanese art. Literally translating as...
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International Weaving Network Virtual Exhibition – Call for entries
The International Weaving Network invites both professional and amateur weavers to submit work for...
Read MoreNew series of Haptic and hue
The third season of Haptic and Hue’s Tales of Textiles has started, this series is called The Chatter of Cloth and each of the eight episodes starts with a specific piece of fabric and tracks its tale.
Read MoreArtefact 22 – 29 June 2021 – Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour
Artefact, a new contemporary craft fair, will launch this summer at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, the world’s premier design destination, from 22 – 29 June 2021. Design CentreChelsea HarbourLots RoadLondonSW10...
Read MoreThe Lost Textile of Ryukyu, Japan – VIRTUAL
The Ryukyu Kingdom (15C-19C) flourished in present-day Okinawa through international trade and developed a unique culture known for its beautifully dyed and woven textiles. While craftspeople made painstaking efforts to revive...
Read MoreWeaving Connections – Online
Jenny Balfour-Paul Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum University of Oxford.Local perspectives on collections from the Middle East, North and West Africa.
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Dyeing Special Interest Group
Contact the co-ordinators at dyers@londonguildofweavers.org.uk
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Tapestry weaving special interest group
Contact the group co-ordinator for further details: tapestry@londonguildofweavers.org.uk
Read MoreSpinning groups at Barnes and Zoom
The Spinning group that meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month at Barnes is now running as normal, with some restrictions around distancing and mask wearing in agreement with the management team at the venue. There is...
Read MoreThe Techniques shaping Japanese Textiles 5 October – 18 December 2020 Piccadilly
An exhibition at the Embassy of Japan explores the influence of Japanese textiles in the UK today through the work of eight prominent textile artists Weekdays 10am – 4.45pm Embassy of Japan101-104 PiccadillyLondon W1J...
Read MoreSilk Now Research Project – Europe’s silk heritage
Silk Now is a research project that improves the understanding, conservation and dissemination of European silk heritage from the 15th to the 19th century. It applies next-generation computing research to the needs of diverse...
Read MoreMuseum of London
The Museum of London have produce a series of videos highlighting their fashion and costume collections.
Read MoreHarris Tweed Archive now available online
A comprehensive and detailed history of Harris Tweed has been compiled by the local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. The Western Isles archive service, Tasglann nan Eilean, has brought together over one hundred years of...
Read MoreTapestry courses online – FREE
Weaversbazaar’s Learning for Free. Online. We have updated our Learning for Free page with the six blogs of the Tapestry Unlimited Blog Tour, organised by the American TapestryAlliance. This series of 6 postings from...
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