Three by One
13 January – 19 December
Crafts Study Centre, Farnham

Deviants
6 June – 13 September
Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Hove

10 June - 19 July 2009

Jerwood Contemporary Makers 2009 - London

Exhibition by seven selected makers whose practices are transforming the ways we think about craft.  Responding to the theme of impact, these makers will be presenting work that explores the unknown, the virtual, the risk and desire of making.

Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London SE1   www.jerwoodvisualarts.org

 

20 June - 12 July 2009

Carole Waller

One Two Five Gallery, Box Road, Bath, BA1 7LR

 

 27 June - 18 July 2009

Threads of Nature - Lancashire

An exhibition of creative textile work by Lancashire based group, Preston Threads.

Education Gallery, Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 2JT

Open Mon - Sat 10 - 4.30    Tel :  01200 443071   www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/platformgallery

 

1 - 12 July 2009

Alsager Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers Exhibition - part of Three Shires Festival

The exhibition forms part of the ‘Textile Triangle’ festival celebrating the textile heritage of the towns of Congleton, Macclesfield and Leek. 

The Long Gallery, Little Moreton Hall, nr Congleton, Cheshire.

Open Wed - Sun 11.30 - 5.  National Trust admission charge.  Tel :  01260 272018  www.textiletrianglecom

 

4 - 19 July 2009

Three Shires Textile Festival - Cheshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire

See other posting for more details

 

4 July - 15 August 09

Cycling Uphill with my Dad:  Claire and David Heminsley - Glasgow

Textile art inspired by, and created in response to, Claire Heminsley’s relationship to her late father and his work as an artist-potter.

Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ

Open :  Mon - Fri 10 - 5  Sat 12 - 4.  Tel : 0141 548 2558  www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk

 

7 July - 6 September 2009

Egyptian Landscapes - Gloucester

The Ramses Wissa Wassef Arts Centre, Egypt, has specially made tapestries for this exhibtion.

Nature in Art, Wallsworth Hall, Main A38, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9A

Open Tues - Sun & BH, 10 - 5   tel:  01452 731422  www.wissa-wassef-arts.com  www.nature-in-arts.org.uk

 

9 - 12 July & 16 - 19 July 2009

New Designers - London

The best in UK graduate design in textiles, fashion and accessories, jewellery, silversmithing, metalwork, contemporary applied arts, ceramics and glass.

Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Stret, London N1

www.newdesigners.com

 

9th July - 19th August 2009

Kazakh Craftswomen of Mongolia’s ‘Rich Cradle’ - London

The Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London, London WC1

 

11th - 19th July  09

Dye, Print, Stitch:  the Textiles of Thomas and Elizabeth Wardle

Silk Museum, ParkLane, Macclesfield, Cheshire  SK11 6TJ

 

 

11th July - 6th September 2009

 Exhibition of the ‘62 Group’ - Bending the Line - Sleaford

The Hub, National Centre for Craft & Design, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincs  NG34 7TW

 

Until 12th July 2009

 

A Rough Guide to Rag Rugs - Bradford

 

Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills, Bradford, BD2 3HP

 

 

Until 14th July 09

 

An Embroiderer’s Eye:  The Diana Springhall Collection

Contemporary Embroidery - Macclesfield Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield. 

Tel :  0162 561 2045   Mon-Sat 11-5

 

16 - 19 July 2009

Art in Action - Oxford

Featuring 150 artists and craftsmen who recreate their studios in marquees and demonstrate their expertise in a variety of arts and crafts including Mexican arts.

Waterperry House, near Wheatley, Oxford, OX33 1JZ

Open 10 - 5.30 daily.  www.artinaction.org.uk

 

Until 19th July 2009

Baroque 1620 - 1800:  Style in the Age of Magnificence

V & A Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL

 

Until 19th July 2009

Dressing the May Queen - A Right Royal Event - Knutsford

Knutsford Heritage Centre, 99a King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6ED

 

19th July 09  (Viewing 18th July)

Grand Auction of Textiles and Costume

Adam Partridge Auctioneers & Valuers, The Gate Hall Chain & Gate, North Rode, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire

Tel :  0126 027 4603    10 - 8pm

 

28th July 09

Costume, Embroideries, Textiles, Lace & Fans

Bonhams, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull.

Tel :  0156 477 6151    eleanor.keene@bonhams.com    11am

 

Until 31st July 2009

Turbans and Textiles:  in celebration of Rajasthan - London

Joss Graham Oriental Textiles, 10 Eccleston Street, London, SW1W 9LT

 

1 / 2 Aug 2009

Silk Art to Wear Festival

South Staffordshire College, Rodbaston Campus, Penkridge, Stafford

 

8 Aug - 31 October 2009

The Forbidden Kingdom - Notts

John Allen’s latest exhibition inspired by Nepalese culture and landscape

Museum & Art Gallery, Leeming Street, Mansfield, Notts, NG18 1NG

Tel:  01623 463088   www.mansfield.gov.uk/museum

 

Until 18 August 09

Henry Moore Textiles

Henry Moore Foundation, Perry Green, Hertfordshire.

Tel :  0127 984 3333  www.henry-moore.org/pg

 

20 - 23 August 2009

Festival of Quilts - Birmingham

NEC Birmingham B40 1NT

Open 10 - 5

 

22 - 23 August 2009

Fibrefest - Devon

A second year for this unique festival of fibre, yarn and textile arts. 

Coldharbour Mill, Working Wool Museum, Uffculme, Devon.

Open 10 - 4   www.fibrefest.co.uk

 

 Until 29 August 09

Pearls, Pearls, Pearls

Exhibition of new work to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles

‘The Wholecloth Tradition’ showing pieces from the Guild collection.

Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW

Open Tues to Sat 10 - 4   Tel :  01904 613242    www.quiltmuseum.org.uk

 

29 August - 21 October 2009

Lancashire and Yorkshire Textiles Open Exhibition

An exhibition of the work of amateur, professional and student textile artists who live in Lancashire (including Greater Manchester) and Yorkshire.

Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 2JT  Tel:  01200 443071  www.ribblevalley.gov.uk/platformgallery

 

Until 1st September 2009

Walter Crane and Manchester 1800 - 1915 - Manchester

Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER

 

2 /3 September 2009

Ars Textrina Textiles Conference - Leeds

University of Leeds, Department of Textile Industries, Leeds, LS2 9JT

 

 

5 September - 23 December 2009

Seeing Red:  The Influence of Turkey Red Dye on Quiltmaking - York

Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW.

Open Tues - Sat  10 - 4   Tel:  01904 613242   www.quiltmuseum.org.uk

 

5th September - 23rd December 2009

On the Edge in York - Edge Textile Artists Scotland

Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony’s Hall, York YO1 7PW

 

Until 6 September 09

China: Symbols in Silk  

This exhibition features historic textiles including beautiful silk objects and includes ‘A Mirrored Community’, an art installation by Hale Man

Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ

Open daily 10.30 - 5.30   www.horniman.ac.uk

 

Until 6th September 2009

Designer Style:  HOme Decorating in the 1950s - London north

Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet EN4 8HT

 

8th September - 27th September 2009

Haptic Art - On the Edge - Sunbury

Sunbury Embroidery Gallery, Thames Street, Sunbury, Surrey, TW16 6AB

 

21 Sept - 28 Nov 2009

Ancestor Bags - Powys

An exhibition of woven sculptures by Sue Hiley Harris

The Museum of Modern Art Wales, The Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8AJ.

Open Mon - Sat  10 - 4   Tel :  01654 703355   Email :  infor@momawales.org.uk

 

25th September 2009

The Textile Society Conference and AGM - Macclesfield

Macclesfield Museums & Heritage Centre, Roe Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6UT

 

Until 27th September 2009

WYCINANKI - The Art of Polish Paper Cuts - London

Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, 100 London Road, London SE23 3PQ

 

1 - 25 Oct 2009

Braid Society Biennial Exhibition - Manchester

Exhibition including works using a wide variety of narrow-ware techniques

Sir Kenneth Green Library, All Saints Campus, Machester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M15 6BH

Open Mon - Thurs 8.45 am - 11.30 pm  Fri 8.45 - 6, Sat 10 - 4, Sun 12 - 6.  Email :  braid.exhibition@googlemail.com

 

Until 2 October 2009

Devon Collection of Period Costumes - Totnes

Summer Exhibition 2009 - Patterned Fashion:  Three Centuries of Printed Dress

Bogan House, 43 High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5NP

Open Tues - Fri 11 - 5.  Tel : 01803 862075  www.devonmuseums.net

 

3 Oct - 14 Nov 2009

Bita Ghezelayagh: Contemporary Textiles from Iran - Glasgow

A collection of recent T-shaped, felted and embroidered silk garments combining traditional and contemporary methods and motifs, by Iranian artist/costume designer, Bita Ghezelayagh

Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XQ

Open Mon - Fri 10 -5  Sat 12 - 4   Tel :  0141 548 2558   www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk

 

Until 4 October 2009

Smocks and Smocking:  From Field to Fashion - Hampshire

A fabulous collection of 19th and 20th century smocks brough together by Lynn Szygenda, Senior Curator for the Embroiderers’ Guild.

Whitchurch Silk Mill, 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire, RG28 7AL

Tel :  01256 892065   Email : silkmill@btinternet.com  www.whitchurchsilkmill.org.uk

 

Until 4th October 2009

Poetry in Motion - London

The Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER

 

Until 4th October 2009

Bill Gibb - A Personal Journey - Bath

The Fashion Museum (The Museum of Costume), Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 2QH

 

5 - 17 October 2009

Dreams and Nightmares in Textiles - Rosina Godwin

West End Centre, Queens Road, Aldershot, GU11 3JD

 

6 - 18 October 2009

Origin:  The London Craft Fair

Crafts Council, 44a Pentonville Road, London N1 9BY

 

8 - 11 October 2009

Knitting & Stitching Show - London

Alexandra Palace, London

 

22 - 25 October 2009

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair - Manchester

Great Northern Events, 23 Belfield Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6BJ

 

Until 25 October 09

Hidden Waves - Woven Sculptures by Sue Hiley Harris

Llanover Hall Arts Centre, Romilly Road, Canton, Cardiff  CF5 1FH

 

31st October 2009

Hand & Lock 3rd International Conference, Fashion Show & Prize Giving - Glasgow

Glasgow Caledonian University

 

19 - 22 November 2009

Knitting & Stitching Show - Harrogate

Harrogate Interational Centre, Yorkshire

 

14 / 15 December 09

Natural Fibres 09 - International Year of National Fibres Conference

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London  SW1& 5DB.  Venue :  Drapers’ Hall, London

 

Until 17 January 2010

Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts

Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL

 

Until 16 February 2010

Dresses From History - Bath

The Fashion Museum (The Museum of Costume), Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 2QH

 

Until Summer 2010

The Manchester Indian :  Thomas Wardle and India - Manchester

Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER