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What's On is a listing of UK and international embroidery and textiles exhibitions and events, organised in date order. You can work your way down the list or, if you are interested in a particular month, you can jump directly to it. While we try our best to ensure accuracy in the listing, please do check dates and times before travelling.
Venues may change exhibition dates and opening times at short notice, or may charge for admission. We recommend that you contact the venue before making a special journey.
Call for entries
The DHM Digital Gallery invites designers working in fibre to participate in The Art of Applied Design, an international juried competition. All submitted works must be functional objects commonly used within interior spaces. Online exhibit from 15 Sept - 1 Dec 2010. Prospectus and entry form from ches.okstate.edu/dhm/gallery. Deadline: 15 July 2010.
The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath BA1 2QH
Photographing Fashion - British Style in the 1960s and Hats, Shoes, Bags and Dress Clip
Ongoing. 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 01225 477173.
Kensington Palace, London W8 4PX
The Last Debutantes: 1958 Season of Change
Until 31 January 2010: Mon - Sun 10 - 6. Admission inc entry to Palace and exhibition. Details from 0844 482 7799.
Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP
Can Art Save Us?
Until 31 January 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 11 - 5. Details from 0114 278 2600.
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey, Hants SO51 0QA
Material World
Exhibition of a wide variety of Textile Art, including demonstrations
Until 31 January 2010: 10am - 4pm daily. Entry free, disabled access. Details from 01794 369317, www.hilliersgardens.org.uk.
Patriothall Gallery@WASPS Studios, 1D, Patriothall, off Hamilton Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh EH3 5AY
TEXTiles
Words provide the inspiration for the third exhibition by the Edinburgh textiles group Frayed Edges with guest artist Jeanette Sendler
Until 2 February 2010: Tues - Sun 11 - 6, Thurs 11 - 8. Admission free. Details from 0131 226 7126, www.patriothallgallery.co.uk.
Harvey Gallery, Harvey Road, Guildford, Surrey GU1 3RX
The Uncanny: Exploring an Uncertain Reality
Textiles by Rosina Godwin, paintings by Jane Askew
Until 6 February 2010: Mon - Fri 10 - 4, Sat 10 - 12. Details from 01483 518539, www.harveygallery.co.uk, www.rosinagodwin.co.uk, www.janeaskew.co.uk.
Geffrye Museum 136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London E2 8EA
Eco Home
Until 7 February 2010: Tue - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 12 - 5. Details from 020 7739 9893.
Robert Phillips Gallery, Riverhouse Barn, Manor Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 2PF
Riverhouse Creative Stitch
Exhibition by Riverhouse Creative Stitchers
Until 7 February 2010: open Wed - Sat 11 - 4, Sun 2.30 - 4.30. Details from www.riverhousebarn.co.uk.
City Hall, Queens Walk, London SE1 2AA
Exhibition
Art-textile wall hangings created by schools and community groups in partnership with Stitches in Time
Until 12 February 2010: Mon - Fri 9.30 - 16.00 (9.30 - 14.00 on 12 February). Details from 020 7983 4100 (please check exhibition access before going), www.stitchesintime.org.uk.
The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath BA1 2QH
Dresses from History
14 Georgian and Victorian Costumes
Until 16 February 2010: 11 - 5 daily. Details from 01225 477173.
ULITA, University of Leeds International Textiles Archive, St.Wilfred's Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, Moorland Road Leeds LS2 9JT
75 Years of Stitching in Yorkshire
Celebrating the establishment of the Embroiderers' Guild Yorkshire Branch at Leeds 1934-2009
Until 26 February 2010: Tues - Fri 09:30 - 16:30 (occasional lunchtime closing). Details from ulita.leeds.ac.uk.
ULITA, University of Leeds International Textiles Archive, St.Wilfred's Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, Moorland Road Leeds LS2 9JT
Natural Fibres: A World Heritage
A celebration of the International Year of Natural Fibres
Until 26 February 2010: Tues - Fri 09:30 - 16:30 (occasional lunchtime closing). Details from ulita.leeds.ac.uk.
Bluecoat Display Centre, College Lane Entrance, Liverpool L1 3BZ
Birds of a Feather
Featuring Louise Gardiner. Louise will give a public talk 'In Stitches' on Thursday 25 February, contact Bluecoat Display Centre to book tickets.
Until 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 17.30, Sun 12 - 17. Details from 0151 7094014, www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com, www.lougardiner.co.uk.
PM Gallery & Pitzhanger Manor, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5EQ
Beware of Embroidery
Kate Pelen, Louise Riley, Tilleke Schwarz, Laura Splan, Tamar Stone
Until 27 February 2010: Tues - Fri 1 - 5pm, Sat 11am - 5pm. Free admission. Details from 020 8567 1227, www.ealing.gov.uk/pmgalleryandhouse.
The Voirrey Embroidery Centre, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage, Wirral CH63 6JA
Love Letters, Frayed Edge
Until 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 5. Details from 0151 342 3514.
The Horniman Museum, 100 London Rd, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ
Fabric of a Nation: Textiles and Identity in Modern Ghana
Until 28 February 2010: Mon - Sun 10.30 - 5.30. Details from 020 8699 1872.
TRC Gallery, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands
OYA: Turkish lace
Small exhibition displaying needle made lace, tatting, crochet, hairpin lace, as well as beads, used to decorate women's headscarves from Turkey.
Until 28 February 2010. Details from www.trc-leiden.nl.
Mission Gallery Gloucester Place,Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY
Rozanne Hawksley: Offerings
Until 6 March 2010: Mon - Sun 11-17. Details from 01792 652016.
Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax HX3 6HG
New work by Dionne Swift
Until 7 March 2010: Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 4. Details from 01422 352334.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Behind the Seams
A focus on eight major UK fashion and textile employers, researched and presented by Skillfast UK, including Jasper Conran, Mulberry, Trickers (shoes), English Eccentrics, Henry Poole (Savile Row), A W Hainsworths
(textiles), Bower Roebuck (textiles) and Johnsons Cashmere.
Until 7 March 2010: 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Crafts Study Centre, Falkner Rd, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7D
Alice Kettle
Allegory. Artist's talk: 25 November 2009: £5.
Until 13 March 2010. Details from 01252 891450.
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, St Davids Road, Cwmbran, NP44 1PD
Ffibr: Form & Fusion
Contemporary Fibre Art from Wales
Until 16 March 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5. Details from 01633 483321.
Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Bita Ghezelayagh: Namad: A Persian Journey in Felt
Until 20 March 2010: Tue - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01904 613 242.
Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
The Celtic Fringe: Wholecloths of Wales and Scotland
Until 20 March 2010: Tue - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01904 613 242.
IC: Innovative Craft, Dovecot, 10 Infirmary St, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution
Including Rebecca Earley, Matthew Harris, Sue Lawty, Heidrun Schimmel
Until 22 March 2010: Tues - Sat 11 - 5. Details from 0131 550 3664.
Pickfords House Museum of Georgian Life and Historic Costume, 41 Friar Gate, Derby
Through the Eye of the Needle
Exhibition of work by Members of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild
Until 18 April 2010: open Mon 11 - 5, Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun (and Monday 5 April) 1 - 4. Details from 01332 255363, www.derby.gov.uk/museum
The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd Manchester M15 6ER
The Manchester Indian: Thomas Wardle and India
Until 1 July 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 12 - 4. Details from 0161 275 7450.
Colchester Castle, Colchester
The Medieval Mind: Part 1
Art Treasures from East Anglia
Until 3 July 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm. Sun 11am - 5pm. Free, after normal castle admission charge. Details from 01206 282939, www.colchestermuseums.org.uk.
Croft Castle & Parkland, nr Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9PW
Tell it to the Trees
Including Brass Art, Mariele Neudecker, Philippa Lawrence and Clare Woods, Laura Ford
and Juneau.
Until 15 September 2010. Details from 01584 891659.
Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Market Square, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP
Embellished: the Art of Fabulous Fabrics
Some of the finest examples of embroidery, printing and weaving in the Harris Museum & Art Gallery costume & textile collection
Until November 2010: Mon & Wed - Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm, Tues 11.00am - 5.00pm, closed Bank Holidays. Details from 01772 258248, www.harrismuseum.org.uk.
Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex)
Stitch and Creative Craft Show
29 - 31 January 2010. Details from 01822 614671.
Chequer Mead Art Centre, De La Warr Rd, East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 3BS
Hanging Together VII
29 January - 10 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5. Details from 01342 325577.
Harvey Nichols, Bristol
Button Phobia
Penny Leaver Green
29 January - 28 February 2010. Details from www.pennyleavergreen.co.uk.
The Hub, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford NG34 7TW
Cultex: Textile as a Cross Cultural Language
30 January - 18 April 2010: 10 - 5. Details from 01529 308710.
Brighton Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF
The Quaker Tapestry
30 January - 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 4.30. Free. Details from 01539 722975.
Grantham Museum, St Peters Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6PY
Renew, Regenerate, Reinvent
By Textile Lincs
30 January - 26 March 2010. Details from 01476 568783.
Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XU
Japanese Sashiko Textiles
Exhibition
30 January - 11 April 2010: open Mon - Fri 10 - 5, Sat 12 - 5, Sun closed. Admission free. Details from 0141 548 2558, www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk
Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton BN1 1EE
Precious: Reclaiming Art and Craft
30 January - 23 May 2010: Tues - Sat 10-5.15 (Oct - Mar). Details from 03000 290900.
Llangollen - venue to be confirmed
Quiltfest 2010
Featuring
Effie Galletly with her latest exhibition 'A Sense of Place', Liesbeth Williams, C&G Gold Medal winner and Contemporary Quilt with selection from 'Breakthrough'.
1 - 26 February 2010: Mon - Fri only, 10am - 4pm. Free admission and on site parking. There will also be two Sunday openings: 7 February (in conjunction with Antiques Fair) and 14 February for the Quiltfest Trading Bazaar. Details from 01978 852856, www.quiltfest.org.uk.
The Frances Bardsley School for Girls, Brentwood Road, Romford, Essex RM1 2RR
Unseen
Material Girls
2 - 11 February 2010: Mon - Fri 9.30 - 4.30, Sat 10 - 1. Details from 01708 472468.
The Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Rd, Gateshead NE8 4JB
Knitted Lives
6 February - 14 March 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 2 - 5. Details from 0191 477 1495.
The Hurst Community College, Tadley, Hampshire RG26 5NL
Creative Textiles Saturday Workshops
Three linked workshops to design an embroidered panel inspired by Ethnic Textiles
6 February, 20 February, 6 March 2010: 10.00 - 15.00. £20 per session. Details from 0118 9812918, .
Art Studio, Sackler Centre, V&A
Woven Tapestry: Medieval Inspiration
Workshop with Sue Lawty and Frances Hartog. Suitable for beginners.
24 - 26 February 2010: 10.30 - 16.30. £180, no concessions (includes materials). Details and booking +44 (0)20 7942 2211.
The Guild, 16 Hughes Street, Mile End, South Australia, Australia
Threads of Life
Exhibition of work by members of the Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia, with daily demonstrations. Items from The Guild Museum Collection will also be exhibited.
26 February - 13 March 2010: open daily 10 - 4, except Thurs 10 - 8. Admission charge. Details from www.embguildsa.org.au.
The Studios, Art Van Go, 1 Stevenage Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AN
Hot Needles - Cool Stitches - Knitting, Felting, Stitching
27 February - 13 March 2010: Tues - Fri 10.30 - 4, Sat 10 - 2. Details from 01438 814946.
Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF
Jenni Cadman: Members Showcase
Stitched textiles documenting a journey through the landscape of a Dorset deer park
27 February - 29 March 2010. Open daily: 10 - 5.30. Details from 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk.
Arthouse Gallery, Oad Street Centre, Nr. Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8LB
Textile Exhibition
Showcasing 11 textile artists: Cas Holmes, Nicola deCruz, Bev Harris, Angela Lenman, Caroline Hoy, Sharon Baden, Sue Pritchett, Anita Soloman, Jane Shepherd, Alison Yule and Carol Naylor
March - May 2010: 9.30 - 5.30 daily. Admission free. Details from 01795 842244, www.arthousegallery-kent.co.uk.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Land Marks
An exhibition of textiles by Lynne Stein, acknowledging the human connection with land, landscape and topography, using constructed and transformed surfaces from reclaimed and recycled materials.
6 March - 25 April 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6HE
Antique Textile Fair
Ethnic, Oriental, English and European Textiles and Dress from the 18C to 1980, plus accessories, books and ephemera, 100 dealers. Quilter's Guild, Knitting & Crochet Guild, Manchester Embroiderers' Guild, Guild of Weavers and Spinners, British Button Society and Braid Society offer demonstrations, books and advice. Programme of lectures.
7 March 2010: 10-4.30 (trade 8.30). Admission £6 (Trade £10), £4 full time students and snr citizens. Details from www.textilesociety.org.uk.
Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Wales, SY18 6BY
World Textile Day 2: An Exhibition of Costume, Creativity and Colour.
Exhibition, two lectures and five specialist world textile traders
13 March 2010: 10am - 5pm. Details from 01484 850188, www.africanfabric.co.uk.
Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, 569 Technical Drive, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277, United States
Exhibition
Work by students of Level 4 Experimental Research for Advanced Design, taught by Gail Harker. Work includes wall hangings, 3D items, design boards and sketchbooks featuring innovative and inventive design, personal expression and complex imagery.
13 - 14 March 2010: Sat 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun 11:00am - 4:00pm. Details from www.gailcreativestudies.com.
Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN
Contemporary Textiles Fair
Showcasing more than 70 of the finest textile artists in the UK. Hangable and wearable art including feltmaking, embroidery, handknitwear, designer clothes and more.
13 - 14 March 2010: 10am - 5pm. Details from 020 8977 7558, www.landmarkartscentre.org.
Courtyard Arts, Port Vale, Hertford, SG14 3AA
Eclectic
The first exhibition by the textile group Full Circle. Eclectic is their body of new work in which differences of material, scale, technique and concept are linked by the makers' passion for textiles.
23 March - 3 April 2010. Details from 01992 509596.
TRC Gallery, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands
Suns, Palms and Lanterns: Dress and embroidery from the Arab World
Exhibition about the various embroidery techniques and styles used to decorate a range of men and women's garments and accessories from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman.
24 March - 31 July 2010. Details from www.trc-leiden.nl.
NEC Birmingham
Fashion & Embroidery Show with Sewing for Pleasure & Hobbycrafts
Ideas, inspiration, fashion shows and all of the supplies you need to buy
25 - 28 March 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.
Godolphin School, Milford Hill, Salisbury, SPI 2RA
Embroiderers' Guild South West Regional Festival
Speakers: Alice Kettle and Ruth Issett. Exhibition and traders.
27 March 2010. Tickets: £23 per person (including cooked lunch and coffee/tea, etc.) from 01722 323110. Details from 01722 743388.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Inspired by the Past: Traditional Practice and Contemporary Conversations
Shows how historic techniques, style and purpose continue to influence and inspire new textile works
27 March - 3 July 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Breakthrough
Exhibition by Contemporary Quilt
27 March - 3 July 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Monkey, Pig and Pie Gallery, Fishing Heritage Centre, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire DN31 1UZ
Sue Stone - Life on the Coast
An exhibition of stitched textiles, with paintings, clothing and ephemera selected from the N E Lincolnshire Museums Service Collection, curated by Sue Stone
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April - 31 May 2010: open 7 days 10am - 5 pm. Details from 01472 323345, www.womanwithafish.com.
Gate Gallery, 12 Brighowgate, Town Centre, Grimsby DN32 0QX
Sue Stone - Life on the Coast
Stitched textile exhibition
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April - 31 May 2010: open Thurs - Sat 10 am - 4 pm. Details from 01472 356 188, www.gategallery.co.uk.
The West Barn, Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wilts BA15 1LF
Threading a Line
Beyondthegreen textile artists are holding an exhibition of work
2 - 6 April 2010: 10am - 4pm daily. Admission free. Details from 01666 822607.
Gallery 1, Arts Complex, St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH8 7TG
Stitched In Edinburgh
Embroiderers' Guild Edinburgh Branch Exhibition
3 - 16 April 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm, late opening till 7pm Thurs. Details from 0131 477 8467, .
Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, NL-2282 BR Rijswijk, The Netherlands
The 62 Group of Textile Artists
Members of the 62 Group (a cooperative of international textile artists with its home base in England) exhibit recent work featuring diverse aspects of fine art incorporating textiles.
3 April - 23 May 2010: Tues - Fri and Sun 2 pm - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon. Details from +31 (0)70 3903617, www.museumryswyk.nl.
The New Maynard Gallery, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6BX
Spectrum
An exploration of colour by Serendipity Textile Group
9 April - 8 May 2010: gallery is open whenever Campus West is open. Entrance Free. Details from 01707 357155, www.welhat.gov.uk/leisureculture/campuswest.
King's Hall, Belfast
Stitch & Creative Craft Show
Covers all aspects of quality stitchcraft
15 - 17 April 2010: open Thurs 10 - 8, Fri - Sat 10 - 5. Details from www.sccshows.co.uk, ticket hotline 01822 617744.
The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet.
Stitch & Creative Craft Show
Covers all aspects of quality stitchcraft
22 - 25 April 2010: open 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Details from www.sccshows.co.uk, ticket hotline 01822 617744.
Aintree Exhibition Pavilion, Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts
Discover all the latest ideas and innovations. Workshops, demonstrations, talks.
23 - 25 April 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.
Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, SO42 7RY
Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta
24 - 25 April 2010: open Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Entry £2.50. Free car parking. Close to Brockenhurst railway station. Details from www.brockenhurstvillagehall.info.
Roof Gallery, Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7TW
Visual Thinking - Unpicked
Textile Study Group exhibition, exploring the creative process of 14 textile practitioners who are pioneering in the field of textile practice and education
24 April - 6 June 2010: 10.00 - 17.00 daily. Accessible for all via lift, disabled parking. Details from +44 (0)1529 308710, www.thehubcentre.info, www.textilestudygroup.com.
Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch BH23 4LE
Contemporary Textile Art by Wessex Textile Artists
Part of Dorset Art Weeks. Meet the artists on Wednesday 28 April.
28 April - 6 June 2010: 11am - 4 pm daily. Admission £2.75. Details from 01202 428004.
Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
Weald of Kent Craft Show
1 - 3 May 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.
Birdwood House, Totnes, Devon
Cool People
Exhibition of innovative textile work by Textures and Beyond
3 - 8 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm daily. Free admission. Details from 01752 224336.
Court Barn Museum, Church Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6JE
Spinning, weaving and dyeing in the north Cotswolds since 1900
Exhibition focusing on Ethel Mairet at Broad Campden, the Kingsley Weavers in Chipping Campden, and Mary Osborne at Stanton, as well as showing contemporary work
8 May - 27 June 2010. Details from 01386 841951, www.courtbarn.org.uk.
The Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead, De La Warr Road, West Sussex, RH19 3BS
New Embroidery Group
This biennial exhibition of new work showcases the diverse approaches of the group's many members.
14 - 25 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01342 325577, www.newembroiderygroup.net, www.chequermead.org.uk.
Methodist Church, Liverpool Road, Birkdale,Southport PR8 4PD
Quilts in the Spring 2010
Exhibition by Southport Quilters. Refreshments, traders, sales table, demonstrations.
21 - 22 May 2010: Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 5pm. Admission £1.00. Details from 01704 579368.
Chelford Village Hall, Knutsford Road, Chelford SK10 9AS (on the A537 between Knutsford and Macclesfield)
Rags to Riches
An exciting exhibition of work by members and the Young Embroiderers' Group of Chelford and North Cheshire Embroiderers' Guild, exploring the creative art of recycling. Suppliers selling embroidery threads, art materials, books, fabrics and beads.
22 May 2010: 10am - 4pm. Refreshments available all day. Admission £3 (children free). Details from 01606 871450, www.chelfordstitchers.blogspot.com.
St.Paul's Church, Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincs.
Millennium + 10
Exhibition of embroidery from the last 10 years by members of Scunthorpe and District Branch Embroiderers' Guild. Floral and additional exhibits. On Sat 29 May, the branch will meet in the adjacent church hall; we invite visitors to look, join in and sample stalls and demonstrations.
27 - 30 May 2010: 10am - 4pm, 11am - 4pm Sun. Admission free, refreshments available. Details from 01652 635175.
Swaledale Museum, Reeth, North Yorkshire DL11 6QT
A Stitch in Time - Samplers from the Dales - Past and Present
An exhibition celebrating the art of the sampler from 1700s to the present day including historic samplers on loan to the Museum and current work produced by members of the Richmond and Leyburn Embroiderers' Guild
29 May - 27 June 2010: open daily 10.30 -5.30. Details from 01748 884118, www.swaledalemuseum.org.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Trees in the Park
Quilted textiles by Turning Point
12 June - 11 July 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Wear It!
Wearable textile art by various artists
10 July - 19 September 2010: 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Sewing in Wartime
10 July - 16 October 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Under African Skies
Curated by Magie Relph
10 July - 16 October 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Containment
Dyed and woven textiles by Norah Ball
17 July - 30 August 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Walsall Museum, Lichfield Street, Walsall WS1 1TR
Movement
The 2010 Lace Guild Triennial Exhibition incorporating the John Bull Trophy Competition
17 July - 25 September 2010: Tues - Fri 10.00 - 15.00, Sat 10.00 - 16.00. Details from 01922 653116.
squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Holiday Snap workshop
Learn popular hand embroidery stitches
21 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.
squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Golden Sands workshop
Traditional goldwork hand embroidery
21 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.
Pendrell Hall College, Codsall Wood, Staffordshire
The Flower Brooch
Annual Residential Weekend workshop of the Smocking Branch (of the Embroiderers' Guild). Tutored by Jill Flower, Embroiderers' Guild Scholar 2009 - 2010. Use salvaged and recycled papers to produce a piece of wearable art; the technique can be expanded for experimentation such as smocking.
23 - 25 July 2010: 5pm Fri - 3pm Sun. Details and booking from 01225 790340, .
squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Water Soluble Play Day
Freehand machine embroidery
28 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.
squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Postcards from the Edge workshop
Image transfer /machine embroidery
11 August 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, 50 Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NF
A Stitch in Time
Exeter Quilters 2010 exhibition of quilts and wall hangings. Exhibit of antique quilts. Sales table, refreshments, traders stalls, raffle.
26 - 28 August 2010: Thurs, Fri 10am - 5.30pm. Sat 10am - 3pm. Admission £2.00. Details from +44 01884 855548.
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Allegory
Stitched textiles by Alice Kettle
25 September - 14 November 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.
Kensington Town Hall, London
Textile Society London Fair
26 September 2010: 10.30am - 4.30pm. Details from www.textilesociety.org.uk.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, England YO1 7PW
Freedom to Stitch: The Emergence of the Embroiderer as Artist
Works from the Embroiderers' Guild Collection
23 October 2010 - 29 January 2011: 10 - 4, Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4, Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, England YO1 7PW
In Memory of Barbara
A Barbara Bailey Commemorative Exhibition
23 October 2010 - 29 January 2011: 10 - 4, Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4, Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.
Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, NL-2282 BR Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Carola Pezarro retrospective exhibition
Carola Pezarro has a vast body of work to her name. This exhibition presents for the first time an overview of how textiles form the connecting thread in her work.
20 November 2010 - 2 January 2011: Tues - Fri and Sun 2 pm - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon. Details from +31 (0)70 3903617, www.museumryswyk.nl.
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