Past Events

March 2023

March

Thursday

SOLD OUT – Tradition/Innovation: Craft and Future Intangible Cultural Heritage

30 March 2023 @ 10:30 am - 5:30 pm

West Dean College of Arts and Conservation, West Dean
Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QZ United Kingdom

Discuss and develop new ways of thinking about traditional craft skills and knowledge within the framework of how we live now and will live in the future

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March

Friday

Kaffe Fassett The Power of Pattern

31 March 2023 @ 10:00 am - 8 July 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh, EH1 1LT United Kingdom

Kaffe Fassett is one of the most successful artists and designers working in contemporary craft today.

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April 2023

April

Saturday

Tartan

1 April 2023 @ 10:00 am - 14 January 2024 @ 5:00 pm

V&A Dundee, Riverside Esplanade
Dundee, DD1 4EZ United Kingdom

A radical new look at one of the world’s best-known textiles

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April

Wednesday

Crown to Couture

5 April 2023 @ 8:00 am - 29 October 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Kensington Palace, Kensington Gardens
London, W8 4PX

Discover how the trailblazing fashion of 18th-century nobility has inspired today’s iconic red-carpet looks.

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April

Tuesday

Mediterranean Embroideries

18 April 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3 December 2023 @ 5:00 pm

The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street
Cambridge, CB2 1RB

A showcase of a range of textiles from across the Mediterranean world explores the embroidery practices that connect them.

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April

Friday

Althea McNish: Colour is Mine – Textile Society Study Visit

21 April 2023 @ 1:15 pm - 3:45 pm

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

A curator's tour of the 'Althea McNish: Colour is Mine' exhibition followed by a closer look at textiles in the wider Whitworth collection.

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April

Saturday

Annual Conference 2023

22 April 2023 @ 10:30 am - 5:00 pm

Museum of Science and Industry, Liverpool Road
Manchester, M3 4FP United Kingdom

To 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.

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