All welcome at our next meeting with a talk from Susan Dye: "Madder of Fact: Horticulture and Historic Recipes for Seeing Red". Each year Susan Dye grows three of the Medieval ‘Grand Teint’ dye plants on her allotment and after...
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We’re delighted to welcome as our speaker Mary Schoeser, internationally-renowned textile and wallpaper historian, Patron of the School of Textiles and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Victoria & Albert Museum, one of the co-authors of the Yale University Volume ‘Silk’. ...
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Fungi have a long history of use in natural dyeing. Amateur mycologists Irene Taylder and Carole Thorpe will open our eyes to the amazing array of colour potential from the mycological world. Whilst our decreasing knowledge of all things natural...
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Do you know where your yarns have come from, what they are dyed with, and whether any harsh chemicals are involved in their production? Award-winning weaver Alison Daykin has been researching and implementing tactics to reduce her environmental footprint and...
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AGM, Bring & Buy and test your textile knowledge in the ‘Fancy That!’ Quiz
From Wedding Socks to colourful Kilim, the textiles of Bulgaria reveal not only the country’s own fascinating history but shed light on the exchange of design ideas which come together at this international cultural crossroad. Come along and experience all...
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Colourful & Loveable Make a miniature Bangladeshi Silk Rag Doll, with textile artist Alison Stockmarr. Booking Details at the AGM. Display We welcome the Warner Textile Archive Have a go at Mini 3D Tapestry Get creative and have a go...
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Dr Veronika Kapsali, Reader in Materials Technology at the London College of Fashion, journeys to the future.