Five days of weaving inspiration, teaching & community with 12 basketry experts from across the world in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside
It is always advisable to check with the event website or organisers before visiting any of the exhibitions / events listed here.
Note: Events are ordered by their end dates.
An exhibition of work by artist Alice Fox using materials collected and grown at Kestle Barton (an ancient farmstead in West Cornwall), specifically a crop of flax (Linum usitatissimum) harvested in 2024.
Venue: R-Space Gallery, 32 Castle St, Lisburn BT27 4XEA mixed in-person and Zoom course in how to prepare and use natural dyes for both animal and vegetable fibres to produce a full spectrum of consistent, reliable colours.
Tutors: Jacqui Symons, with contributions from Jenny Dean, and Ross Belton.
Cost: £800 (one subsidised place available).
Venue: Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8SPOctober 2025 is the Crafts Study Centre’s craft month with events and displays
Venue: Crafts Study Centre, FarnhamA two day course in natural dyeing using plant-based sources, focussing on creating greens out of yellows and blues (red can be added to make a colour rainbow!). Suitable for absolute beginners or more advanced. One to three participants per course.
Tutor: Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw
Contact Elisabeth on bettysbeautifullife@gmail.com to discuss dates and cost (available until October 2025).
Time: 10am -5pm each day
Venue: The Lansdowne House studio, 20 Lansdowne Crescent, Glasgow G20 6NGWe Will Sing is a new, large-scale, site-responsive installation by renowned US artist Ann Hamilton, commissioned for Salts Mill as part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture.
Venue: Salts Mill, Victoria Rd, Saltaire, Shipley BD18 3HUTHE FUTURE WAS ALWAYS THERE– from sea snails to Star Wars is the theme of the BTB 2025, exploring invention and innovation in textile production; through indigenous knowledge to space-age technology, from the earliest form of shelter, the tent, to space suits, and from plant-based dyes to the first polymers.
Venue: Venues across LancashireThe West Surrey Guild will be exhibiting members’ work from October 25th to November 2nd in the upper gallery of the Farnham Pottery, Pottery Lane, Wrecclesham, Farnham GU10 4SL.Open hours 10 am to 4pm daily. The ground floor café sells excellent hot and cold drinks plus delicious sweet and savoury foods baked on site.
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Venue: Farnham Pottery, Pottery Lane, Wrecclesham, Farnham GU10 4SLA new exhibition that sheds light on the textiles created during the reign of the Mughal Dynasty (1526–1858) and the uses to which they were put, including patterned silks, multi-coloured velvets and fine tapestries.
Venue: Abegg-Stiftung, Werner Abeggstrasse 67, Postfach, CH-3132 Riggisberg, SwitzerlandA series of podcasts exploring the way in which cloth speaks to us and the impact it has on our lives.
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Website: http://hapticandhue.com/A call for entries from professional and amateur weavers across Europe for a virtual exhibition under the theme ‘Entwine’. Request the submission form ‘Entwine’ at exhibition@weefnetwerk.nl, adding your name and country, by December 1, 2025. The virtual exhibition opens April 1, 2026.
Previous exhibitions can be seen at www.artsteps.com/profile/60db04551e812539a29f7e7d
An open, non-juried exhibition, hosted by the Northern region of the British Tapestry Group, on the theme of Our Textile Heritage.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LWShuttle III – a large woven hanging by Margo Selby – is on display at the Crafts Study Centre in Farnham.
Venue: Crafts Study Centre, FarnhamA touring exhibition until mid-2026 of BTG members’ work.
Venue: Dovecot Studio, EdinburghA variety of one-day workshops in Bamford Memorial Hall with Dee Sayce
Venue: Brentwood Road Bamford S33 0AGA self-paced on-line course exploring honeycomb including threading, weaving modes, cell size variation and motifs. For weavers with an 8-shaft loom (4-shaft also welcome).
Tutor: Stacey Harvey-Brown
Dates: 2nd April, 2nd July, 12th November 2025, 4th February, 8th April 2026
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Cost: £140
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFA class for beginners and improvers as well as tapestry weavers wanting to take their weaving to the next level.
Tutor: Julie Hedges
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £225
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFThe theme of the Triennial’s 18th edition is ‘Deconstruction/Reconstruction’.
Venue: Lodz, PolandAn introduction to spinning fancy, or art, yarns for those with some experience including blending fibres, core-spinning, and spiral plying to produce balanced yarns.
Tutor: Amanda Hannaford
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £126
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFHighlighting basketry traditions and modern innovation, the exhibition features items from the Museum of European Cultures’ collection and pieces by contemporary artists.
Venue: Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Arnimallee 25, 14195 BerlinHow to extract nettle fibre from the plant and how to spin it to create a length of yarn or cord, using local nettles gathered during the workshop.
Tutor: Brigitte Kaltenbacher
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £125
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFA step-by step guide to winding a warp, dressing a 4-shaft loom and beginning to weave. Suitable for beginners and those with some experience.
Tutor: Louise Cottey
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £400
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFThe British Tapestry Group 20th Anniversary Exhibition will be showing at a number of venues including
Check website for updates.
Venue: VariousWeekend workshops, residential courses and more advanced programmes tailored to the needs of beginners and those with more experience seeking to develop their practice.
https://www.fionahutchison.co.uk/workshops/
Website: https://www.fionahutchison.co.uk/workshops/A range of workshops and other learning opportunities throughout the year. See website for further details.
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Venue: Coburg House Art Studios, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ETA two-day course with Charlotte Grierson exploring texture on an 8-shaft loom. £280, 10 – 4
Venue: Studio 306, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZ, United KingdomDuring the weekend weave class you will receive targeted and concentrated tuition, with access to a range of specialist textile literature, samples and notes, with the purpose of you leaving with a firmer grasp of how cloth is woven.
Tutor: James Donald
Times: 9.15am – 4pm
Cost: £295
Venue: Coburg House Art Studios, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ETThe course will cover a range of different tapestry weaving techniques, and is suitable both for complete beginners and for improvers.
Tutor: Jo McDonald
Cost: £210
Times: Saturday 10am – 4pm, Sunday 11am – 4pm
Venue: Central Scotland Craft Central Riverview Building High Street Dunblane FK15 0EESee website for futher information.
Venue: Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Road, Devon, TQ12 3AFAn exhibition of work by members of the Peter Tavy Guild.
Times: 10.00 – 16.00
Free entry
Venue: Coronation Hall, Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon. PL19 9QAThis workshop, led by Margo Selby Studio, is suitable for all levels from complete beginners through to advanced weavers who may want to take a fresh approach to their work or learn a new technique. Margo will lead a colour theory session exploring how hues interact and blend, informing warp and weft yarn selection.
Fee: £950
Venue: Margo Selby Studio, 114 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Whitstable CT5 3SNSee website for further details.
Venue: Sandburn Hall, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RBA beginner-friendly workshop designed to demystify weaving drafts, providing the foundational knowledge needed to navigate weaving drafts with ease and creativity.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £145
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZThis workshop, led by Margo Selby Studio, is suitable for all levels from complete beginners through to advanced weavers who may want to take a fresh approach to their work or learn a new technique. Margo will lead a colour theory session exploring how hues interact and blend, informing warp and weft yarn selection.
Fee: £950
Venue: Margo Selby Studio, 114 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Whitstable CT5 3SNSee website for further information.
Venue: Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Rd, Lisburn BT27 5RFFor intermediate and advanced weavers, this hands-on workshop will explore how to use drafts to design projects and analyse how fabrics are woven.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £145
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZAn exhibition celebrating 75 years of the London Guild with recent work made by the members and the opportunity to buy exhibited pieces.
Times: Monday – Friday 12.00-17.00; Saturday 13.00-17.00.
Free entry for all.
Venue: Morley Gallery, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HTDuring the weekend weave class you will receive targeted and concentrated tuition, with access to a range of specialist textile literature, samples and notes, with the purpose of you leaving with a firmer grasp of how cloth is woven.
Tutor: James Donald
Times: 9.15am – 4pm
Cost: £295
Venue: Coburg House Art Studios, 15 Coburg Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6ETSee website for further information.
Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LASee website for details.
Venue: Waltham Abbey Delta Marriott Hotel, Essex Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 3LXLearn to weave on a rigid heddle loom with TabbyandTweed. A day to make a scarf, cowl or wall hanging.
Venue: Alderbury Village Hall, near Salisbury, WiltshireA three-day course with Angie Parker using pre-warped Louet looms.
Venue: West Dean College, West SusexAn exhibition of the Murmuration Tapestry and nine panels of the Waterline Tapestry.
Times: 9am – 4pm daily.
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A touring exhibition until mid-2026 of the work of BTG members u
Venue: Market Hall, DevonportThis workshop, led by Margo Selby Studio, is suitable for all levels from complete beginners through to advanced weavers who may want to take a fresh approach to their work or learn a new technique. Margo will lead a colour theory session exploring how hues interact and blend, informing warp and weft yarn selection.
Fee: £950
Venue: Margo Selby Studio, 114 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Whitstable CT5 3SNA one-day rigid heddle workshop with TabbyandTweed to learn to weave a scarf, cowl or wall hanging. 10-4.30 £100
Venue: Alderbury Village Hall, near Salisbury, WiltshireThis workshop, led by Margo Selby Studio, is suitable for all levels from complete beginners through to advanced weavers who may want to take a fresh approach to their work or learn a new technique. Margo will lead a colour theory session exploring how hues interact and blend, informing warp and weft yarn selection.
Fee: £950
Venue: Margo Selby Studio, 114 Joseph Wilson Industrial Estate, Whitstable CT5 3SNA touring exhibition until mid-2026 of the work of members of the BTG
Venue: Morley Gallery, LondonFive days of weaving inspiration, teaching & community with 12 basketry experts from across the world in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside
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Venue: National Conference Centre, Coventry Road, Solihull, B92 0EJAn international showcase of contemporary fibre and textile art.
Call for submissions opening on 1 December 2025 and closing on 17 January 2026.
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre, Oakville, Ontario, Canada