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.
Explore the use of colour and texture. Dress a loom. Understand how to read pattern draft. Suitable for both absolute beginners and developing weavers.
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Times: September 30th at 6:30pm to October 3rd at 1:30pm
Cost: Residential: £485, non-residential: £310 (yarns £15 available to purchase from
tutor)
Learn how to weave narrow bands on two reproduction heddles from the Roman era. Suitable for beginners, experienced weavers and anyone interested in the use of ancient weaving equipment.
Tutor: Susan J Foulkes
Cost: £70 (Members of Pitt Rivers Museum £56), includes lunch/refreshments.
Entry is via the Museum of Natural History on Parks Road, OX1 3PW.
Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (entry via the Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, OX1 3PW).The British Tapestry Group 20th anniversary exhibition will be shown at a number of venues from August 2025 and throughout 2026.
Events taking place at Gracefield Arts Centre:
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Venue: Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JQShetland Wool Week is a celebration of Shetland wool and traditional knitting. Throughout the week there are exhibitions, classes and events covering on a range of topics, typically including weaving, spinning, dyeing, Fair Isle and lace knitting.
Venue: Various locations, Shetland‘Exhibition 65’ – An exhibition to celebrate 65 years of
The York & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
The York & District Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers are 65 years old and to celebrate this momentous milestone, the Guild are exhibiting some of the amazing & creative work they produce, at Poppleton Tithe Barn, Nether Poppleton, York on Saturday 4th to Monday 6th October 2025, 10am – 4pm.
The items on show are made by members of the Guild, using their core skills of weaving, spinning or dyeing; the results will enthral, captivate and inspire! Everything from woven rugs to delicate hand spun silk shawls to beautiful, dyed fibre will be on display.
Members of the Guild will be demonstrating their crafts during the exhibition and will be more than happy to chat about their skills and the Guild.
Location: Poppleton Tithe Barn, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6LF
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When: Saturday 4th October to Monday 6th October 2025
Time: 10am – 4pm
Extras: Free entry
Refreshments available
Items for sale
Free parking
Disability friendly
Exhibition Lead: Cath Snape Email: 65th-anniversary-exhibition@yorks-guild-wsd.org.uk Website: https://yorks-guild-wsd.org.uk/
Venue: Poppleton Tithe Barn, Nether Poppleton, York YO26 6LF what3words ///wins.melt.novelTapestries created through collaboration between Scottish contemporary artist Victoria Crowe and Dovecot Studios in the tapestry studio viewing balcony (limited opening hours- check website for details).
https://dovecotstudios.com/exhibitions/shifting-surfaces
Venue: Dovecot Studios, Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LTThe course will run over 4 weekends and take you on a journey through a rainbow of natural dyes on wool, beginning with the choice and preparation of a fleece from our organic flock and then focusing on a different colour each day. There is an optional extra day or weekend preparing and mordanting plant based fibres. This course is aimed at participants with some experience of natural dyeing but we are able to accommodate keen beginners.
Time: 10.30 – 16.30
Cost : £875 including all dyestuffs and materials used during the course.
Venue: Hardwick Estate, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. RG8 7RBCheshire Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers invites you to a Friendship Day on Saturday 18 October 2025, 10 am to 3.30 pm at Frodsham Community Centre, Fluin Lane, Frodsham WA6 7QN. Free entry, bring a dish for the shared meal.
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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 8SPA 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 6NGThe 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.
Contact secretarywsgswd@gmail.com
Venue: Farnham Pottery, Pottery Lane, Wrecclesham, Farnham GU10 4SLTHE 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 LancashireWe 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 3HUA 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 5LWA 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 INFAn 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: VariousA 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 6ETWeekend 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/Learn how to weave narrow bands on two reproduction heddles from the Roman era. Suitable for beginners, experienced weavers and anyone interested in the use of ancient weaving equipment.
Tutor: Susan J Foulkes
Cost: £70 (Members of Pitt Rivers Museum £56), includes lunch/refreshments.
Entry is via the Museum of Natural History on Parks Road, OX1 3PW.
Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (entry via the Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, OX1 3PW).Learn how to weave narrow bands on two reproduction heddles from the Roman era. Suitable for beginners, experienced weavers and anyone interested in the use of ancient weaving equipment.
Tutor: Susan J Foulkes
Cost: £70 (Members of Pitt Rivers Museum £56), includes lunch/refreshments.
Entry is via the Museum of Natural History on Parks Road, OX1 3PW.
Venue: Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (entry via the Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, OX1 3PW).An event organised by the Pembrokeshire Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers to support local wool producers and small craft businesses.
Venue: Queen’s Hall and Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7ASSee website for more details.
Venue: The Corn Hall, 26 Market Pl, Cirencester GL7 2NYHow to incorporate block techniques into weave designs. Suitable for early-stage to intermediate weavers.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZAn annual international conference that focuses on discussion of dyes and organic pigments used in the past. The 44th DHA conference will be held in Ottowa, Canada.
Venue: Ottowa, CanadaAn annual Guild gathering open to all with stalls, demonstrations, guild challenge exhibition, sit and spin area and refreshments.
Time: 10am – 3pm
Visitors: £4 entry inclusive of refreshments.
Venue: Lincluden Community Centre, College Road, Dumfries, DG2 0DLWeave a small tapestry inspired by a stroll looking at the colours, textures and patterns of Autumn, exploring how to capture these through weave using simple techniques and a range of yarns. Suitable for beginners and improvers.
Tutor: Anna Wetherell
Cost: £70 plus £5 for materials.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LWSee website for further information.
Venue: Alexandra Palace, London N22 7AYLearn the basics for weaving krokbragd, from design to weaving with colour, handling selvedges and finishing techniques.
Tutor: Angie Parker
Cost: £352.82
Time: 10am – 4.30pm
Venue: Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 4EA.Understand how classic tartan patterns are designed and weave a tartan scarf on a 4 shaft table loom. Suitable for beginner or those with some experience.
Tutor: Jan Beadle
Times: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £75 plus £5 for materials.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LWSee website for further details.
Venue: Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Rd, Stafford ST18 0BDSee website for details.
Venue: The Trades Hall of Glasgow, 85 Glassford St, Glasgow G1 1UHSee website for further details.
Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TFCheck website for further details.
Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TFTo celebrate, promote and share academic research and other information on all fibre arts.
Venue: OnlineSuitable for both early-stage and experienced weavers, this session focuses on creating texture rather than pattern on 8-shaft looms.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZThe 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 0EEDuring 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 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 7HTSee website for further information.
Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LADuring 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 details.
Venue: Waltham Abbey Delta Marriott Hotel, Essex Old Shire Lane, Waltham Abbey, Essex EN9 3LXAn exhibition of the Murmuration Tapestry and nine panels of the Waterline Tapestry.
Times: 9am – 4pm daily.
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This 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 3SNThis 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 3SNThe theme of the Triennial’s 18th edition is ‘Deconstruction/Reconstruction’.
Venue: Lodz, PolandSee website for further details.
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