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.
For Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture the Guild is holding an exhibition in conjunction with the Bradford Textile Society, with inspiration for the exhibition coming from items in the Bradford College Textile Archive.
Private viewing: 20 March Guild members only.
Exhibition open to the public on specified days between 21 March and May. Please note that on certain days viewing is by prior appointment only; for further details see website.
Venue: Dyehouse Gallery, Lister Building, Bradford College, Carlton Street, Bradford BD7 1AYA combined exhibition of work by the Dumfries & Galloway Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers, with Solway Quilters and Textiles and Embroidery Dumfries.
Venue: Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries, DG1 1JQ
An exhibition of over 80 vivid, colour-filled textiles by post-war designer Shirley Craven (Chief Designer and Director of textile printing firm Hull Traders).
Venue: The Whitworth, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ERArtists Katja Beckman Ojala, Hannah Hall, Shao Chi Lin, Yoko Ozawa, Jahnne Pasco-White, Yolanda Scholz Vinall and Jessika Spencer explore botanical and mineral colourants, capturing memories and material history by embedding biological traces of time and place into fabric, paper, and clay.
Venue: Australian Tapestry Workshop, 262-266 Park Street South, Melbourne, Victoria 3205See website for further details.
Venue: Various venues in Galashiels.An exhibition of work selected from competition entries, featuring a range of techniques and styles reflecting the theme ‘Celebrating Wool’.
Time: 10:30am – 4:00 pm.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LWJoin the West of Scotland Guild at their triennial exhibition of new works about boundaries, thresholds and spaces between present, past, and those mysterious places in between.
Admission free.
Times: 10am – 5pm Tuesday to Saturday (closed Sunday, Monday)
Venue: Auld Kirk Museum, Cowgate, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow G66 1HNCelebrating the knowledge, power & alchemy mediated by the work of 13 of Scotland’s women craft artists: Lise Bech, Judith Davies, Caroline Dear, Claire Heminsley, Fiona Hutchison, Ruth Elizabeth Jones, Gilly Langton, Jo McDonald, Susie Redman, Patricia Shone, Carol Sinclair, Amanda Simmons and Emma Louise Wilson.
Times: 10am – 5pm daily
Free entry
Venue: Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, 1-7 Abbot Street, DunfermlineFrom monumental tapestries to intricate textile constructions and vivid relief prints, On and Off the Loom offers an in-depth look at the remarkable career of Tadek Beutlich (1922 – 2011).
Venue: Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8SPTapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LWAn exhibition celebrating the ancient and deep entanglement between textiles, people and our world, introducing materials and methods that have produced cloth but also the ropes, reins, bands and gut-strings that have given us ships, ploughs and carts, the ability to transfer electricity and to make music.Times: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11.00 – 18.00
Open: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 11.00 – 18.00 (last entry 17.15)
Cost: £12.65 (concessions may apply).
Venue: Fashion and Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XFNow in its 6th year, Introduction to Studio Practice is a part time study programme which offers students the opportunity to build their creative and technical skills in tapestry weaving. It is aimed at students who have some experience of tapestry weaving and are looking to extend their practice by committing to an extended and intensive programme of study.
The programme runs from November 2024 to September 2025.
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
Cost: £1,200
Venue: Studio 114, WASPS Studio, Patriothall, EH3 5AYA 6 month online live-learning course about how to plant, care for and use Japanese indigo and woad to create the colour blue. Now in its 4th year, the course brings together people with a shared interest in these dye plants who are keeen to work together as a community.
Tutor: Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw
Cost £120
Location: online via Zoom
Website: https://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2024/11/04/from-seeds-to-blue-2025-home-growing-japanese-indigo-and-woad/A 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 6NGA series of podcasts exploring the way in which cloth speaks to us and the impact it has on our lives.
https://hapticandhue.com/
Website: http://hapticandhue.com/Suitable for beginners and those with some experience, this is an opportunity to learn the fundamentals of ply-split braiding and to design and create a small split ply vessel.
Tutor: Julie Hedges
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £230
Venue: The Loom Shed, Sutton Barton, Cullompton, EX15 INFA 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 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 BerlinGain confidence in designing and working with colour; a course suitable for those who are in the early stages of learning to weave as well as those with more experience.
Tutor: Charlotte Grierson
Cost: £494
Venue: West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZExplore 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: May 5th at 6:30pm to May 8th at 1:30pm
Cost: Residential: £485, non-residential: £310 (yarns £15 available to purchase from
tutor)
Weave a small tapestry reflecting the colours of Spring, inspired by the surroundings of the Mill. Suitable for beginners and improvers.
Tutor: Anna Weatherell
Time: 10am – 4pm.
Cost: £65 plus £5 for materials.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWLed by dye expert Debbie Tomkies, this weekend workshop covers a wide range of techniques. Suitable for more experienced dyers as well as complete beginners.
Cost: £250.
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, 8 Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes TQ9 7DYA panel discussion exploring the themes of nature and place in Scottish craft., bringing together three makers who each have a deep connection with the landscape including textile designer Araminta Campbell, who created the Fife Arms tartan and tweed.
Time: Araminta Campbell talk 12:30pm – 14:00pm
Venue: Mount St. Restaurant & Rooms, 41-43 Mount Street, London W1K 2RXAn in-depth exploration of the ‘free warp tapestry’ techniques developed by Tadek Beutlich after he relocated from Ditchling to Spain in the 1970s.
Time: 10:30 am – 4.30pm
Cost: £480
Venue: Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8SPSee website for details.
Venue: UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bristol BS34 8QZSee website for further information.
Venue: Buxton Pavilion Gardens, St. John’s Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BEAn event for wool enthusiasts to showcase their talents and connect with fellow yarn lovers.
For more info about exhibiting get in touch via website or info@bijoux-events.co.uk
Time: 11am – 5pm
Venue: Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings, Spring Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY1 2SZFor those who would like to explore weaving in a fun workshop and produce an outcome within the day.
Tutor: Agnis Smallwood
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: £85
Venue: Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town St, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5UJDuring 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 6ETFocussing on the creative possibilities of weaving with supplementary warps -principally on 8 shafts – this workshop is designed for intermediate-level weavers.
Tutor: Charlotte Grierson
Times: 10am-4.30pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZA hands-on workshop exploring the potential of dye plants grown in the dye garden, and foraged locally.
Time: 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Cost: £120
Venue: Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling, East Sussex, BN6 8SPSee website for further details.
Venue: Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Devon EX15 3EECheck the website for details.
Venue: Magna, Magna Way, Templeborough, S60 1FDCheck website for further details.
Venue: Dilham, NorfolkThe 6th International Braiding Conference will take place in Cleveland, Ohio, with workshops, talks and other activities.
See website for further information.
Website: https://amksoc.org/featured-home/braids-2025/During 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 6ETA social event that gives the opportunity to buy fleece from local suppliers.
Further details from secretary@somersetguildwsd.org.uk
Venue: Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall TA3 6SGA six-day beginners’ course (14th, 15th, 16th & 20th, 21st, 22nd June) based on practical learning and taught by experienced handweavers.
Cost: £350.
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, 8 Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes TQ9 7DYSee website for further info.
Venue: J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FPDesigned for intermediate-level weavers, the session will explore a variety of doublecloth techniques.
Tutor: Charlotte Grierson
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZA residential tapestry weaving holiday (4 days tuition). For more information and booking see Gartmore House website.
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
https://www.fionahutchison.co.uk/workshops/
Venue: Gartmore Estate, Stirling, FK8 3RSAn exhibition by members of the Ten Plus Textiles group.
Times: 10am – 4pm Wednesday – Saturday (and the last Sunday of the month 11.30am – 4pm)
Free admission
Venue: The Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6TJWeave a small tapestry taking inspiration from current exhibitions at the Mill – the small format tapestries in Verve and the abstract approaches shown in Assemblage – and explore how similar approaches might be used. Suitable for beginners and beyond.
Tutor: Anna Weatherell
Time: 10am – 4pm.
Cost: £65 plus £5 for materials.
Venue: Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWWeek 1 of the New Designers show offers a showcase for recent fashion and textiles graduates, and emerging designers, from across the UK.
Venue: Business Design Centre, 52 Upper St, London N1 0QHDates have been announced for the seventh edition of the National Festival of Making. Check website for updates.
Venue: Blackburn, LancashireAdd interest to simple 4 shaft weaving using colour and texture in Ms &Os weave structure.
Tutor: Mairi Gillies – Textile Designer
Cost: £360
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, 8 Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes TQ9 7DYA week-long residential course in botanical printing and natural dyeing on paper, cellulose fibre and leather, including indigo dyeing, in the South West of France.
Tutor: Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw
Cost: £1,500
Venue: Montbrun Bocage, near Toulouse, FranceFleece and fibre day.
Venue: America Hall, de la Rue Way, Pinhoe, Exeter EX4 8PXWorking on pre-set looms with varied warps and threadings to experiment with lace and gauze structures, from simple to more complex patterns. Suitable for all skill levels.
Tutor: Charlotte Grierson
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZA 3 week part-time course for complete beginners or those with some experience who are keen to develop their weaving skills on a traditional loom.
Tutor: Agnis Smallwood
Times: 10am – 4pm on Friday 27th June, Friday 4th July and Friday 18th July.
Cost: £295 plus materials.
Venue: Twisting Gallery Studios, Sunny Bank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ.A masterclass in the art-based Theo Moorman technique, an inlay weaving technique that allows free-flowing images and shapes to be created.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £120
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZDuring 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: Redborne School, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, MK45 2NUAn exhibition of work by contemporary artists: Anurita Chandola, Mona Craven, Rachel Fallon, Sarah-Joy Ford, Enam Gbewonyo, Shelly Goldsmith, Pippa Hetherington, Kani Kamil, Sabine Kaner, Alice Kettle, Reiko Koga, Phillipa Lawrence, Lise Bjorne Linnert, Susie MacMurray, Alice Maher, Suzumi Noda, Jane Poulton, Margaret Nicholson, Paula Reason, Erin M Riley, Lasmin Salmon, Amneh Shaikh-Farooqui, Ellen Sharples, Kari Steihaug, Maryam Wahid, Audrey Walker.
Curated by Professor Alice Kettle, with Professor Lesley Millar MBE.
Venue: RWA, Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1PX.See website for further details.
Venue: Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 5HPSee website for more details.
Venue: Hulme Hall, 23 Bolton Rd, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5DHSee website for further details.
Venue: Various locations in and around SedberghDuring 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 6ETA celebration of 50 years of the Stratford-upon-Avon Guild of Weavers Spinners and Dyers, linking metaphors and the language of Shakespeare to explore textiles.
Venue: Shakespeare’s Schoolroom and Guildhall, 17 Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HBSee website for futher information.
Venue: Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, RG14 7PNAn exhibition demonstrating the variety and dynamic range of inventive and expressive work emerging from the artist-led organisation, The 62 Group of
Textile Artists, responding to the brief to work at a limited scale.
In partnership with Birmingham City University, this event brings an AVL Studio Dobby loom into the gallery to enable weavers and artists to experiment with materials and structures, combining the tradition of hand weaving with computer-aided design, in the context of an exhibition that considers the expanded role of textiles in contemporary art.
Times: 11am – 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
Venue: Ikon Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace Birmingham, B1 2HSFor early-stage to intermediate weavers, this session will build understanding of and confidence in using twills creatively.
Time: 10am-4pm
Cost: £280
Venue: Learning Space, Cockpit, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZA residential tapestry weaving holiday (4 days tuition). For more information and booking see Gartmore House website.
Tutor: Fiona Hutchison
https://www.fionahutchison.co.uk/workshops/
Venue: Gartmore Estate, Stirling, FK8 3RSA week-end exhibition and craft demonstrations using natural dyes and fibres, inspired by The Indigo Plot, the dye garden established by artist Elisabeth Viguie Culshaw in the Glasgow Botanic Garden. Activities to include spinning, weaving and dyeing with fresh Indigo and woad.
Time: 11am -4pm
Venue: The Glasgow Botanic Garden, 730 Great Western Rd, Glasgow G12 0UESee website for further details.
Venue: Llandovery, CarmarthenshireAn exhibition of work by members of the Kennet Valley Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers.https://kennet-valley-guild.com
Venue: Gallery 5, West Berkshire Museum, The Wharf, Newbury RG14 5ASIn this workshop a variety of differing shadow weave lifts and techniques will be introduced, and participants will also be encouraged to develop their own shadow weave designs.
Tutor: James Donald
Cost: £360
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, 8 Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes TQ9 7DYThe triennial international handweaving fair and conference organised by the Swedish Weaving Council.
Venue: Monitor ERP Arena, Gavlehovsvägen 13, 806 33 Gävle, SwedenSee Facebook page for further details.
Venue: Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer, IV14 9DLSee website for further information.
Venue: Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UDThis course visually references the Japanese embroidery technique of sashiko stitching, and participants will be led through techniques to achieve fabric that looks stitched rather than woven.
Tutor: James Donald
Cost: £360
Venue: Devon Weavers Workshop, 8 Coombe Park, Ashprington, Totnes TQ9 7DYSuitable for beginners and those with some previous experience. Using traditional plant dyes on animal fibres and a variety of techniques to produce a
reference collection of colours.
Tutor: Judy Hardman
Times: starts 29 September at 6.30pm, finishes 2 October 2at 1.30pm
Cost: Residential £495, non residential £340
Venue: Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth CA13 9SHSuitable for beginners and those with some knowledge. Traditional plants will be used to dye animal fibres to produce a range of colours using a variety of techniques.
Tutor: Judy Hardman
Times: September 29th at 6:30pm to October 2nd at 1:30pm
Cost: Residential: £495, non-residential: £340
Venue: Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SHExplore 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)
The British Tapestry Group 20th anniversary exhibition will be shown at a number of venues from August 2025 and throughout 2026.
Events taking place:
Symposium 17 August 2025
Workshops 18 August 2025
Check website for details.
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, ShetlandSee 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 0DLSee website for further information.
Venue: Alexandra Palace, London N22 7AYCheck website for further details.
Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TFSee website for further details.
Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TFSee website for details.
Venue: The Trades Hall of Glasgow, 85 Glassford St, Glasgow G1 1UHSee website for further details.
Venue: Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Rd, Stafford ST18 0BDSuitable 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 3DZTo celebrate, promote and share academic research and other information on all fibre arts.
Venue: OnlineA 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 8SPDuring 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 British Textile Biennial 2025 explores invention and innovation from the earliest form of shelter – the tent- to space suits, and from plant-based dyes to the first polymers. It looks at the environmental and human costs of the textile industry at the service of fast fashion over the last two centuries and explores possible alternatives.
Venue: Venues across LancashireAn 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 3DZDuring 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 5LAAn 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 5LWThe British Tapestry Group 20th anniversary travelling exhibition will be shown at a number of venues from August 2025 and throughout 2026.
Check website for updates.
Venue: Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LTThe British Tapestry Group 20th anniversary exhibition will be shown at a number of venues from August 2025 and throughout 2026.
Check website for updates.
Venue: Ocean Studios, The Factory Cooperage Royal William, Plymouth PL1 3RPThe 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 INFHow 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 shown at a number of venues from August 2025 and throughout 2026.
Check website for updates.
Venue: Morley Gallery, 61 Westminster Bridge Rd, SE1 7HTSee 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