Diary

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.

Current and Future Events

Current events

Until 09 May 2025

Bradford 2025 – Bradford & District Guild

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 1AY 
Website: https://bradfordguildwsd.org.uk/bd25
Until 10 May 2025

Triennial Exhibition – Threaded Together

A 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
Website: https://www.dgguildswd.org
Until 11 May 2025

Shirley Craven

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 6ER
Website: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/currentexhibitions/
Until 24 May 2025

Slow Colour

Artists 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 3205
Website: https://www.austapestry.com.au/content/slow-colour
Until 31 May 2025

Tangled Galashiels Fibre Festival

See website for further details.

Venue: Various venues in Galashiels.
Website: https://www.tangledgalashiels.com
Until 01 Jun 2025

Farfield Mill Textile Competition Exhibition

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 5LW
Website: http://www.farfieldmill.org
Until 05 Jun 2025

Liminal Spaces / Transitions

Join 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 1HN
Website: https://www.edlc.co.uk/venues/auld-kirk-museum/
Until 08 Jun 2025

Hag. Knowledge, Power & Alchemy Through Craft

Celebrating 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, Dunfermline
Website: https://www.fcac.co.uk/event
Until 22 Jun 2025

Tadek Beutlich: On and Off the Loom

From 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 8SP
Website: https://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/event/tadek-beutlich-on-and-off-the-loom/
Until 13 Jul 2025

Verve – Tapestry Touring International

Tapestry 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 5LW
Website: http://www.farfieldmill.org/whats-on/exhibitions/
Until 07 Sep 2025

Textiles: The Art of Mankind

An 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 3XF
Website: https://fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitionsdisplays/art-of-mankind/
Until 30 Sep 2025

Tapestry: Introduction to Studio Practice

Now 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 5AY
Website: http://www.fionahutchison.co.uk/workshops/
Until 30 Sep 2025

From Seeds to Blue: an online course about growing and using indigo

A 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/
Until 31 Oct 2025

A Colourful Walk: two day sustainable natural dyeing course

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 6NG
Website: https://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2025/01/19/a-colourful-walk-mini-residency-in-natural-sustainable-dying/
Until 15 Nov 2025

Haptic & Hue- podcast

A 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/
Until 23 Mar 2026

Ply Splitting in Three Dimensions

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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
Until 08 Apr 2026

The Loom Shed weave study group

A 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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
Until 27 Apr 2026

Tapestry Weaving with Bridget Lane

A 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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
Until 26 May 2026

All Hands On: Basketry

Highlighting 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 Berlin
Website: https://www.smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/all-hands-on-basketry/

Future events

04 - 07 May 2025

Designing with colour for weaving

Gain 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 0QZ
Website: https://www.westdean.ac.uk/short-courses/s3d35810-designing-with-colour-for-weaving
05 - 08 May 2025

Get weaving!

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: May 5th at 6:30pm to May 8th at 1:30pm

Cost: Residential: £485, non-residential: £310 (yarns £15 available to purchase from
tutor)

Venue: Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH
Website: https://highamhall.com/courses/list/?tribe-bar-search=Weaving
11 May 2025

Spring Colour in Woven Tapestry – Anna Wetherell

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 5LW
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org/whats-on/workshops/
10 - 12 May 2025

A Weekend of Colour

Led 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 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
15 May 2025

London Craft Week – Scottish craft

A 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 2RX
Website: https://londoncraftweek.com
13 - 16 May 2025

Free Warp Tapestry – exploring the fibre art techniques of Tadek Beutlich 

An 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 8SP
Website: https://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/events/category/workshops/adults/
13 - 17 May 2025

Ceredigion Guild: 50 years and still going strong

A travelling exhibition to mark the Guild’s anniversary, showcasing members skills which they will be demonstrating at venues.
Further venues to be confirmed; check website for details.
Venue: National Wool Museum, Dre-Fach Felindre, Felindre, Llandysul SA44 5UP
Website: https://www.wsdceredigion.org.uk
17 - 18 May 2025

The Big Flock

See website for details.

Venue: UWE Bristol Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bristol BS34 8QZ
Website: https://www.thebigflock.com/
17 - 18 May 2025

Buxton Wool Gathering

See website for further information.

Venue: Buxton Pavilion Gardens, St. John’s Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6BE
Website: http://buxtonwool.co.uk/
24 May 2025

Yarnies at the Flaxmill

An 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 2SZ
Website: https://www.bijoux-events.co.uk.
24 May 2025

Weaving in a Day

For 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 5UJ
Website: https://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
24 - 25 May 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
03 - 04 Jun 2025

Charlotte Grierson- Supplementary Weaves

Focussing 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.com
07 Jun 2025

Natural Dyeing and Foraging for Dye Plants  

A 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 8SP
Website: https://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/events/category/workshops/adults/
07 - 08 Jun 2025

The Great British Fibre Festival

See website for further details.

Venue: Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Devon EX15 3EE
Website: https://www.thegreatbritishfibrefestival.co.uk/
07 - 08 Jun 2025

The Wool Monty

Check the website for details.

Venue: Magna, Magna Way, Templeborough, S60 1FD
Website: http://thewoolmonty.co.uk/
14 - 15 Jun 2025

Worstead Guild Woolly Weekend

Check website for further details.

Venue: Dilham, Norfolk
Website: http://www.worsteadweavers.org.uk/woolly-weekend
11 - 15 Jun 2025

Ceredigion Guild: 50 years and still going strong

A travelling exhibition to mark the Guild’s anniversary, showcasing members skills which they will be demonstrating at the venue.
Don’t miss sheep shearing day on the June 14th!
Further venues to be confirmed; check website for details.
Venue: National Trust Llanerchaeron, Ciliau Aeron, near Aberaeron, Ceredigion, SA48 8DG
Website: https://www.wsdceredigion.org.uk
15 - 21 Jun 2025

Braids 2025 – Rockin’ Braids and Bands

The 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/
21 Jun 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
21 Jun 2025

Somerset Guild Annual Fleece Fair

A 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 6SG
Website: http://http://www.somersetguildwsd.org.uk/
14 - 22 Jun 2025

Devon Weavers Workshop – Beginners’ course

A 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 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
21 - 22 Jun 2025

Cumbrian Wool Gathering

See website for further info.

Venue: J36 Rural Auction Centre, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FP
Website: http://cumbrianwoolgathering.co.uk
24 - 25 Jun 2025

Exploring Doublecloth

Designed 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
22 - 27 Jun 2025

Introduction to tapestry weaving

A 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 3RS
Website: http://www.gartmorehouse.com/craft-courses/tapestry-weaving-classes-near-me-uk/
15 May 2025 - 28 Jun 2025

Ten Plus Textiles – Now And Then

An 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 6TJ
Website: https://www.tenplustextiles.org
28 Jun 2025

Small and Abstract Tapestry Weaving – Anna Wetherell

Weave 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 5LW
Website: https://www.farfieldmill.org/whats-on/workshops/
02 - 05 Jul 2025

New Designers: Fashion and textiles

Week 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 0QH
Website: http://www.newdesigners.com
05 - 06 Jul 2025

The National Festival of Making

Dates have been announced for the seventh edition of the National Festival of Making. Check website for updates.

Venue: Blackburn, Lancashire
Website: https://festivalofmaking.co.uk/news/2025-festival-dates-released/
05 - 07 Jul 2025

Colour, Texture and Ms and Os

Add 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 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
02 - 09 Jul 2025

The French Retreat

A 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, France
Website: https://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2024/09/17/the-french-retreat-2025-is-live/ 
12 Jul 2025

Devon Guild Fleece and Fibre Day

Fleece and fibre day.

Venue: America Hall, de la Rue Way, Pinhoe, Exeter EX4 8PX
Website: http://www.devonguildwsd.org.uk/
15 - 16 Jul 2025

Lace & Gauze Weaves

Working 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
27 Jun 2025 - 18 Jul 2025

Beginners’ Weaving Course

A 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.
Website: http://www.sunnybankmills.co.uk
26 Jul 2025

Theo Moorman Technique

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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
26 - 27 Jul 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
26 - 27 Jul 2025

Summer Wool Festival

See website for details.

Venue: Redborne School, Flitwick Road, Ampthill, MK45 2NU
Website: https://summerwoolfestival.co.uk/
17 May 2025 - 10 Aug 2025

Soft Power: lives told through textile art

An 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.
Website: https://www.rwa.org.uk/products/soft-power
09 - 10 Aug 2025

North East Wool Show

See website for further details.

Venue: Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 5HP
Website: https://www.northeastwoolshow.co.uk/
16 Aug 2025

Popup Wool Show

See website for more details.

Venue: Hulme Hall, 23 Bolton Rd, Port Sunlight, Wirral, CH62 5DH
Website: https://www.coastal-colours.co.uk/pop-up
23 Aug 2025

Sedbergh Sheepfest

See website for further details.

Venue: Various locations in and around Sedbergh
Website: http://sheepfest.co.uk/
30 - 31 Aug 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
02 - 31 Aug 2025

How Shakespeare Spun a Yarn

A 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 6HB
Website: https://www.shakespearesschoolroom.org
30 - 31 Aug 2025

Southern Wool Show

See website for futher information.

Venue: Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, RG14 7PN
Website: http://www.southernwoolshow.co.uk
07 May 2025 - 07 Sep 2025

Joy In The Detail

An 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.

Venue: Crafts Study Centre, University for the Creative Arts, Falkner Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7DS
Website: https://www.csc.uca.ac.uk
25 Jun 2025 - 07 Sep 2025

Thread the Loom

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 2HS
Website: https://www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/thread-the-loom
16 - 17 Sep 2025

Twills in depth

For 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
14 - 19 Sep 2025

Introduction to tapestry weaving

A 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 3RS
Website: http://www.gartmorehouse.com/craft-courses/tapestry-weaving-classes-near-me-uk/
20 - 21 Sep 2025

Feeling Blue 2025

A 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 0UE
Website: https://thelansdownehouseofstencils.com/2025/01/19/feeling-blue-2025-save-the-date/
20 - 21 Sep 2025

Llandovery Sheep Festival

See website for further details.

Venue: Llandovery, Carmarthenshire
Website: http://llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk
03 - 21 Sep 2025

A Canopy of Trees

An 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 5AS
Website: https://www.kennet-valley-guild.com/exhibition-2025
20 - 22 Sep 2025

Shadow Weave

In 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 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
25 - 27 Sep 2025

VÄV2025

The triennial international handweaving fair and conference organised by the Swedish Weaving Council.

Venue: Monitor ERP Arena, Gavlehovsvägen 13, 806 33 Gävle, Sweden
Website: https://www.svenskavav.com/
27 Sep 2025

Highland Wool Fest

See Facebook page for further details.

Venue: Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer, IV14 9DL
Website: https://www.facebook.com/people/Highland-Wool-Fest/61555669527527/
27 - 28 Sep 2025

Yarndale

See website for further information.

Venue: Skipton Auction Mart, Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1UD
Website: http://yarndale.co.uk
19 Aug 2025 - 28 Sep 2025

Ceredigion Guild: 50 years and still going strong

A travelling exhibition to mark the Guild’s anniversary, showcasing members skills.  Demonstrations by Guild members and sale of work.
Further venues to be confirmed; check website for details.
Venue: The Welsh Quilt Centre, Town Hall, High St, Lampeter SA48 7BB
Website: https://www.wsdceredigion.org.uk
27 - 29 Sep 2025

Woven Sashiko

This 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 7DY
Website: http://www.devonweaversworkshop.org
29 Sep 2025 - 02 Oct 2025

Introduction to Natural Dyeing

Suitable 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 9SH
Website: https://www.highamhall.com
29 Sep 2025 - 02 Oct 2025

Introduction To Natural Dyeing

Suitable 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 9SH
Website: https://highamhall.com/course/introduction-to-natural-dyeing/
30 Sep 2025 - 03 Oct 2025

Get weaving!

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)

Venue: Higham Hall College, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9SH
Website: https://highamhall.com/courses/list/?tribe-bar-search=Weaving
16 Aug 2025 - 04 Oct 2025

Picking up the Thread: the Past, Present and Future of Tapestry

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 1JQ
Website: https://www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk/exhibitions-page/20th-anniversary/
28 Sep 2025 - 04 Oct 2025

Shetland Wool Week – Together through makkin

Shetland 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
Website: http://www.shetlandwoolweek.com
04 - 05 Oct 2025

Cotswold Wool Weekend

See website for more details.

Venue: The Corn Hall, 26 Market Pl, Cirencester GL7 2NY
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/cotswoldwoolweekend
07 - 08 Oct 2025

Weaving in Blocks

How 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
07 - 10 Oct 2025

Dyes in History and Archaeology 2025

An 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, Canada
Website: https://www.dyesinhistoryandarchaeology.com/next-meeting.php
11 Oct 2025

Dumfries & Galloway Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers – annual gathering

An 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 0DL
Website: https://www.dgguildswd.org
09 - 12 Oct 2025

The Knitting & Stitching Show – London

See website for further information.

Venue: Alexandra Palace, London N22 7AY
Website: http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com
18 - 19 Oct 2025

Fall into Textiles East Fair

Check website for further details.

Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TF
Website: https://textileseastfair.wordpress.com/
18 - 19 Oct 2025

(Fall into) Textiles East Fair

See website for further details.

Venue: Rowley Mile Racecourse, Cambridge Road, Newmarket, CB8 0TF
Website: https://textileseastfair.wordpress.com/
17 - 19 Oct 2025

The Glasgow School of Yarn

See website for details.

Venue: The Trades Hall of Glasgow, 85 Glassford St, Glasgow G1 1UH
Website: https://www.glasgowschoolofyarn.co.uk/
18 - 19 Oct 2025

Stafford Wool Gathering

See website for further details.

Venue: Staffordshire County Showground, Weston Rd, Stafford ST18 0BD
Website: https://staffordwoolgathering.co.uk/
21 - 22 Oct 2025

Creating Textures on 8 Shafts

Suitable 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
20 - 22 Oct 2025

30th Annual Weaving History Conference

To celebrate, promote and share academic research and other information on all fibre arts.

Venue: Online
Website: https://tiartscenter.org/weaving-history-conference/
17 May 2025 - 25 Oct 2025

The Ditchling Natural Dyeing Course 2025

A 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 8SP
Website: https://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/
25 - 26 Oct 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
02 Oct 2025 - 02 Nov 2025

British Textile Biennial 2025

The 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 Lancashire
Website: http://britishtextilebiennial.co.uk
31 Oct 2025 - 02 Nov 2025

Nature’s Fabric

An 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 9QA
Website: https://www.petertavywsdguild.org.uk
03 - 07 Nov 2025

Margo Selby Studio – 5 day Creative Weaving Workshop

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 3SN
Website: http://www.margoselby.com
08 - 09 Nov 2025

Yorkshire Yarn Festival

See website for further details.

Venue: Sandburn Hall, Flaxton, York, YO60 7RB
Website: https://www.yorkshireyarnfest.com
11 Nov 2025

Reading and Understanding Drafts

A 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
10 - 14 Nov 2025

Margo Selby Studio – 5 day Creative Weaving Workshop

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 3SN
Website: http://www.margoselby.com
13 - 16 Nov 2025

The Knitting & Stitching Show – NI

See website for further information.

Venue: Eikon Exhibition Centre, Balmoral Park, Halftown Rd, Lisburn BT27 5RF
Website: http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com
18 Nov 2025

Analysing and Designing with Drafts

For 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 3DZ
Website: https://charlottegrierson.co.uk
22 - 23 Nov 2025

James Donald: Weekend weave workshop

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 6ET
Website: http://www.pickone.co.uk
20 - 23 Nov 2025

The Knitting & Stitching Show – Harrogate

See website for further information.

Venue: Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA
Website: http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com
17 Sep 2025 - 21 Dec 2025

British Tapestry Group – Tapestry of the North: Our Textile Heritage

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 5LW
Website: http://www.farfieldmill.org/whats-on/exhibitions/
18 Nov 2025 - 14 Feb 2026

Picking up the Thread: the Past, Present and Future of Tapestry

The 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 1LT
Website: https://www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk/exhibitions-page/20th-anniversary/
02 - 18 Mar 2026

Picking up the Thread: the Past, Present and Future of Tapestry

The 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 3RP
Website: https://www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk/exhibitions-page/20th-anniversary/
18 Oct 2025 - 03 May 2026

18th International Triennial of Tapestry

The theme of the Triennial’s 18th edition is ‘Deconstruction/Reconstruction’.

Venue: Lodz, Poland
Website: https://cmwl.pl/public/informacje/18-miedzynarodowe-triennale-tkaniny,424
18 May 2025 - 18 May 2026

An Introduction to Spinning Fancy Yarns

An 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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
05 Jul 2025 - 05 Jul 2026

Transforming Nettles into Yarn

How 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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
09 Jul 2025 - 12 Jul 2026

Learn to Weave – 4 day intensive

A 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 INF
Website: http://theloomshed.com
13 - 16 Jul 2026

Picking up the Thread: the Past, Present and Future of Tapestry

The 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 7HT
Website: https://www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk/exhibitions-page/20th-anniversary/
16 Aug 2025 - 26 Jul 2026

The British Tapestry Group 20th Anniversary Exhibition

The BTG 20th Anniversary Exhibition will be showing at venues across Scotland and England including Gracefield Arts Centre in Dumfries, Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Ocean Studios in Plymouth and the Morley Gallery in London.
Check website for updates.
Venue: Various
Website: https://www.thebritishtapestrygroup.co.uk/exhibitions-page/20th-anniversary/
14 - 15 Nov 2026

Christmas Wool Show

See website for further details.

Venue: National Conference Centre, Coventry Road, Solihull, B92 0EJ
Website: https://www.christmaswoolshow.co.uk/
23 Sep 2026 - 17 Jan 2027

World of Threads Festival

An 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
Website: http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/