What's On

What's On is a listing of UK and international embroidery and textiles exhibitions and events, organised in date order. You can work your way down the list or, if you are interested in a particular month, you can jump directly to it. While we try our best to ensure accuracy in the listing, please do check dates and times before travelling.

Venues may change exhibition dates and opening times at short notice, or may charge for admission. We recommend that you contact the venue before making a special journey.

Events Already Started

Call for entries
The DHM Digital Gallery invites designers working in fibre to participate in The Art of Applied Design, an international juried competition. All submitted works must be functional objects commonly used within interior spaces. Online exhibit from 15 Sept - 1 Dec 2010. Prospectus and entry form from ches.okstate.edu/dhm/gallery. Deadline: 15 July 2010.

The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath BA1 2QH
Vionnet at the Fashion Museum
Ongoing. 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 01225 477173, www.museumofcostume.co.uk.

Llangollen - venue to be confirmed
Quiltfest 2010
Featuring Effie Galletly with her latest exhibition 'A Sense of Place', Liesbeth Williams, C&G Gold Medal winner and Contemporary Quilt with selection from 'Breakthrough'.
Until 26 February 2010: Mon - Fri only, 10am - 4pm. Free admission and on site parking. There will also be two Sunday openings: 7 February (in conjunction with Antiques Fair) and 14 February for the Quiltfest Trading Bazaar. Details from 01978 852856, www.quiltfest.org.uk.

ULITA, University of Leeds International Textiles Archive, St.Wilfred's Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, Moorland Road Leeds LS2 9JT
75 Years of Stitching in Yorkshire
Celebrating the establishment of the Embroiderers' Guild Yorkshire Branch at Leeds 1934-2009
Until 26 February 2010: Tues - Fri 09:30 - 16:30 (occasional lunchtime closing). Details from ulita.leeds.ac.uk.

ULITA, University of Leeds International Textiles Archive, St.Wilfred's Chapel, Maurice Keyworth Building, Moorland Road Leeds LS2 9JT
Natural Fibres: A World Heritage
A celebration of the International Year of Natural Fibres
Until 26 February 2010: Tues - Fri 09:30 - 16:30 (occasional lunchtime closing). Details from ulita.leeds.ac.uk.

Bluecoat Display Centre, College Lane Entrance, Liverpool L1 3BZ
Birds of a Feather
Featuring Louise Gardiner. Louise will give a public talk 'In Stitches' on Thursday 25 February, contact Bluecoat Display Centre to book tickets.
Until 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 17.30, Sun 12 - 17. Details from 0151 7094014, www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com, www.lougardiner.co.uk.

Brighton Friends' Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF
The Quaker Tapestry
Until 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 4.30. Free. Details from 01539 722975.

PM Gallery & Pitzhanger Manor, Walpole Park, Mattock Lane, Ealing, London, W5 5EQ
Beware of Embroidery
Kate Pelen, Louise Riley, Tilleke Schwarz, Laura Splan, Tamar Stone
Until 27 February 2010: Tues - Fri 1 - 5pm, Sat 11am - 5pm. Free admission. Details from 020 8567 1227, www.ealing.gov.uk/pmgalleryandhouse.

The Voirrey Embroidery Centre, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage, Wirral CH63 6JA
Love Letters, Frayed Edge
Until 27 February 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 5. Details from 0151 342 3514.

Harvey Nichols, Bristol
Button Phobia
Penny Leaver Green
Until 28 February 2010. Details from www.pennyleavergreen.co.uk.

The Horniman Museum, 100 London Rd, Forest Hill, London SE23 3PQ
Fabric of a Nation: Textiles and Identity in Modern Ghana
Until 28 February 2010: Mon - Sun 10.30 - 5.30. Details from 020 8699 1872.

TRC Gallery, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands
OYA: Turkish lace
Small exhibition displaying needle made lace, tatting, crochet, hairpin lace, as well as beads, used to decorate women's headscarves from Turkey.
Until 28 February 2010. Details from www.trc-leiden.nl.

Mission Gallery Gloucester Place,Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 1TY
Rozanne Hawksley: Offerings
Until 6 March 2010: Mon - Sun 11-17. Details from 01792 652016.

Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax HX3 6HG
New Grounds
Dionne Swift
Until 7 March 2010: Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 4. Details from 01422 352334.

Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 6DG
Eva Hesse: Studiowork
Until 7 March 2010: Tues - Sun 10 - 6, Wed 10 - 9. Details from 020 7472 5500.

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Behind the Seams
A focus on eight major UK fashion and textile employers, researched and presented by Skillfast UK, including Jasper Conran, Mulberry, Trickers (shoes), English Eccentrics, Henry Poole (Savile Row), A W Hainsworths
(textiles), Bower Roebuck (textiles) and Johnsons Cashmere.
Until 7 March 2010: 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Crafts Study Centre, Falkner Rd, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7D
Alice Kettle
Allegory. Artist's talk: 25 November 2009: £5.
Until 13 March 2010. Details from 01252 891450.

The Studios, Art Van Go, 1 Stevenage Road, Knebworth SG3 6AN
Hot Needles Cool Stitches - Knitting, Felting, Stitching
Until 13 March 2010. Details from 01438 814946.

Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria LA23 3JT
Aspects of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Including some rare embroidery samples
Until 14 March 2010: 10.30am - 5.00pm (4pm Nov - Mar). Admission charges. Details from 015394 46139, www.blackwell.org.uk.

The Shipley Art Gallery, Prince Consort Rd, Gateshead NE8 4JB
Knitted Lives
Until 14 March 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 2 - 5. Details from 0191 477 1495.

Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre, St Davids Road, Cwmbran, NP44 1PD
Ffibr: Form & Fusion
Contemporary Fibre Art from Wales
Until 16 March 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5. Details from 01633 483321.

Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Bita Ghezelayagh: Namad: A Persian Journey in Felt
Until 20 March 2010: Tue - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01904 613 242.

Quilt Museum & Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
The Celtic Fringe: Wholecloths of Wales and Scotland
Until 20 March 2010: Tue - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01904 613 242.

Harley Gallery,Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW
Follow A Thread: Six Contemporary Responses to the Art of Tapestry
Until 21 March 2010: 10 - 5 daily. Details from 01909 501 700.

IC: Innovative Craft, Dovecot, 10 Infirmary St, Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution
Including Rebecca Earley, Matthew Harris, Sue Lawty, Heidrun Schimmel
Until 22 March 2010: Tues - Sat 11 - 5. Details from 0131 550 3664.

Grantham Museum, St Peters Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire NG31 6PY
Renew, Regenerate, Reinvent
By Textile Lincs
Until 26 March 2010. Details from 01476 568783.

The Courtyard, 20 - 21 Visual Arts Centre, St John's Church, Church Square, Scunthorpe DN15 6TB
Lack
Susan Bowman
Until 27 March 2010. Details from 01724 297070, susanbowman.co.uk.

Ruthin Library Gallery Record Street, Ruthin LL15 1DS
Journeys Fibre Art Wales
Until 27 March 2010: Mon - Fri 9.30 - 5.30, Sat 9.30 - 12.30. Details from 01824 705274.

Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond Street, Glasgow G1 1XU
Japanese Sashiko Textiles
Exhibition
Until 11 April 2010: open Mon - Fri 10 - 5, Sat 12 - 5, Sun closed. Admission free. Details from 0141 548 2558, www.collinsgallery.strath.ac.uk

The Hub, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford NG34 7TW
Cultex: Textile as a Cross Cultural Language
Until 18 April 2010: 10 - 5. Details from 01529 308710.

Pickfords House Museum of Georgian Life and Historic Costume, 41 Friar Gate, Derby
Through the Eye of the Needle
Exhibition of work by Members of the Derbyshire Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild
Until 18 April 2010: open Mon 11 - 5, Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun (and Monday 5 April) 1 - 4. Details from 01332 255363, www.derby.gov.uk/museum

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd Manchester M15 6ER
Walls are Talking: Wallpaper, Art & Culture
Until 3 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 12 - 4. Details from 0161 275 7450.

Hove Museum and Art Gallery, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB
Precious: Reclaiming Art and Craft
Until 23 May 2010: Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 5. Details from 03000 290900.

The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Rd Manchester M15 6ER
The Manchester Indian: Thomas Wardle and India
Until 1 July 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 12 - 4. Details from 0161 275 7450.

Colchester Castle, Colchester
The Medieval Mind: Part 1
Art Treasures from East Anglia
Until 3 July 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm. Sun 11am - 5pm. Free, after normal castle admission charge. Details from 01206 282939, www.colchestermuseums.org.uk.

Croft Castle & Parkland, nr Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 9PW
Tell it to the Trees
Including Brass Art, Mariele Neudecker, Philippa Lawrence and Clare Woods, Laura Ford
and Juneau.
Until 15 September 2010. Details from 01584 891659.

Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Market Square, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2PP
Embellished: the Art of Fabulous Fabrics
Some of the finest examples of embroidery, printing and weaving in the Harris Museum & Art Gallery costume & textile collection
Until November 2010: Mon & Wed - Sat 10.00am - 5.00pm, Tues 11.00am - 5.00pm, closed Bank Holidays. Details from 01772 258248, www.harrismuseum.org.uk.

The Courtauld Art Institute, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN
Exhibitionism: The Art of Display
East Wing Nine Collection
Until July 2011: open one weekend a month. Details from www.eastwingnine.co.uk.

Starting February 2010

The Guild, 16 Hughes Street, Mile End, South Australia, Australia
Threads of Life
Exhibition of work by members of the Embroiderers' Guild of South Australia, with daily demonstrations. Items from The Guild Museum Collection will also be exhibited.
26 February - 13 March 2010: open daily 10 - 4, except Thurs 10 - 8. Admission charge. Details from www.embguildsa.org.au.

The Studios, Art Van Go, 1 Stevenage Road, Knebworth, SG3 6AN
Hot Needles - Cool Stitches - Knitting, Felting, Stitching
27 February - 13 March 2010: Tues - Fri 10.30 - 4, Sat 10 - 2. Details from 01438 814946.

Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF
Jenni Cadman: Members Showcase
Stitched textiles documenting a journey through the landscape of a Dorset deer park
27 February - 29 March 2010. Open daily: 10 - 5.30. Details from 01626 832223, www.crafts.org.uk.

Starting March 2010 or later

Arthouse Gallery, Oad Street Centre, Nr. Borden, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8LB
Textile Exhibition
Showcasing 11 textile artists: Cas Holmes, Nicola deCruz, Bev Harris, Angela Lenman, Caroline Hoy, Sharon Baden, Sue Pritchett, Anita Soloman, Jane Shepherd, Alison Yule and Carol Naylor
March - May 2010: 9.30 - 5.30 daily. Admission free. Details from 01795 842244, www.arthousegallery-kent.co.uk.

The Voirrey Embroidery Centre, Brimstage Hall, Brimstage, Wirral CH63 6JA
Elemental
Nine Lives
2 March -11 April 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 5. Details from 0151 342 3514.

SECC, Glasgow
Hobby Crafts
4 - 7 March 2010. Details from 01425 277988.

The Chapel Row Gallery, 6 Chapel Row, Bath BA1 1HN
Talk to Me
Ellen Bell
5 - 10 March 2010. Details from 01225 480114.

The Allen Gallery, 10 - 12 Church St, Alton GU34 2BW
Inspired Textures
The Textile Workshop
6 - 27 March 2010: Tues - Sat 10 - 5. Details from 01730 827253.

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Land Marks
An exhibition of textiles by Lynne Stein, acknowledging the human connection with land, landscape and topography, using constructed and transformed surfaces from reclaimed and recycled materials.
6 March - 25 April 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Jen Jones Quilt Centre, The Old Town Hall, High St, Lampeter SA48 7BH
Unsung Heritage: The Quilts Of Wales
6 March - December 2010: Tues - Sat 11 - 4.30. Details from 01570 422088.

Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester, M14 6HE
Antique Textile Fair
Ethnic, Oriental, English and European Textiles and Dress from the 18C to 1980, plus accessories, books and ephemera, 100 dealers. Quilter's Guild, Knitting & Crochet Guild, Manchester Embroiderers' Guild, Guild of Weavers and Spinners, British Button Society and Braid Society offer demonstrations, books and advice. Programme of lectures.
7 March 2010: 10-4.30 (trade 8.30). Admission £6 (Trade £10), £4 full time students and snr citizens. Details from www.textilesociety.org.uk.

Handmade Interiors, 10 Cheshire Street, London E2 6EH
IPEK - the Story of Silk
Exhibition at Handmade Interiors (in Association with Handmade in Britain), featuring contemporary British and Turkish designer-makers. The gallery will also feature some antique silk textiles along with their permanent ranges.
11 - 28 March 2010: 11 - 6pm. Details from +44(0)20 7613 5200, +44(0)20 7729 5704, handmade-interiors.co.uk.

Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Wales, SY18 6BY
World Textile Day 2: An Exhibition of Costume, Creativity and Colour.
Exhibition, two lectures and five specialist world textile traders
13 March 2010: 10am - 5pm. Details from 01484 850188, www.africanfabric.co.uk.

Gail Harker Creative Studies Center, 569 Technical Drive, Oak Harbor, Washington 98277, United States
Exhibition
Work by students of Level 4 Experimental Research for Advanced Design, taught by Gail Harker. Work includes wall hangings, 3D items, design boards and sketchbooks featuring innovative and inventive design, personal expression and complex imagery.
13 - 14 March 2010: Sat 11:00am - 5:00pm, Sun 11:00am - 4:00pm. Details from www.gailcreativestudies.com.

Landmark Arts Centre, Ferry Road, Teddington TW11 9NN
Contemporary Textiles Fair
Showcasing more than 70 of the finest textile artists in the UK. Hangable and wearable art including feltmaking, embroidery, handknitwear, designer clothes and more.
13 - 14 March 2010: 10am - 5pm. Details from 020 8977 7558, www.landmarkartscentre.org.

Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax HX3 6HG
Shirley Craven and Hull Traders
13 March - 9 May 2010: Tues - Sat 10 - 5, Sun 1 - 4. Details from 01422 352334.

The Fashion & Textile Museum, 83 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XF
Very Sanderson: 150 Years of English Decoration
19 March - 13 June 2010: Wed - Sun 11 - 6. Details from 020 7407 8664.

Sherborne House, Newland, Sherborne DT9 3JG
A Lifetime of Embroidery
An exhibition of one person's work showing a wide range of styles and techniques from patchwork to goldwork. Short talks will be given daily at 12.00 noon.
20 - 27 March 2010 (closed Mon 22): 10.30 am - 4.30 pm. Donations welcome to support the Trust. Details from 01935 816426.

Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Glastonbury BA6 8DB
Colour and Light Textiles
Alicia Merrett
20 March - 15 May 2010. Details from 01458 831197.

The Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, Kensington, London SW7 2RL
Quilts 1700-2010
20 March - 4 July 2010: 10 - 5.45 daily. Details from 020 7942 2000.

Courtyard Arts, Port Vale, Hertford, SG14 3AA
Eclectic
The first exhibition by the textile group Full Circle. Eclectic is their body of new work in which differences of material, scale, technique and concept are linked by the makers' passion for textiles.
23 March - 3 April 2010. Details from 01992 509596.

Lydiard House, Lydiard Tregoze,Swindon SN5 3PA
Keeping Lydiard in Stitches
Exhibition of textile art by The Great Western Embroiderers, inspired by Lydiard House and Park, from
23 March - 30 April 2010: 11am - 5pm. Admission charges apply. Details from www.greatwesternembroiderers.blogspot.com, or 01793 533268.

North Down Museum, Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Annual Exhibition
Northern Ireland Embroidery Guild
24 March - 11 April 2010. Details from 028 9127 1200.

TRC Gallery, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands
Suns, Palms and Lanterns: Dress and embroidery from the Arab World
Exhibition about the various embroidery techniques and styles used to decorate a range of men and women's garments and accessories from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Oman.
24 March - 31 July 2010. Details from www.trc-leiden.nl.

NEC Birmingham
Fashion & Embroidery Show with Sewing for Pleasure & Hobbycrafts
Ideas, inspiration, fashion shows and all of the supplies you need to buy
25 - 28 March 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.

Godolphin School, Milford Hill, Salisbury, SPI 2RA
Embroiderers' Guild South West Regional Festival
Speakers: Alice Kettle and Ruth Issett. Exhibition and traders.
27 March 2010. Tickets: £23 per person (including cooked lunch and coffee/tea, etc.) from 01722 323110. Details from 01722 743388.

Beverly Art Gallery Champey Road, Beverly, East Riding of Yorkshire HU17 8HE
Fibre Voices
Fibre Art Wales
27 March - 15 May 2010. Details from 01482 392780.

Ropewalk Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery, Maltkiln Road, Barton upon Humber, North Lincs DN18 5JT
New Grounds
Dionne Swift
27 March - 23 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 5, Sun & BHM 10 - 4. Details from 01652 660380.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Inspired by the Past: Traditional Practice and Contemporary Conversations
Shows how historic techniques, style and purpose continue to influence and inspire new textile works
27 March - 3 July 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Breakthrough
Exhibition by Contemporary Quilt
27 March - 3 July 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath BA1 2QH
Photographing Fashion - British Style in the 1960s
27 March - December 2010. 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 01225 477173, www.museumofcostume.co.uk.

Starting April 2010 or later

The Robert Phillips Riverhouse Gallery, Manor Road, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2PF
Colour Ways
Fabrications
1 April - 9 May 2010. Details from www.riverhousebarn.co.uk.

Monkey, Pig and Pie Gallery, Fishing Heritage Centre, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, N E Lincolnshire DN31 1UZ
Sue Stone - Life on the Coast
An exhibition of stitched textiles, with paintings, clothing and ephemera selected from the N E Lincolnshire Museums Service Collection, curated by Sue Stone
1 April - 31 May 2010: open 7 days 10am - 5 pm. Details from 01472 323345, www.womanwithafish.com.

Gate Gallery, 12 Brighowgate, Town Centre, Grimsby DN32 0QX
Sue Stone - Life on the Coast
Stitched textile exhibition
1 April - 31 May 2010: open Thurs - Sat 10 am - 4 pm. Details from 01472 356 188, www.gategallery.co.uk.

The West Barn, Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wilts BA15 1LF
Threading a Line
Beyondthegreen textile artists are holding an exhibition of work
2 - 6 April 2010: 10am - 4pm daily. Admission free. Details from 01666 822607.

Harley Gallery, Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire S80 3LW
Taking Time: Craft and the Slow Revolution
2 April - 6 June 2010: 10 - 5 daily. Details from 01909 501 700.

Gallery 1, Arts Complex, St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh EH8 7TG
Stitched In Edinburgh
Embroiderers' Guild Edinburgh Branch Exhibition
3 - 16 April 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm, late opening till 7pm Thurs. Details from 0131 477 8467, .

Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, NL-2282 BR Rijswijk, The Netherlands
The 62 Group of Textile Artists
Members of the 62 Group (a cooperative of international textile artists with its home base in England) exhibit recent work featuring diverse aspects of fine art incorporating textiles.
3 April - 23 May 2010: Tues - Fri and Sun 2 pm - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon. Details from +31 (0)70 3903617, www.museumryswyk.nl.

Fishing Heritage Centre, Alexandra Dock, Grimsby, NE Lincs DN31 1UZ
Three Centuries of Needlework
A Stitch in Time
3 April - 31 May 2010. Details from 01472 323345.

Sam Scorer Gallery, 5 Drury Lane, Lincoln LN1 3BN
Renew Regenerate Reinvent Textile Lincs
5 - 18 April 2010. Details from 01522 811772.

The New Maynard Gallery, Campus West, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6BX
Spectrum
An exploration of colour by Serendipity Textile Group
9 April - 8 May 2010: gallery is open whenever Campus West is open. Entrance Free. Details from 01707 357155, www.welhat.gov.uk/leisureculture/campuswest.

West Ox Arts Gallery, Town Hall, Market Square, Bampton, Oxfordshire, OX18 2JH
Fabrications
10 April - 3 May 2010: Tues - Sat 10.30 - 12,30, 2 - 4, Sun 2 - 4. Details from 01993 850137.

Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledsbury
Connections
Enigma alumni group
12 - 24 April 2010. Details from 01905 391 238.

King's Hall, Belfast
Stitch & Creative Craft Show
Covers all aspects of quality stitchcraft
15 - 17 April 2010: open Thurs 10 - 8, Fri - Sat 10 - 5. Details from www.sccshows.co.uk, ticket hotline 01822 617744.

Bangor Museum & Art Gallery, Ffordd Gwynedd, Bangor LL57 1DT
Creative Voices
17 April -12 June 2010. Details from 01248 353368.

The Michael Heseltine Gallery, Chenderit School, Archery Road,Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 2QR
The Green Embroiderer
Cherwell Valley Embroiderers' Guild Branch
19 April -7 May 2010. Details from 01608 684133.

The Old House, Station Rd, Knowle B93 0HT
Costume & Textile Auction Bonhams
20 April 2010. Details from 01564 776151.

The Royal Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet.
Stitch & Creative Craft Show
Covers all aspects of quality stitchcraft
22 - 25 April 2010: open 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Details from www.sccshows.co.uk, ticket hotline 01822 617744.

Aintree Exhibition Pavilion, Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS
Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts
Discover all the latest ideas and innovations. Workshops, demonstrations, talks.
23 - 25 April 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.

Catmose Gallery, Vale of Catmose College, Cold Overton Road, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6NU
Kickstart exhibition
East Midlands Region Embroiderers' Guild
23 April -18 May 2010: Tues - Fri 10 - 12.30, 1.30 - 5, Sat 10 - 1. Details from 01572 725904.

Haslemere Museum
Open Day and Exhibition of work by members of Haslemere Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild
Demonstration of quilting and embroidery techniques. Presentation 2 - 2.30pm by Kim Tattersall - 'Prints on leather'. Natures Threads fabrics and threads on sale. Coffee, tea and cakes all day.
24 April 2010: 10am - 4pm. Admission free. All welcome. Details from 01428 683703.

Brockenhurst Village Hall, Highwood Road, SO42 7RY
Brockenhurst Needlework Fiesta
24 - 25 April 2010: open Sat 10 - 5, Sun 10 - 4. Entry £2.50. Free car parking. Close to Brockenhurst railway station. Details from www.brockenhurstvillagehall.info.

Roof Gallery, Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7TW
Visual Thinking - Unpicked
Textile Study Group exhibition, exploring the creative process of 14 textile practitioners who are pioneering in the field of textile practice and education
24 April - 6 June 2010: 10.00 - 17.00 daily. Accessible for all via lift, disabled parking. Details from +44 (0)1529 308710, www.thehubcentre.info, www.textilestudygroup.com.

Bank Gallery, High Street, Chobham, Surrey GU24 8AF
The Alton Estate Project
Phoenix Textile Artists
27 April - 8 May 2010. Details from 01276 858657.

Highcliffe Castle, Rothesay Drive, Highcliffe, Christchurch BH23 4LE
Contemporary Textile Art by Wessex Textile Artists
Part of Dorset Art Weeks. Meet the artists on Wednesday 28 April.
28 April - 6 June 2010: 11am - 4 pm daily. Admission £2.75. Details from 01202 428004.

Penshurst Place, Tonbridge
Weald of Kent Craft Show
1 - 3 May 2010: open 9.30 - 5.30 (Sun 5). Details from www.ichf.co.uk, ticket hotline 01425 277988.

Stroud, Gloucs., various venues
Stroud International Textiles Festival 2010
1 - 21 May 2010. Details from 01453 808076.

Parham House & Gardens, nr Storrington,West Sussex RH20 4HS
Stitches in Time
2 - 3 May 2010: 11 - 5. Details from 01903 742021.

Birdwood House, Totnes, Devon
Cool People
Exhibition of innovative textile work by Textures and Beyond
3 - 8 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm daily. Free admission. Details from 01752 224336.

Court Barn Museum, Church Street, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6JE
Spinning, weaving and dyeing in the north Cotswolds since 1900
Exhibition focusing on Ethel Mairet at Broad Campden, the Kingsley Weavers in Chipping Campden, and Mary Osborne at Stanton, as well as showing contemporary work
8 May - 27 June 2010. Details from 01386 841951, www.courtbarn.org.uk.

Saatchi Gallery, Duke of Yorks HQ, Kings Road London SW3 4SQ
Collect 2010
14 - 17 May 2010. Details from 207 806 2510.

The Greenstede Gallery, Chequer Mead, De La Warr Road, West Sussex, RH19 3BS
New Embroidery Group
This biennial exhibition of new work showcases the diverse approaches of the group's many members.
14 - 25 May 2010: Mon - Sat 10 - 4. Details from 01342 325577, www.newembroiderygroup.net, www.chequermead.org.uk.

Methodist Church, Liverpool Road, Birkdale,Southport PR8 4PD
Quilts in the Spring 2010
Exhibition by Southport Quilters. Refreshments, traders, sales table, demonstrations.
21 - 22 May 2010: Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 10am - 5pm. Admission £1.00. Details from 01704 579368.

Chelford Village Hall, Knutsford Road, Chelford SK10 9AS (on the A537 between Knutsford and Macclesfield)
Rags to Riches
An exciting exhibition of work by members and the Young Embroiderers' Group of Chelford and North Cheshire Embroiderers' Guild, exploring the creative art of recycling. Suppliers selling embroidery threads, art materials, books, fabrics and beads.
22 May 2010: 10am - 4pm. Refreshments available all day. Admission £3 (children free). Details from 01606 871450, www.chelfordstitchers.blogspot.com.

St.Paul's Church, Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincs.
Millennium + 10
Exhibition of embroidery from the last 10 years by members of Scunthorpe and District Branch Embroiderers' Guild. Floral and additional exhibits. On Sat 29 May, the branch will meet in the adjacent church hall; we invite visitors to look, join in and sample stalls and demonstrations.
27 - 30 May 2010: 10am - 4pm, 11am - 4pm Sun. Admission free, refreshments available. Details from 01652 635175.

The Haven, Harcombe, Nr. Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3RN
Jenni Cadman and Jennie Pearson
Dorset Art Weeks. Open studio and exhibition of contemporary stitched textiles inspired by memories, journeys and landscape.
29 May - 13 June 2010: open daily 10 - 6. Details from 01297 442902, www.dorsetvisualarts.org.

Swaledale Museum, Reeth, North Yorkshire DL11 6QT
A Stitch in Time - Samplers from the Dales - Past and Present
An exhibition celebrating the art of the sampler from 1700s to the present day including historic samplers on loan to the Museum and current work produced by members of the Richmond and Leyburn Embroiderers' Guild
29 May - 27 June 2010: open daily 10.30 -5.30. Details from 01748 884118, www.swaledalemuseum.org.

Froyle Textile Group, St Mary's Church, Froyle, Alton, Hampshire
17th and 18th Church Vestments
Embroidered and embellished vestments brought from Italy by Sir Hubert Miller 100 years ago will be on view
5 - 6 June 2010: 2.00 - 5.30 pm. Details from 01420 23294, froylevestmentsgroup.org.uk.

Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey RH15 6AA
Stitch Art Studio 9th annual exhibition
An exhibition of innovative textile art from four award-winning artists in a wide range of styles
7 - 20 June 2010: Mon - Sat 10am - 5.30pm, Sun 11.30am - 5.30pm. Admission free. Restaurants and wine-tasting available too! Details from 01932 243904.

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Trees in the Park
Quilted textiles by Turning Point
12 June - 11 July 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Theatre Severn, Frankwell Quay, Shrewsbury SY3 8FT
Sew Much More
Shropshire Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild exhibition
25 June - 7 August 2010: 10am - 9pm most days, check with Theatre Severn on 01743 281281. Free Admission. Details from 01743 872966, .

The Institute, 67 High Street, Leatherhead, Surrey. KT22 8AH
Exhibition of City & Guilds Patchwork & Quilting Creative Studies
Patchwork and Quilting level 3 Certificate and Diploma, Creative Sketchbooks level 2 Certificate
3 July 2010: 10am - 4pm. Details from 01737 812136.

Red House Museum, Quay Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 13U
Bravo
An exhibition of art bras brought together to celebrate women's achievements and raise money in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer
10 - 18 July 2010: Tues - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sun 2pm - 5pm. Admission to museum free, admission to Bravo exhibition by voluntary
donation to Breakthrough Breast Cancer. (Registered charity no.1062636 in England and Wales, SC039058 in Scotland). Details from 01202 572593,

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Wear It!
Wearable textile art by various artists
10 July - 19 September 2010: 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Sewing in Wartime
10 July - 16 October 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York YO1 7PW
Under African Skies
Curated by Magie Relph
10 July - 16 October 2010: 10 - 4 Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4 Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Containment
Dyed and woven textiles by Norah Ball
17 July - 30 August 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Walsall Museum, Lichfield Street, Walsall WS1 1TR
Movement
The 2010 Lace Guild Triennial Exhibition incorporating the John Bull Trophy Competition
17 July - 25 September 2010: Tues - Fri 10.00 - 15.00, Sat 10.00 - 16.00. Details from 01922 653116.

squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Holiday Snap workshop
Learn popular hand embroidery stitches
21 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.

squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Golden Sands workshop
Traditional goldwork hand embroidery
21 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.

Kennet Valley Hall, Lockeridge Marlborough, Wilts. SN8 4EL
Summer Exhibition and presentation of a wall hanging
Marlborough and District Branch of the Embroiderers' Guild
23 - 25 July 2010: 10am - 4pm daily. Admission £2 adults, £1 children, to include catalogue and refreshments. Ample parking and disabled access. Details from 01793 525517, .

Pendrell Hall College, Codsall Wood, Staffordshire
The Flower Brooch
Annual Residential Weekend workshop of the Smocking Branch (of the Embroiderers' Guild). Tutored by Jill Flower, Embroiderers' Guild Scholar 2009 - 2010. Use salvaged and recycled papers to produce a piece of wearable art; the technique can be expanded for experimentation such as smocking.
23 - 25 July 2010: 5pm Fri - 3pm Sun. Details and booking from 01225 790340, .

squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Water Soluble Play Day
Freehand machine embroidery
28 July 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.

Wycliffe Memorial Methodist Church, Bitteswell Road, Lutterworth LE17 4EZ (opposite Morrisons)
The Splendour of Stitch
Lutterworth Embroiderers' Guild annual exhibition of textiles
10 -14 August 2010: Tues -Thurs 10am - 4pm .Fri 10am - 4pm and 6pm - 9pm, Sat 10am - 4 pm. Details from 01455 202324, 0116 2863832.

squidgystuff, Eccles Farm Needlework Centre, Eccles Lane, Bispham Green, Nr Ormskirk, L40 3SD
Postcards from the Edge workshop
Image transfer /machine embroidery
11 August 2010. Details from 07502162046, www.squidgystuff.co.uk.

Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education, 50 Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NF
A Stitch in Time
Exeter Quilters 2010 exhibition of quilts and wall hangings. Exhibit of antique quilts. Sales table, refreshments, traders stalls, raffle.
26 - 28 August 2010: Thurs, Fri 10am - 5.30pm. Sat 10am - 3pm. Admission £2.00. Details from +44 01884 855548.

Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria LA10 5LW
Allegory
Stitched textiles by Alice Kettle
25 September - 14 November 2010 : 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 015396 21958, www.farfieldmill.org.

Kensington Town Hall, London
Textile Society London Fair
26 September 2010: 10.30am - 4.30pm. Details from www.textilesociety.org.uk.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, England YO1 7PW
Freedom to Stitch: The Emergence of the Embroiderer as Artist
Works from the Embroiderers' Guild Collection
23 October 2010 - 29 January 2011: 10 - 4, Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4, Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

Quilt Museum and Gallery, St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, York, England YO1 7PW
In Memory of Barbara
A Barbara Bailey Commemorative Exhibition
23 October 2010 - 29 January 2011: 10 - 4, Tues - Sat (October - March); 10 - 4, Mon - Sat (April - September). Admission charges apply. Details from 01904 613 242, www.quiltmuseum.org.uk.

Museum Rijswijk, Herenstraat 67, NL-2282 BR Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Carola Pezarro retrospective exhibition
Carola Pezarro has a vast body of work to her name. This exhibition presents for the first time an overview of how textiles form the connecting thread in her work.
20 November 2010 - 2 January 2011: Tues - Fri and Sun 2 pm - 5 pm, Sat 11 am - 5 pm, closed Mon. Details from +31 (0)70 3903617, www.museumryswyk.nl.

The Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bennett St, Bath BA1 2QH
Hats, Shoes, Bags and Dress Clip
December 2010 ongoing. 10.30 - 5 daily. Details from 01225 477173, www.museumofcostume.co.uk.

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