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Here is where you can find us in the next year or so.
The talks are booked by specific groups but you don't need to be a member to attend, as visitors are always welcome for a small contribution.
Please contact us by phone or email if you need any more details.
Bridge of Allan Parish Hall, Keir St, Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire
Sat 22 Jun 2013 10 am - 4.30 pm
Last year was our first WTD in Scotland and it was wonderful - a great venue, lovely customers and lots of home made cakes made by local quilting group The Divas.
The theme for this year's World Textile Day is "The Makers - the People Behind the Cloth" - there will be two talks and as always lots of lovely textiles.
Six well known world textile traders, free admission, and only £2 to sit and enjoy a talk from a speaker with plenty of first hand experience.
In the morning Jim Gaffney will be talking about the many friends we have made over the years who make textiles in Indonesia and Thailand. In the afternoon, Magie Relph will be introducing you to her suppliers in West Africa.
We hope you will enjoy our World Textile Day as much as we do.
Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Fri 28 Jun 2013 to Sat 29 Jun 2013 10 - 6 Friday, 10 - 5 Saturday
A wonderful and much anticipated show for all things woolly and textile. The best fun you're ever going to have in a cattle shed!
Let's hope the weather is better this year.
Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Herefordshire HR8 2LY
Wed 3 Jul 2013 to Thu 4 Jul 2013
We will have a stand at this event - a collection of specialist textile traders from around the country in a beautiful country house setting.
Hellens Manor, Much Marcle, Herefordshire HR8 2LY
Wed 3 Jul 2013 6.00 pm
A talk on Wednesday evening as part of the two day Textile Bazaar with lots of lovely textiles to handle.
The lecture costs £4.50 and more details are from the organisers bailey@baileycurtis.com
Crosfield Hall, Broadwater Road, Romsey, SO51 8GL
Tue 9 Jul 2013 10 am
Fine batik tulis made with hand held cantings, popular cap batik made with big copper stamps, printed "batiks", pictures, sarongs, baby carriers, wedding cloths.
Amazing batik from the island of Java
Brockhampton, Glos
Wed 10 Jul 2013 7.30 pm
We will look at some of the wonderful textiles to be found on the first part of the Silk Route from Khiva in Uzbekistan through deserts and stupendous ancient cities and the mountains and lakes of Kyrgyzstan to the desolate westernmost edges of China.
Silk, weavings, embroideries, ikats and carpets!
Emersons Green Village Hall, near Bristol BS16 7AP
Thu 11 Jul 2013 7.30 pm
Batik - designs made from wax and dyes is found in many countries around the world but in Java the art of batik has been taken to the ultimate level. The passing on of skills from generation to generation - father to son, mother to daughter has meant that techniques and skills become refined and improved, resulting in wonderful textiles.
Come and see some of these beautiful cloths from the collection we have built over the past 30 years.
Trinity St David's College, Carmarthen Campus
Fri 9 Aug 2013 to Sat 10 Aug 2013 From 1 - 6 Friday, 9 - 5 on Saturday
A market of specialist traders to round off the week long biannual Summer School for the Association of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. This event is open to the public too. For anything you need in the weaving, spinning or dyeing line, this is the place. And we will be there with a lovely selection of unique hand made but wearable garments.
More info from their website http://www.wsd.org.uk/ss.htm
Norton Village Hall, Norton near Gloucester GL2 9LJ
Sat 17 Aug 2013 11.30 am
Beautiful hand made textiles are often taken for granted and the people who make them are often woefully under paid for their efforts. But things are changing and many societies which lived outside the cash economy have now become part of the 21st century.
Textiles which were formerly made for love and now made to sell. To keep up the high standards, new ways to support textile workers have to be found - charities, finding new markets and government recognition and support are some.
Take a look at some of our very favourite textiles from all over Asia, and go away thinking after this fascinating talk.
Knutsford Heritage Centre, King St, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6ED
Tue 3 Sep 2013 to Sun 29 Sep 2013 11 am - 4 pm and 2-5pm Sundays
An exhibition celebrating silk right near to the Silk Road in Knutsford.
Open on Tuesday - Saturday from 11am - 4pm and Sundays 2pm - 5pm. Closed on Mondays
for more information, take a look at their website
Mundford Village Hall, Mundford, near Thetford, Norfolk IP26 5DW
Sat 7 Sep 2013 10am - 5pm
This will be our first World Textile Day in England, so we are hoping it goes well.
The theme of this year's World Textile Days are "The People Behind the Cloth" and there will be an exhibition of world textiles and two talks.
Entrance is free and the talks (at 11 am and 2pm) cost just £2 each. Plus there will be home made cakes and refreshments available. What a bargain day out!
More info to be added, but get the date in your diary now
Knutsford Heritage centre, King Street, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6ED
Sat 28 Sep 2013 12 noon
A talk to accompany the Silk Exhibition we are putting on at Knutsford. Come and look at some beautiful silks from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Indonesia, and hear all about how silk is made.
Lots of lovely textiles to handle
Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Powys
Sat 5 Oct 2013 2pm
We will be giving a talk in the afternoon at this event as well as having a stand.
St James's Church, Wollaston, Stourbridge
Sat 19 Oct 2013 10 - 4pm
An Introduction to Batik for beginners or those who have already done some batik. We will work on cotton and use cantings, brushes, copper stamps and all kinds of other tools to make 4 pieces of work which you can take away with you.
Simple and effective techniques to make wonderful batik effects
Tyler's Green Village Hall, Bucks. HP10 8LN
Mon 9 Dec 2013 7.30 pm
Wonderful and exciting garments!
Wedding clothes from Java, festival dress from Bali, full H'mong New Year's outfit from the Golden Triangle and Yao women's traditional wear. Volunteers needed to try them on.
WI Headquarters, Sherwin Street, Derby, DE22 1GP
Sat 11 Jan 2014 evening
An inspiring look at the wonderful batik work produced in Java. Sarongs and baby carrying cloths, altar cloths and wedding cloths.
The beauty of the batik designs and the skill of the batik work will leave you awe- struck, particularly if you have tried batik yourself! Follow this talk up by coming to the batik workshop on the following day.
More details from Kit Watts prwatts@ntlworld.com
WI Headquarters, Sherwin Street, Derby, DE22 1GP
Sun 12 Jan 2014 10 - 4 pm
On this day everyone goes home with at least 4 pieces of work - 2 pieces involve wax applied with a canting and 2 are "cap" batiks, applying the wax with a copper stamp.
We supply all cotton,waxes, dyes, authentic Javanese caps and canting tools and other materials. We aim to give everyone a fun and satisfying time alongside a thorough hands on introduction to the skills, tools and materials which anyone thinking of taking up batik would need.
Success and enjoyment of the workshop do not depend on artistic talent or the lack of it.
The Kynance Hall, Dinas Powys. CF64 4DS
Thu 10 Apr 2014 tbc
Long Ashton Community Centre, Keedwell Hill, Long Ashton, Bristol BS41 9DP
Sat 10 May 2014
