Talking Threads

Talking Threads Episode 10

2009-12-10T21:50:00.010Z

Episode ten of this new series can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 16th December 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 17th December and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 20th December.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 9

2009-12-03T21:47:00.013Z

Episode nine of this new series features Angie Hughes. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 9th December 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 10th December and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 13th December.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 8

2009-11-26T21:42:00.015Z

Episode eight of this new series features Anne Griffiths. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 2nd December 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 3rd December and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 6th December.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 7

2009-11-19T21:34:00.008Z

Episode seven of this new series features Myfanwy Hart. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 25th November 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 26th November and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 29th November.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

For an opportunity to meet some of the artists on 25th/26th/27th November see here

Open Day/Meet the Artists

2009-11-18T09:34:00.000Z

Open Day / Meet the Artists

Fay Maxwell and Myfanwy Hart

Studio Fay & Kay

Weds/Fri 25th 26th 27th November 2009

10am - 4pm

Studio Fay & Kay

6 Eggars Hill

Aldershot

Hampshire

GU11 3NQ

01252 320214 FOR FURTHER DETAILS

Talking Threads Episode 6

2009-11-12T21:30:00.003Z

Episode six of this new series features Linda Miller It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 18th November 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 19th November and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 22nd November.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 5

2009-11-05T21:25:00.003Z

Episode five of this new series features Fay Maxwell. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 11th November 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 12th November and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 15th November

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Let's Investigate Dyeing

2009-11-01T18:11:00.000Z

Maybe C&G whetted your appetite, or you have always wanted to know about the exciting world of colour and cloth and fibres etc. This weekend will dispel any confusion and reinforce previous knowledge. It is possible to create over 100 samples during just a short weekend course. Join us as we discover just ome of the delights of the family of Fibre Reactive Dyes. Suitable for beginners or those with some experience, the tecnique is simple and all your fears will quickly be allayed.

Tutor: Myfanwy Hart

Friday 18th June - Sunday 20th June 2010

Urchfont Manor, Nr Devizes, Wiltshire

Further information - or to book

01380 840495

Diversity

2009-11-01T17:50:00.000Z

Diversity is a multi media textile group. They will be exhibiting and selling their work at

The Surrey Guild Craft Gallery

1 Moushill Lane

Milford

Surrey

GU8 5BH

01483 424769

7th - 26th November

Open 7 days a week 10.30am - 5.00pm

Talking Threads Episode 4

2009-10-29T21:20:00.014Z

How exciting. Episode four of this new series features Kim Thittichai. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 4th November 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 5th November and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 8th Novembert.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel and for information on how to find it go to the link in the sidebar.

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 3

2009-10-22T21:05:00.005+01:00

How exciting. Episode three of this new series features Di Wells. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 28th October 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 29th October and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 1st November

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 2

2009-10-15T20:48:00.014+01:00

Episode two of this new series features Gilda Baron. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 21st October 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)
It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 22nd October and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 25th October.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Talking Threads Episode 1

2009-10-02T20:48:00.001+01:00

How exciting. Episode one of this new series features Jill Kennedy. It can be viewed on Sky Channel 171 on Wednesday 14th October 2009 at 19.00 hrs (7pm)

It will also be repeated at 05.30 and 12.00 noon on Thursday 15th October and at 12.00 noon on Sunday 18th October.

It can also be viewed worldwide on the internet at the Country Channel

All times quoted are UK times.

Watching Talking Threads on the Internet

2009-10-01T08:06:00.017+01:00

It must be very frustrating for those of you that don't receive Sky channels. At the moment Talking Threads is only being broadcast on channel 171, but you can easily find it on the internet by following these steps:

First go to the Country Channel

Scroll down and click the 'Recreation' button

Now click the 'Videos' button on the top left

From the new menu choose 'Arts and Crafts'

Scroll down looking for 'Talking Threads', however, you will be surprised at the other lovely textile items you will also find there.

Enjoy.

Cas Holmes Exhibition

2009-07-26T09:58:00.003+01:00

Kings Hill Art with Arts and Business.
30 Tower View,
Kings Hill,
West Malling.
Kent.
ME19 4UX

Exhibition runs from 26th June until September.

More information here

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Talking Threads

2009-07-10T19:01:00.001+01:00

There are so many exciting textile museums, exhibitions, courses and workshops available all over the world - but finding out about them is difficult. Let's try to gather that information here. Click on the appropriate label to go to the details you need.

Send any information that you would like listing to: talking.all.threads( at )googlemail.com
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New post: Cas Holmes Exhibition

July: Find out what's going on in July here

August: Find out what's going on in August here

Art in Action

2009-07-10T18:58:00.000+01:00

Venue: Art in Action
Waterperry House, Near Wheatley
OXFORD OX33 1JZ

Website: www.artinaction.org.uk

Tel: 020 7381 3192

Date/time: 16-19 July 2009, open 10am-5.30pm daily

Tickets: Adults £15 (Booked online £14.00)
Senior citizens £12 (Booked online £11.00)
Concessions £7 (Booked online £6.00)
Child (9-17 years) £5 (Booked online £4.00)
Under-9s free
Family and season tickets available

Car parking free
Party rates for pre-booked minibuses and a limited number of coaches by arrangement – contact the office (020 7381 3192) in advance.

Note to editors
Art in Action has an extensive photo library available for the press – please telephone or email your requirements.

Further information
Press contact: Anna Arthur
artinactionpress@googlemail.com

Textile Kaleidoscope

2009-06-24T20:10:00.000+01:00

Textile Kaleidoscope is an established event. An Exhibition of Embroidery and Beadwork with associated traders.

17th 18th July 2009

St Peter's School, Holdenhurst Avenue, Iford, Bournemouth,BH7 6RG
Open each day from 10 - 4

Further details from
01258 840931 / 01202 475113

Eastleigh College Exhibition

2009-06-21T10:49:00.000+01:00

Always worth a visit, it's almost time for the Eastleigh College Textile exhibition. Displays of Embroidery and Patchwork and Quilting will be on view, and the standard is very high. Traders too, so well worth the visit. Entrance is free and so too is parking.

Venue:
Eastleigh College Cranbury Annexe, Cranbury Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire.

Dates:
Thursday 2nd July 6pm - 8pm Shop open
Friday 3rd July 10am - 4pm Shop open
Saturday 4th July 10am - 1pm NO SHOP

Summer School

2009-06-12T16:12:00.003+01:00

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Summer School at Missenden Abbey

Worth considering:

Abstract Landscapes in Fabric and Paper

2nd - 8th August 2009

Using photographs as a design source, you will colour paper and fabric through a variety of techniques including printing. After producing a number of postcard size design trials, a larger abstract piece will be created using hand and/or machine stitching. A must for all keen textile artists!

More information or to book 01296 383582

Norfolk Workshops with Marion Barnett

2009-06-03T14:12:00.002+01:00

In a tiny village in Norfolk, UK, there is a studio, called the Little
Green Shed, where you can learn all kinds of art techniques with
friendly textile and mixed media artist, Marion Barnett. Every workshop
is tailored specifically to your requirements, and you have three ways
of choosing what to do.

1. You can attend one of the regular monthly Play Days, each with its
own theme (must be prebooked).

13 June : Simple Bookbinding.
2 August : Paper Making
5 September : Monoprinting
3 October : Collage
7 November : Stocking Fillers
5 December : More Stocking Fillers

2. You can ask me to repeat one of those workshops at a date to suit you.

3. You can have a workshop tailor made for you. Topics include

Altered Art
Artist's Trading Cards
Artists Journals and Sketchbooks
Basic Batik
Basic Book Binding
Basic Hand Stitch (decorative)
Cloth Dolls (Keyhole Kate)
Collage
Colouring Paper and Cloth
Dyeing using Acid Dyes
Dyeing using Fibre Reactive (Procion) Dyes
Dyeing using Transfer Dyes
Exquisite Evolon
Feltmaking
Finding Inspiration
Linoprinting
Lovely Lutradur
Machine Stitching For Line
Machine Stitching For Texture
Matchbox Shrines
Monoprinting
Paper Making
Printing with Natural Materials
Screen Printing
Silk Paper Making.

And if there's nothing there that suits... Marion is always open to
suggestions for new workshops.

A day in this fully equipped studio costs £35 per person, including a
light lunch. A group booking for up to 4 people costs £120, weekends or
week days by arrangement. This is not a suitable activity for children
under 14, though children may attend in a family group, under
supervision. For more details or to make a booking, contact
artmixter@tiscali.co.uk.

Black Swan Arts Centre

2009-06-03T12:00:00.005+01:00

Black Swan Arts is a delightful venue for arts and crafts. If you are visiting Somerset take a trip to Frome and view one of their exhibitions and more.

Exhibition ending 13th June 2009

2009-06-03T11:57:00.001+01:00

Black Swan Arts,

Gallery One - Delicate Matters

A mixture of tapestries and textile sculptures by Hillu Liebelt

Ends 13th June 2009

Missenden Abbey, Summer School

2009-05-24T23:06:00.000+01:00

Follow the link to a variety of week long textile courses available at Missenden Abbey's Summer School during July and August 2009.

Oxford Summer School

2009-05-24T22:56:00.002+01:00

27th July - 2nd August
Oxford Summer School - Oxon
An annual event offering a wide range of art and craft courses, including Machine Embroidery with Linda Miller, Contemporary Quilting with Pat Deacon, Modern Knitting with Susette Palmer and Ply-Split Braiding with Julie Hedges. For further details view the website: www.oxfordsummerschool.com or contact Liz Bryant on 01993 704345, alternatively e-mail: oxfordsummerschool@talktalk.net

Stitchfest 2009, Ardingly, W Sussex

2009-05-24T22:52:00.000+01:00

18th July
South East Region
Stitchfest 2009 is taking place at the South of England Centre, Ardingly, West Sussex. The doors are open 10.00am - 4.00pm. There will be exhibitions by Branches on the theme "Recreate, Reinvent and Recycle" for the 21st Century. Over 20 stitch related traders will be present, along with workshops, demonstrations and the Madeira Secret Garden project.
A great day out! Tickets cost £5.00 from 01372 372206.

Goldsmiths College

2009-05-24T22:39:00.001+01:00

Goldsmiths College, New Cross, London
BA Art Show
Student exhibition
19 - 22 June 2009. Details from 020 7919 7671.

Exhibition, Romsey, Hampshire

2009-05-24T22:36:00.000+01:00

Romsey Abbey, Romsey, Hampshire.:
Weaving God's Glory
Textiles of Romsey Abbey
19 - 31 May 2009: 10 - 5 daily (except during services). Details from 01794 513125.

Smocks and Smocking, Whitchurch, Hampshire

2009-05-24T22:19:00.000+01:00

Whitchurch Silk Mill, 28 Winchester Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire RG28 7AL

Smocks and Smocking - From the Field to Fashion

Until 4 October 2009. Details from 01256 892065.

The Embroiderer's Eye, Macclesfield

2009-05-24T22:06:00.001+01:00

Macclesfield Silk Museum, Park Lane, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6TJ

The Embroiderer's Eye
The very best of contemporary British embroidery by various makers, from the personal collection of leading British embroiderer Diana Springall

Until 4 July 2009: Mon - Sat 11 - 5. Details from 01625 445896 or 01625 527468.

Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, UK

2009-05-24T22:02:00.000+01:00

The Festival of Quilts at the NEC in Birmingham

The Leading Quilt Show in Europe

Dates for 2009: 20th to 23rd August
Opening Hours: 10.00am to 5.30pm (closes 5.00pm Sunday)

The Festival of Quilts (organised with the support of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles) has earned a reputation over the past five years as the largest, most inspiring quilting event in Europe - with good reason!

Machine Embroidery, City & Guilds

2009-05-24T21:43:00.002+01:00

City & Guilds 7822 Level 2 Certificate in Design and Craft.

A one year Part-Time course of Residential Weekends to be held at Urchfont Manor College, Devizes, Wiltshire. Telephone 01380 840495 for further information or email urchfont.manor (at) wiltshire.gov.uk

Tutor Janet Crowther: Janet is an experienced teacher and textile artist with a passion for sharing knowledge. She exhibits her work regularly, lectures and tutors other workshops and summer schools.

Historical Heirlooms, City & Guilds

2009-05-24T21:39:00.000+01:00

Textile Open Day and Exhibition, Urchfont Manor

2009-05-24T21:28:00.000+01:00

Sunday 5th July 2009, 10am - 3pm

This year Urchfont Manor is proudly hosting an Embroidery and Textile Open Day to showcase the work in a range of disciplines and to celebrate the City & Guilds Student Graduations. Meet the Tutors and current Students and discover why studying at Urchfont Manor is so special.

All this and traders too.....

Meirionnydd Textiles

2009-05-24T21:14:00.000+01:00

Meirionnydd Textiles meet once a month all day on the third Saturday of the month in the village hall in Llanelltyd, near Dolgellau. All are welcome to join, from beginners to more experienced stitchers. Workshops are held by visiting tutors or by members who willingly share their skills.

The Wool and Willow Festival

2009-05-24T21:08:00.000+01:00

A festival celebrating the best sustainable textiles and willow crafts in Mid Wales.

Each day, and especially on Willow Wednesdays and Fibre Fridays, experts will be on hand to demonstrate related crafts and answer your questions.

Held at The Minerva Art Centre, Llanidloes. 6th - 27th June 2009

Free admission, open 7 days a week 10.30 - 4.30.

Summer Quilt Exhibition

2009-05-24T20:44:00.000+01:00

The antique element of the summer show is from the collection of Jane Cobbett whose unusual collection of quilts dates from early to mid Victorian period and on into the 1960's. Each quilt has its own unique story to share and has been painstakingly collected, researched and restored by Jane and Peterson Cobbett.

Minereva Arts Centre, Llanidloes: July 13th - September 12th 2009.

Minerva Arts Centre

2009-05-24T20:28:00.001+01:00

The Minerva Arts Centre in Llanidloes, Wales, is the home of the Quilt Association and its collection of heritage quilts. The Quilts are exhibited from time to time, and are available as a resource for study. Occasional workshops and other events are held, and it is worth checking regularly so as not to miss anything! More information can be found by scrolling down here. Llanidloes is a pleasant town situated in a very beautiful part of Wales, well worth a visit for even more than the Minerva Arts Centre.