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August
Resonate
ConnectionsModel House Craft & Design Centre, Llantrisant, Wales
Laura Thomas Cardiff-based woven textile artist and designer. Laura Thomas creates
vivid cotton, silk and Lurex threads that are encapsulated in acrylic resin.
More details: http://www.craftgallerywales.com/exhibitions.html
– 26
October
Get Knitted: Knitting In Contemporary Culture
Craft and Design Gallery, Millennium Gardens, Sheffield
The exhibition which includes work from Knitting Artists Shane Waltener and Rachael
Matthews, focuses on knitting but many of the works included also use other knotting
techniques such as crochet and macramé
as well. More info: http://www.sheffieldgalleries.org.uk/coresite/html/millennium.asp
- 31 October
Hip Knits
National Museum of Costume, Shambellie House, New Abbey, Dumfries, Scotland
Hip
Knits brings together a collection from Fair Isle sweaters to cutting-edge
creations reflecting Scotland's international reputation for its beautifully
designed knitwear. More info:
www.nms.ac.uk
2
August - 7 September
Identity
Hartlepool Art Gallery, Church Square, Hartlepool TS24 7EQ
Exhibition by Fusion Textile Artists North East Open Tues - Sat 10am -
5:30pm, Sun 2pm - 5pm, closed Mondays. Admission free.
9
August - 27 September
Felt Nation:Contemporary Mongolian Textile Art
Hawick Museum, Wilton Lodge Park, Harwick, scotland
‘Felt Nation’ represents the first major exhibition of contemporary
Mongolian felt to be shown in the UK and will comprise a broad range of
work from functional to decorative by leading makers, selected by Laura
Hamilton (curator, Collins Gallery) during a research visit to Mongolia
in 2007, in partnership with the three group directors and Swedish curator
and collaborator , Gunilla Paetau Sjoberg. more info; http://www.feltmakers.com/content/view/187/50/
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11–
14 September
Knitting & Stitching Show
NEC Birmingham, Birmingham, England
More details: http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=19
13
September - 22 October
Textiles Open Exhibition
Platform Gallery, Station Road, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 2JT
Range of techniques including stitched, woven and constructed textiles.
27
September - 16 November
Matrix Natura, 18th edition of Miniartextil
Chiesa di San Francesco , Palazzo del Broletto, Como,Italy
The theme chosen for the 18th edition of Miniartextil is “Matrix
Natura”. The artists, coming from all over the world, are asked
to face the delicate and relevant theme of environment and its preservation,
through the weaving techniques. The exhibition aims to present the most
recent international researches of the contemporary textile art. For the
whole duration of the exhibition, Como will be like a stage where several
interdisciplinary and cultural activities will take place.http://www.miniartextil.it/detail.php?id=21
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9
– 12 October
Knitting & Stitching Show
Alexandra Palace, London, England
More details: http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=19
11
October - 10 December
Crowning Glory
Museu da Chapeleria, S.Joao da Madeira, Portugal
Crowning Glory is the latest
touring exhibition of the International Feltmakers Association. As the title
suggests, the exhibition showcases hand felted hats and headwear, made by felters
from across the world. Submissions ranged from the elegantly practical to the
wildly fanciful - but all are capapble of being worn. More info:museu.chapeleria@gmail.com
23
– 26 October
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
The Manchester Grammar School, Fallowfield Manchester, UK
A major new annual selling event in the North of England, celebrating
the very best in contemporary craft. An excellent opportunity to see and
buy the latest works in ceramics, glass, jewellery, textiles, metal, wood,
furniture, paper, basketry and more from the most talented designer-makers
in the UK.
The Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair will be a high profile, high
quality, selected fair, where over 100 cutting edge designermakers will
be given the opportunity to sell their work directly to the public and
trade. The annual event will be held over 3 days, with a preview evening
and awards ceremony, from the 23rd -26th of October 2008 at The Manchester
Grammar School. This will be the first event of its kind in the North
of England.
30
October – 2 November
Knitting & Stitching Show
RDS, Dublin, Ireland
More details:
http://www.twistedthread.com/pages/exhibitions/viewExhibition.aspx?id=19
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