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Making Space
Making Space The theme of ‘Making Space’ tied in with the overall theme of Barnaby Arts Festival which runs in Macclesfield every 2 years. 62 Group members were invited to interpret the theme in its widest sense so you can see from the images of the exhibition there...

Workshop 1 : Table Weaving
Workshop 1 : Table Weaving (16+) Price : £120.00 This one day workshop encompasses the basics of working on an eight shaft table loom. Reading drafts, weaving and creating complex patterns using weft insertions will form the focus of this workshop. All materials...

15th Triennial of Tapestry
15TH TRIENNIAL OF TAPESTRY 9/5/2016 - 30/10/2016 : Central Museum of Textiles in Łódź, Piotrkowska Street 282, 93-034 Łódź, Poland Exhibition: The International Triennial of Tapestry is the world oldest (1972), biggest and the most representative textile art review;...

TODDLER’S CHOICE @ THE WHITWORTH
TODDLERS' CHOICE "Look at life with the eyes ... Toddlers' Choice looks at our collections afresh, through the eyes of a child." 17 October 2015 - 31 January 2016. This was a coding workshop that sourced the archives of the Toddlers' Choice exhibition as the original...

Compression Culture
COMPRESSION CULTURE : WHAT MIGHT BE LOST AND GAINED THROUGH COMPRESSION? 16/11/2015 - 15/1/2016 : Vertical Gallery, Benzie Building, MMU, Manchester STATEMENT A defining characteristic of my work has been the sustained commitment to the conceptual synthesis of...

PhD Research
WORKING TITLE: ‘Coded Cloth’: How a generative digital design process for jacquard weave can reanimate historical pattern archives. ABSTRACT: ‘Coded Cloth’ is a collaborative research project with external partners: The Silk Museum and Paradise Mill, Macclesfield. It...

MAKING IT: 10
A business development programme, led by Craft NI, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Invest NI, which has launched the careers of 35 designer-makers, is celebrating its tenth anniversary with an exhibition of work from 24 of the makers from the programme. The...

62 Group – NOW
62 Group – NOW The 62 Group of Textile Artists is delighted to announce their forthcoming exhibition at the Upfront Gallery, Cumbria. The group will be exhibiting work on an open theme, reflecting the diversity of subjects, materials and approaches explored by it’s...

{MACC}:CARD
Part of the Barnaby Festival, at Macclesfield Silk Musesum Many modern technical developments followed the invention of the Jacquard loom and its punch card system, including a tabulating machine by Herman Hollerith in America. Following a rapid growth in the US...

Culture Craft Exhibition
Culture Craft Statement: Of all the craft areas, woven cloth, is most at ease with the demands of technology and design of contemporary western culture. There is fluidity in the practice, design and art of woven textiles that enables textiles to fit easily with...