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Deborah will be giving a talk on the Whitchurch silk mill based in Hampshire including an insight into the history, flora, fauna, weaving and future of Whitchurch Silk Mill

Jill will be giving a talk on a study of costumes from 3,000 years ago to present day with particular reference to Peru, Mexico and Guatamala  (Costumes and Hats will […]

Liz will talk about her journeys to Poland and Russia with a sketchbook and camera, giving a personal view of the landscape, life-style and folk art and its influence on […]

Jayne will be talking about her life, including studying Textiles at Central St Martins, having her own upcycled fashion label, writing 6 books, selling designs to international fashion and interior […]

Textile Artist Vanessa Rolf will introduce her working methods researching archives, using maps and delving into stories about people and landscapes. Her series of works, created in response to Hampshire […]

Annabel has a passion for stitched shibori and loves to teach her skills to others and see the wonderful creative fabrics they can create with her guidance. To achieve this, […]

This presentation will focus on the embroidery technique of tambour beading. This is a specialist beading technique frequently used in haute couture embroidery which Hannah specialises in within her work […]

Come behind the scenes to follow the processes involved in replicating a military dress coat in goldwork from the early 1800s.  Liz Tapper trained as an apprentice at The Royal […]

Nicholas will discuss his beginnings in Quilting, before sharing some of his quilts and the inspiration behind them as well as their construction methods Nicholas Ball is an improv quilter […]

15 pieces of Christine's personal work showing the 2D and 3D journey with eco printing and silk paperwork. Completed HNC in Textiles 1999 through Open College of Arts, completed with […]