Events Diary
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Our son, Sean has taken over most of the stands at Fairs, Shows and World Textile Days. He will be around and about the country and may well be joined by one or other of us too.
We will be back from our winter buying trip with all kinds of tempting new textiles, fabrics, clothes and our wonderful earring board and bead tray.
So find us on our usual stand at this great show - a must for anyone who loves textiles and especially things woolley!
(Great food is always available at this show too)
Diane will be looking after the stand on Saturday and would love to see you.
All the info on booking tickets etc is HERE
This always popular annual event is run by the Textile Society. There are loads of fascinating stalls with vintage and period clothes and textiles from Europe to world textiles from just about anywhere.
Jim will be there with his fantastic array of vintage textiles collected over many decades.
More details are here
Always a great day out with specialist traders, great refreshments and talks in the morning and afternoon.
Plentiful free parking at this very easily accessible venue.
Free entry with just a small fee for the talks at 11 am and 2 pm
Susan Briscoe (renowned Japanese textile expert, teacher, author and quilter) is giving the talk in the morning
In the afternoon the two retiring organisers - Magie Relph and Diane Gaffney will be giving a short talk each.
All details are on our website www.worldtextileday.co.uk
This will be the first of a few Open Days as Textile Traders is around and open for a final Summer in Bishop's Castle. We have been open for 26 years!
There will be some bargains to be had as we sell off our stock.
Keep an eye out for further OPEN DAY dates through June, July and August, as we get nearer the time.
Yes we've got ourselves a date in Scotland.
We were thinking 2023 might be the final one but we all enjoyed it so much that we have booked it again.
And I'm looking forward to returning already.
Diane will be giving a talk at 2pm called
From the Artisans of Java to the Quilters of Scotland: the story of Bali batiks
This is always a great day out with specialist traders, great refreshments and talks in the morning and afternoon.
Free parking near the venue (and its close to the railway station too) and free entry.
All the details are on our website www.worldtextileday.co.uk
This is a brand new Festival for us (and only in its second year)
Held at the wonderful Sunnybank Textile Mill in Leeds (venue for the Great Bristish Sewing Bee)
Lots of fabulous stalls with makers and sellers of unique textiles.
A wonderful weekend in the grounds of this amazing Manor House in the heart of Herefordshire. All kinds of home made and hand made crafts including Textile Traders in our own gazebo.
Great food too!
Come and take a look at all the wonderful things we have sent back from Thailand and Indonesia over the winter buying trip.
A very special event for all lovers of things Japanese - especially textiles and Japanese stitching. Run by our friend Susan Briscoe a renowned traveller, author and teacher of Japanese techniques in textiles.
Workshops, talks and stalls.
Another chance to spend a couple of summer days in the grounds of this wonderful Manor House in deepest Herefordshire - Gloucestershire.
More details are here
Always a great day out with specialist traders, great refreshments and talks in the morning and afternoon.
Plentiful free parking nearby and free entry.
Save the date for 2024....more details as soon as we have them will be on our website
We will be here again - at this fabulous woolly and textile show.
Always a great day out with specialist traders, great refreshments and talks in the morning and afternoon.
Plentiful free parking nearby and free entry. This great venue is also very accessible by bus from both Bristol and Bath.
All details as soon as we have them will be on our website
STOP PRESS: 11 am Our special guest speaker will be Fiona Kerlogue former curator of Asian Anthropology at The Horniman Museum in London and the author of several books on Asian textiles.
The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold.
The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother to daughter.
You will be amazed at the patience and expert skills which are needed to make these beautiful cloths and fascinated by the stories and the people behind them.
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Come on a journey from Guizhou and Yunnan in south western China all the way through Laos, Thailand, Java and the islands as far as the island of Sumba In Indonesia. On the way you can admire the wonderful variety of techniques used to make hand made textiles and beautiful garments which show the identity of the women (and some men of course!) who make, use and wear them.
Embroidery, applique and dyeing with natural dyes, fine brocade weaving, ikat (both weft and warp) batik and the production of hemp and silk fabrics are all still much in evidence in these areas rich in textile heritage.
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