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South West England
Bath Branch – Crochet a granny square bag with Armelle – 8 Feb 2025
Salvation Army Citadel, Bath Green Park Road, Bath, United KingdomThis is the February 2025 meeting of our Bath Branch.We will learn or revise this classic retro motif made of treble crochet stitches – and then cleverly join several squares together to make a bag.We will get our granny squares underway at the February meeting, then come back to the project in April so we […]
Reading the Thread: Book Launch with Lesley Millar and Alice Kettle – 22 Feb 2025
Royal West of England Academy Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, United KingdomThe RWA invites you to the launch of the book Reading the Thread: Cloth and Communication on Saturday 22 February 2025, 12pmDiscussing the book will be its editors Professor Lesley Millar MBE and Professor Alice Kettle and some of the contributing authors. Reading the Thread: Cloth and Communication brings together artists, theorists and designers to explore the nature and use […]
The Bath Luxury Retreat – 10 -14 March 2025
Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Bath 16 Royal Crescent, Bath, United KingdomAn exclusive, luxury retreat set in the heart of the historic city of Bath, celebrating the beauty of the British Fibre Industry.Room Options: Classic, Suite, Master SuitePrice includes* room for 4 nights at the iconic 5 star Royal Crescent Hotel, breakfast each morning, 2 lunches, 3 dinners including wine, use of the spa, a private […]
The Sodbury Yarn Over – 12-13 April 2025
Chipping Sodbury Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire, United KingdomJo from The Wool Cellar and Deb’s the Fibre Faery from Crafty Cat Knitty Bits will be hosting Chipping Sodbury’s wool festival, and we’d love you to come and exhibit your yarn related goodies!Chipping Sodbury is historically a wool town, so it will be great to get wool and sheep back to the high street!The festival will be held across the […]
Soft Power: lives told through textile art. 16 May – 10 Aug 2025
Royal West of England Academy Queens Road, Clifton, Bristol, United KingdomThis exhibition celebrates the skill and craftsmanship of textile artists with a series of spectacular and intimate works that tell stories about our lives and connect people across time and place.The exhibition is curated by internationally-renowned textile art pioneer, Professor Alice Kettle, with curator of international textiles Professor Lesley Millar MBE. Exhibiting contemporary artistsAnurita Chandola, Mona Craven, […]
The Big Flock – 17-18 May 2025
Big Flock 2025 is taking place in BristolThe Big Flock is a curated yarn festival, aiming to celebrate diverse makers and designers of high-quality yarn, garments and accessories.We want to create a warm, welcoming and accessible space for anyone to enjoy yarn and time spent together with others from our creative community. It takes place in […]
The Great British Fibre Festival – 7-8 June 2025
Coldharbour Mill Coldharbour Mill, Uffculme, Cullompton, Devon, United KingdomThe Great British Fibre Festival, which will take place in June 2025 is a farm to fashion show.As the Fibre Quest venture divides and multiplies you will see The Great British Fibre Festival at Coldharbour Mill at Uffculme in Devon on June 7th & 8th. This is to make sure we can welcome more wool […]
Stitch Fest by the Sea – 5-6 July 2025
Winter Gardens Pavilion 2, Royal Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, Sommerset, United KingdomJoin the Stitch Fest team for their new summer yarn show by the sea.Expect a wonderful selection of premium exhibitors, workshops and demos wrapped up in one fabulous show in the iconic Winter Gardens Pavilion in Weston-Super-Mare.
Stitch Fest South West – 1-2 November 2025
Newton Abbot Racecourse Newton Abbot, Devon, United KingdomStitch Fest South West is an annual festival of yarn held in Devon.See their website for more details.Tickets will go on sale on 1st July 2025
