Virtual ticket sales to The Textile Society Conference close at 4pm today. Book Now and join us tomorrow from your sofa/kitchen table/studio/home office/ sunlounger (wishful thinking!) Link in bio.

FINAL CALL - tickets to the Textile Society Conference 2021 close tonight. Those wishing to attend in person should purchase their ticket today. The Textile Society Conferemce 2021 'Tools' Saturday 13th Nov, Wellcome Collection, London. 10am -5pm. In person tickets include complimentary refreshments and lunch, while offering an unrivalled networking opportunity. Let's get together! In person ticket sales close midnight tonight Virtual tickets will remain open.

Making final preparations for the Textile Society's Conference 2021, hosted at the Wellcome Collection, London, NW1 2BE. Saturday 13th Nov. 10am - 5pm. Speakers include: @will.cruickshank @londonclothco @timparry_williams_projects @celiapym and Mary Schoeser

Speaking at The Textile Society Conference 2021 is Mary Schoeser FRSA. An Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the V&A and President of the Textile Society, with fifty years of experience in writing, curating, lecturing and archival work. Taking tools for making textiles as a starting point, Mary’s lecture will explore what early archaeological finds tell us about how and what early humans created. Aside from examining surviving tools, her discussion will widen out to embrace a definition of ‘tool’ given by the Oxford English Dictionary, namely ‘…a thing (concrete or abstract) with which some operation is performed; a means of effecting something; an instrument.’ Join us Saturday 13th Nov at the Wellcome Collection, London for a day of talks on the theme of 'Tools'. Ticket sales close soon so book now to secure your place. Link in bio.

Speaking at this year's Textile Society conference is Celia Pym. "Simple tools are essential to make the conversation happen. Damage and repair is complicated, but starting with tools that fit in your pocket makes it easier. I favour tools that are lightweight and portable. Scissors, needles – both knitting and sewing – and an old fork are the perfect combination of tools for me". Saturday 13th November 10 - 5pm. Wellcome Collection, London. @celiapym  is an artist and Visiting Lecturer in Mixed Media Textiles at the Royal College of Art, London. In 2017 she was shortlisted for the Woman’s Hour Craft Prize and the inaugural Loewe Craft Prize. Her work has been exhibited internationally most recently in Waste Age, Design Museum London (2021). #mend #repair #darn #stitch #artist #makedomend #knit

Speaking at The Textile Society's conference this year Tim Parry-Williams is a studio weaver and Professor of Art: Textiles at the University of Bergen, Norway. He is a Trustee of the Crafts Study Centre and an Advisor to the European Textile Network (ETN). His collaborative exhibition project Plain Stripe Check opened at the Japan Folk Crafts Museum, Tokyo in 2007. It went on to tour the UK and Europe, drawing upon research with a network of museums and archive collections worldwide. Tim’s portfolio career is centred on weaving – working by hand, indirectly through collaborative practice, in education and through cultural exchange. Opening and reaching into both literal and metaphorical toolboxes, Tim will reveal examples of the many objects employed in a largely autonomous practice, very much rooted in a rich, craft-based training, first in England and later in Japan. Join us Saturday 13th November, for a full day of talks on the theme of 'Tools' from a stellar line up of speakers including Tim Parry-Williams Full details, link in bio.

Today curator Georgia Morley talked to us about her research on moquette which was used in the London Transport Museum’s recently published book Seats of London. Reposted from @lynnsetterington Moquettes - old and new, this is the hardwearing woven fabric used on London transport. We heard about new research and the work of early women designers including Marion Dorn, Enid Marx, Joy Jarvis and Marianne Straub as well as new designs by Wallace and Sewell #textiles #weave #design #colourinthelandscape #womensart #cloth #upholstery #tip_top_mmu #MancSchArt @the_textile_society @transportforlondon

Looking forward to Thursday's lunchtime artist talk with @richardmcvetis Reposted from @richardmcvetis Artist Talk // Hosted by @the_textile_society Thursday October 21st 1-2pm I'll be giving a lunch time talk for The Textile Society. Discussing inspiration, obsession, process and making. Tickets via @the_textile_society #artisttalk #talkingtextiles #art @selvedgemagazine @cockpitarts @craftscouncil Image: My Grey Pencil Case Hand embroidery on canvas pencil case.

Ordered simplicity! We look forward to hearing about @richardmcvetis ways of working and discussing his 15-year fascination and obsession with a single stitch technique. Join us for this online talk, this Thursday, 1- 2pm. Link in bio to book your ticket. All profits from ticket sales support The Textile Society's awards and bursary scheme. #stitch #thread #sewing #textileart #textileartist #thisthursday

This year's conference lineup includes Will Cruickshank. Will’s presentation will focus on his recent work in textiles – a record of an explorative journey through machine, material and technique, and an insight into how the evolution of his work is dependent upon the invention, or reappropriation, of devices and tools. The Textile Society Conference 2021, Saturday 13th November, Wellcome Collection, London. Will Cruickshank has a multidisciplinary practice which includes textiles, sculpture, film, photography, and printmaking, alongside machines and participatory works. In 2018-2019 he received the Arts Council England DYCP Award (Developing your Creative Practice) for his studio research. For five years Will rented three grain silos in Essex, and converted them into a studio where the spaces operated as laboratories and machine rooms. Reposted from @will.cruickshank #material #machine #process #woodcarving #weaving #winding #textiles #wool #printmaking #carving #ceramics #plaster #pottery #architecture #chainsawcarving #contemporaryart

Beautiful detail in the minimal from @richardmcvetis textile artist. Richard McVetis uses a range of media, including drawing, installation, and textiles, to explore our perception of space and time. His minimalist work is an endless exploration of a single stitch. We are delighted to announce that Richard will be joining us next week for a lunchtime talk, Thursday 21st Oct, join us online 1-2pm. Tickets available now, link in bio. #stitch #minimalart #textileart #textiledesign #textileartist #artist

Next week, join us online for a lunchbreak talk with Richard McVetis. The talk explores Richard’s fascination with a single stitch technique, a 15-year fascination and obsession with a single stitch and how the individual expressive properties of this process have enabled him to examine his connection to material and place Thursday 21st Oct, 1 - 2pm. Discounted tickets available to Society members. Link in bio for more info and to purchase tickets. #stitch #sew #mindfulness #expression #make #create #maker #textileart