Have a look at some of the work exhibited by students from the Foundation Diploma in Art & Design, Loughborough University.
Final year BA Textile students, specialising in multi-media textiles, exhibited their work in the degree show at Loughborough University.
Final year BA Textile students, specialising in printed textiles, exhibited their work in the degree show at Loughborough University.
Final year BA Textile students, specialising in woven textiles, exhibited their work in the degree show at Loughborough University.
Exhibitions of fashion textiles, quilting, and felting seen at the Spring Knitting and Stitching Show 2014.
A few weeks ago I visited the MA Expo at the School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University. This is where students show key pieces of work made during their Master's degrees. It's always interesting because there is a great variety of work being displayed, which reflects the range of MA…
There seems to be at least one yarn or textile festival every weekend at the moment. I've been suffering from real indecision about which ones to visit. Last weekend was one of my few free weekends until December, so it was fantastic to be able to visit a local event.…
In my last post, I showed you some of the beautiful buildings in Lavenham. These were financed using wealth generated from the wool trade during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. There are many areas in the UK where, at some point in their history, the economy has been based on…
There are many towns in East Anglia where you can still see examples of late Medieval or early Tudor buildings. The Tudor period was from 1485–1603 (the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I). These buildings were constructed during the wool industry's boom years.…
On Saturday I returned to the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford for the 'Keep Calm and Carry Yarn' event. The Sun was shining and the countryside looked beautiful. During Keep Calm and Carry Yarn, there were exhibitions, demonstrations of spinning and weaving, and opportunities to try felting,…