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Be
defiantly bright in the face of gloomy summer weather. Wear your summer
dresses albeit with a raincoat on top and accessorise with colourful,
pretty prints. These block printed bags from Tobias and the Angel
are carefully decorated by hand and have a truly traditional, high
quality feel. We also have new stock of Luisa Cevese's unusual and
highly desirable travel bags and totes. www.selvedge.org |
This
year's Textile Society Conference entitled 'Two Cultures' is influenced
by the work of Thomas Wardle. The conference also coincides with
the exhibition: Dye, Print, Stitch: textiles by Thomas and Elizabeth
Wardle showing at Macclesfield Silk Museum. Two Cultures, Textile
Society Conference and AGM, 25-27 Sep 2009, Macclesfield, Cheshire. www.textilesociety.org.uk |
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Susan
Stockwell creates delicately provocative works in sculpture, drawing,
collage and installation. Her work transforms the overlooked materials
of everyday life. Mapping the Body, until 7th September 2009, Florence
Nightingale Museum, St Thomas' Hospital 2 Lambeth Palace Road London
SE1 7EW www.southbanklondon.com, www.susanstockwell.co.uk |
| Following her succcessful solo exhibition in Kyoto last November, Liz Clay has invited two international textile artists from Japan, Kazuko Yamanaka and Kae Kawai, to exhibit with her at the Bishop's Palace in Wells. The work demonstrates innovative designs in metal, paper and wool. Connections, until 14 Aug, The Bishop's Palace, Wells, www.lizclay.co.uk |  |
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Fashion
can create a life changing opportunities for many of the poorest communities
in Africa. Find out more about working with suppliers and projects
in Africa at the Ethical Fashion Forum's Seminar, Spotlight on Sourcing.
18th August, 6 pm, RICHMIX, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, LONDON E1, http://spotlightonsourcing.com.
If you can't make it join the EFF Network to stay updated. www.ethicalfashionforum.com |
| DATES FOR YOUR DIARY... | ||
| 20- 23 Aug | The Festival of Quilts | NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT www.twistedthread.com |
| Until 3 Sept | The English Walled Garden, Embroidery | Doddington Hall and Gardens, Lincoln LN6 4RU www.doddingtonhall.com |
| Until 3 Sept | Architecture of the Veil: Samta Benyahi | Fowler Museum at UCLA, Los Angeles http://fowler.ucla.edu |
| Until 26 Sept | Isabel Toledo | Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street, New York www.fitnyc.edu |
| Until 30 Sept | Queen & Commonwealth: The Royal Tour | Buckingham Palace, London www.royalcollection.org.uk |
| Until 4 Oct | When You're a Boy, Men's fashion photography | The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies Street, London www.photonet.org.uk |
| Until 25 Oct | Timorous Beasties presents A Bird in The Hand | Millennium Gallery, Arundel Gate, Sheffield S1 2PP www.museums-sheffield.org.uk |
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