{"product_id":"london-textile-month-exhibition-ancient-and-modern-a-woven-dialogue","title":"Tuesday 5-Sunday 20 September, 11.30-5.30 p.m.: Exhibition, Ancient and Modern: A Woven Dialogue at Townhouse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Townhouse\/@51.519327,-0.0765175,592m\/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x48761cb5cc204beb:0x1cd572646f2c9cdc!8m2!3d51.5193237!4d-0.0739426!16s%2Fg%2F1tvw4f16?entry=ttu\u0026amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTownhouse Gallery, 5 Fournier St, London E1 6QE, United Kingdom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 6 p.m. and on Sundays 11.30 - 5.30 p.m.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eSharon Kearley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAli Holloway\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e are contemporary textile artists whose practices are rooted in a shared fascination with weaving as both material process and cultural language.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"823\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonkearley.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSharon \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonkearley.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKearley\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eis known for her playful and innovative approach to hand weaving, creating works for interiors and exhibition that respond to the emotional and hidden lines within the landscape. Working with natural fibres such as wool and linen, she often begins with walking, researching old maps and forgotten paths, allowing place, memory and the traces of time to shape her woven surfaces. A graduate of the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eChelsea School of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and later the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eUniversity for the Creative Arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, she is also the author of \u003cem data-start=\"746\" data-end=\"782\"\u003eWoven Textiles: A Designer’s Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, now widely used in textile education.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aliholloway.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAli \u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aliholloway.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHolloway\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003estudied woven textiles at \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCentral Saint Martins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and has spent more than two decades developing a practice that challenges the formal grid of warp and weft. Working primarily with paper, silk and linen, she uses plant-derived colour and experimental dyeing methods to introduce movement, disruption and subtle shifts in tone. Like Sharon, her work often begins with a walk, exploring how landscapes, both natural and built, are shaped by human presence over time. Together, their practices create a thoughtful dialogue between tradition and experimentation, honouring the ancient language of weaving while extending it into a distinctly contemporary form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"1501\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Description\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSharon and Ali present \u003cem data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1599\"\u003eAncient and Modern: A Woven Dialogue\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhibition staged in the historic \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTownhouse Spitalfields\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a former Huguenot weaver’s house on Fournier Street. Bringing their work into conversation, the exhibition explores the enduring relationship between weaving, landscape and memory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"2327\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eThrough natural fibres, plant dyes and experimental structures, the artists reflect on the timeless act of passing thread through thread, creating cloth as generations of makers have done before them. Set within a building deeply connected to London’s textile history, the exhibition invites visitors to consider weaving not simply as a craft, but as a living link between past and present, and as a continuing language of connection, place and shared human experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Cancellation Policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eAll bookings are non-refundable. However, if you let us know that you are unable to attend an event you have booked at least two weeks before the event, we will open up your place. If we find another participant, you will be offered a credit note.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonkearley.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisit the Sharon Kearley's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sharon_kearley\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFollow Sharon Kearley on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aliholloway.com\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eVisit the Ali Holloway's Website\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alihollowayweaver\/\" style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eFollow Ali Holloway on Instagram\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":48160375734507,"sku":"TS-ed36ba","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1395\/5787\/files\/LTM2026_SharonKearley_Ancient_Modern_9-AHolloway_1.jpg?v=1780354103","url":"https:\/\/www.selvedge.org\/products\/london-textile-month-exhibition-ancient-and-modern-a-woven-dialogue","provider":"Selvedge Magazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}