A Bucket Full of Fabric

Quilts Inspired by African Wax Print Fabric

Celebrating the publication of our book - African Wax Print: A Textile Journey - Magie has put together a unique and inspiring exhibition of quilts made by our customers using African wax print fabrics.

"As colourful, vibrant and inspiring as the fabrics themselves."

In conjunction with: Quiltfest 2012

Quiltfest 2012 - Trading Day
Llangollen, Wales

More info: Quiltfest 2012

Textiles In Focus
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire

More info: Textiles In Focus

York Embroiderers' Guild
York

African Experience Day - Staffordshire Women's Institute
Stafford

Antique Textile Fair
Manchester

More info: The Textile Society

Selby Embroiderers' Guild
Selby

Furness Shoreline Quilters
Ulverston, Cumbria

World Textile Day IV - Wales

Stitched Stories: Telling Tales in Cloth

Our fourth annual World Textile Day in Wales, hosted by The Quilt Association. FREE admission for our exhibition of of stitched, embroidered and woven textiles and artefacts from around the world. With five specialist world textile traders.

• Textile Techniques - Fine, hand-made textiles from around the world; gorgeous, unusual and original clothes; beads and silver hill tribe jewellery
• The African Fabric Shop - Hand-made batiks, wax prints and sun prints; recycled glass, brass, plastic and paper beads; jewellery, kits and patterns; fair trade baskets
• Susan Briscoe Designs - Japanese kimono and kimono fabrics; kits and patterns; Susan's sashiko and patchwork books
• John Gillow - World famous author, traveller, collector and lecturer; specialising in embroidered, woven and resist-dyed textiles from Asia and Africa; unique, vintage and collectable textiles
• Martin Conlan, Slow Loris Textiles - Indigo and vegatable-dyed clothing; Oriental and tribal clothing and textiles; expert on Chinese tribal minorities

Activities:

• 11.00 am talk Writing With Threads - Martin Conlan, expert collector, discusses Chinese textile traditions
• 2.30 pm demonstration Close Up Sashiko - Susan Briscoe, expert in Japanese textiles, demonstrates this fascinating technique
• £2 per activity
• Refreshments

View and print: Full colour leaflet PDF

Look back: World Textile Day III, 2011

Look back: World Textile Day II, 2010

Lower Airedale Embroiderers' Guild
Bingley

Textile Fair 2012
Warner Textile Archive
Braintree, Essex

More info: Warner Textile Archive

Style Africa
Birmingham Musuem and Art Gallery
Supporting this unique exhibition, Magie Relph will contribute pieces from her own collection and present a series of hands-on workshops at the museum.

More info: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Quilts and Embroidery 2012
Uttoxeter Race Course

More info: MQ Exhibitions

Quilters' Guild Regional Day - Region 8
Ipswich

Art Through Textiles
Sheffield

Open European Quilt Championships
Veldhoven, The Netherlands

More info: Open European Quilt Championships

Costume and Textile Association
Norwich

Loch Lomond Quilt Show
Dumbarton

African Fabric Shop Safari to Mileham
Mileham, nr Swaffham, Norfolk

Cleveland Lace Day
Cleveland

Castle Quilters
Norfolk

World Textile Day - Scotland

An Exhibition of Costume, Creativity and Colour

Our first World Textile Day in Scotland. FREE admission for our exhibition of traditional costume and textiles - with six specialist world textile traders.

• Textile Techniques - Fine, hand-made textiles from around the world; gorgeous, unusual and original clothes; beads and silver hill tribe jewellery
• The African Fabric Shop - Hand-made batiks, wax prints and sun prints; recycled glass, brass, plastic and paper beads; jewellery, kits and patterns; fair trade baskets
• Susan Briscoe Designs - Japanese kimono and kimono fabrics; kits and patterns; Susan's sashiko and patchwork books
• John Gillow - World famous author, traveller, collector and lecturer; specialising in embroidered, woven and resist-dyed textiles from Asia and Africa; unique, vintage and collectable textiles
• Martin Conlan, Slow Loris Textiles - Indigo and vegatable-dyed clothing; Oriental and tribal clothing and textiles; expert on Chinese tribal minorities
• Kekfesto Cotton, Gilly Thomson - Hand-printed, blue dyed fabrics from Hungary

Activities:

• 11.00 am talk African and Asian Costome - John Gillow, world textile expert, discusses pieces from his collection
• 2.00 pm talk Clothing for Ceremonies and Celebrations - Diane Gaffney, Asian textile expert, shows clothing for special occasions
• £2 per talk

Join us for a celebration of world costume and textiles

View and print: Full colour leaflet PDF

Village Green Quilters
Yately

North Hampshire Quilters

Hexagon Quilters
Reading

Leicester Quilters
Oadby