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Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Umbrella group for hand weaving, spinning and dyeing in the UK. Includes information about courses, exhibitions and local guilds.
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The Batik Guild
- Organisation for amateurs, professionals and teachers in the batik field. Presents an artists' gallery, together with supplier lists, details of exhibitions, information on courses and history section.
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British Tapestry Group
- Promotes the art of tapestry weaving; includes a history of the craft, where to see tapestries in the UK, with details of membership, member galleries, news, and links.
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Durham Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers
- Works to maintain and promote traditional textile craft skills; includes contacts, timetable of workshops, exhibition calendar, and a photo gallery.
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Ebor Ruggers
- Group who meet in York to share their passion for rag rug making. News, gallery, membership information, and an invitation to come and see what it's all about.
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Edge - Textile Artists Scotland
- A grouping of artists working to promote excellence in contemporary textiles; includes details of their exhibitions and events, online gallery, member listing, and contacts.
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Education in Textiles Association
- UK-based site to keep textiles teachers and tutors in touch.
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Feltmakers Lacemakers Embroiderers Weavers Spinners Group
- Community of various crafts people featuring gallery of works, links, activities and current courses.
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Fibre Art Wales
- Works to support and promote the profile of Welsh contemporary fibre art; includes profiles of member artists, exhibition calendar and archive, membership details, and contacts.
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The Guild of Silk Painters
- Includes details of the guild's journal and archive of past issues, plus advice on silk painting techniques, galleries and details of workshops, courses and events.
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Hooked and Prodded Rug Making
- Shirley Slater, who made rugs as a child out of necessity, provides instructions on rug making, photographs of rugs, exhibition rugs and a millenium frieze, and details of workshops in County Durham.
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Hot Hive Textiles
- An online resource specialising in creative textiles for art, craft, fashion and interior decoration. Includes news and articles, substantial directories, a library of projects, and information about courses.
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Lancs and Lakes Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Supports the practice of weaving, spinning and dyeing in the area; includes details of membership, their programme of talks, demonstrations, and workshops, and information about their collection of resources and library.
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London Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers
- Overview of the guild, history, meetings, publications, library, membership, competitions and tuition.
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Oriental Rug and Textile Society (ORTS)
- Works to encourage enthusiasm for the carpets and textiles of the Orient, and understanding of traditional techniques and centres of weaving. Includes their activities programme, membership, and contacts.
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Oxford Asian Textile Group (OATG)
- Works to make the textile collections of the Ashmolean and Pitt Rivers Museums better known to the specialist and the interested public; provides their programme of lectures, study visits and seminars, and their magazine.
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Practical Study Group
- UK group affiliated to the Embroiderer's Guild, exhibition information, member information and events listing.
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Selvedge Magazine
- Monthly magazine covering fine textiles in art, fashion and interiors. Offers subscription information plus patterns from the current issue.
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The Textile Society
- Studying the history, art and design of textiles, open to both professionals and enthusiasts. Contains information abou the journal, Text, and the society's events, plus details of student bursaries.
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Twisted Thread
- Organisers of textile craft exhibitions across the UK and Ireland. Includes full exhibition details, with archives and reviews of previous shows.
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The Weave Shed
- Offers business and technical support for weavers, with a portal to weave resources and an active blog featuring weave-related stories, news, events, and featured weavers.
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West Riding Ruggers
- Group who meet at Bradford Industrial Museum and aim to preserve and promote hand rug making using use a variety of techniques. History, archive, meetings, and exhibition.
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Wonderwool Wales
- Annual festival which promotes wool and natural fibres in Wales. Includes information on events and exhibitors and details of the courses available in the WoolSchool.
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Woolfest
- Annual festival held in Cockermouth celebrating natural fibres, especially all aspects of wool, wool products and wool crafts.
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