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Sites cover UK textiles crafts, including spinning, weaving, dyeing, batik and felting. Textile crafts are those which involve methods of meshing or bonding interlaced natural or artificial fibres, also known as fibre crafts and not to be confused with needlework crafts.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Collingwood, Jason  - Professional rug weaver producing rugs for corporate and individual clients worldwide. Displays gallery of rugs, plus information on teaching work and commissioning, including a price guide.
  • Flight  - Hand-woven textiles from Jo Hanley in Berwickshire, combining traditional skills and techniques with contemporary designs. Shows examples of scarves and interior textiles.
  • Freebourne, Wendy  - Textile artist working with yarn, recycled plastics and other materials displays galleries of work. Download patterns for sale.
  • 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.
  • James, Jacqueline  - York textile artist making individually designed hand-woven rugs and wall hangings for commission and exhibition. Shows the process, a gallery of rugs, church textiles and work in schools.
  • Selvedge Magazine  - Monthly magazine covering fine textiles in art, fashion and interiors. Offers subscription information plus patterns from the current issue.
  • 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.
  • Twisted Thread  - Organisers of textile craft exhibitions across the UK and Ireland. Includes full exhibition details, with archives and reviews of previous shows.
  • 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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