Exhibitions and Events
PLEASE NOTE THESE EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS MAY BE CANCELLED OR POSTPONED. Please check individuals web sites.
Our 4th Open Day to mark International Spin in Public Day
Knit + Stitch returns to London from 8th – 11th October!
If you’re looking for the best craft fairs in London, join us at Knit + Stitch at Alexandra Palace, London this October and experience one of the UK’s most loved craft events. Where creativity, community, and crafting come together.
Meet up with like-minded crafters, discuss ideas, learn new skills, find inspiration and shop for your annual craft supplies, including wool, beads and beyond from household name brands and specialist suppliers – all under one roof from 8th – 11th October 2026 at Knit + Stitch at Alexandra Palace, London.
We’ve rebranded! Don’t worry – The Knitting & Stitching Show you know and love isn’t changing. You can still expect the same inspiring content, opportunities to learn new skills, and the best places to shop – all under the new name, Knit + Stitch.
International Weaving Network
In 2020 the International Weaving Network started with 6 members of WEEFNETWERK. Its goal is to strengthen the basis for the craft of weaving by initiating and facilitating the contacts between weavers in different countries and cultures. At the moment the network consists of 25 weavers from Belgium, France, Italy, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands.
An annual online meeting is organized with an inspiring programme and a reflection on the results of all the different working groups.
We now have 3 groups, which focus on online exhibitions, international courses and sustainability respectively.
The International Weaving Network is very pleased to announce its third virtual exhibition.
Bees, at first glance, might not be an obvious choice for an exhibition seeking diverse interpretations in weave, although one weaving structure is called Honeycomb. Dive into the hive and you will find the extraordinary source of benefits bees provide, a treasure trove of systems, actions, meanings and associations: patterns of behaviour in the insect (and human) world, climate change, swarms, vision, communication, productivity, reproduction, division of labour, produce, home-building and colonies. Whether your approach of the theme ‘bees’ is from politics, observation, dance, perspective, ecology or any other vantage point, bees have it all! We look forward to welcoming your creations inspired by these all-too-precious insects!
The Exhibition can be viewed virtually here:
https://www.artsteps.com/view/65a7e81b942aa4883d801ca6
Previous Exhibitions can be found here:
Freedom 2023
https://www.artsteps.com/view/63b6cc430049f1b7328b7dd5
Crossborder Pilot Exhibition 2022
Pushing the Limits
https://oliviermasson.art/en/exhibitions/183-pushing-the-limits.html
Weaving is one of oldest human industries -if not the oldest- and many kinds of looms or weaving devices have been accompanying humankind since the beginning of times. From the backstrap loom to dobby looms, the history of weaving has been an uninterrupted succession of technological inventions until the arrival of the first Jacquard hand looms in 18th century France. The rest is history. Today we are living the Jacquard digital loom era. Contemporary textile artists use this tool which allows for an -almost- unlimited freedom to weavers.
It is the aim of the curators of this exhibition to highlight the unlimited possibilities of this limited “machine” to create textile pieces that are works of art in their own right. They are looking for unique pieces handwoven on a multi-shaft loom. The selected pieces will be shown in an online 3D exhibition engineered by textile artist Olivier Masson.
Between Islands
https://orkneybetweenislands.wordpress.com/
Between Islands: culture and life in Atlantic Scotland explores the inspiration and legacy of islands in the arts, crafts and literature of Orkney, Shetland and the Outer Hebrides. This exhibition, part of the wider Between Islands project, comes from Orkney. It features objects from Shetland Museum and Archive and Museum and Tasglann nan Eilean, alongside items from the permanent collections of Orkney Museum and Orkney Library and Archive, both managed by Orkney Islands Council.
Textiles: https://orkneybetweenislands.wordpress.com/textiles/
Fair Isle: https://orkneybetweenislands.wordpress.com/fair-isle-knitting/
Harris Tweed: https://orkneybetweenislands.wordpress.com/harris-tweed/
Complexity 2020 – Innovations in Weaving
The Exhibition has now finished but is still available to view here: https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery/complexity-2020/
The Complex Weavers’ biennial exhibition is being held as a virtual exhibition this year – much more accessible for Guild members than the planned venue of Knoxville, Tennessee! It opens on Monday 29 June at midday (BST) at and showcases recent textile creations that bear within them some form of complexity, whether they have been woven on a table, treadle, dobby or Jacquard loom. All were made by hand and designed by humans, and all exhibit technical excellence! There are some wonderful illustrations on the site. Well worth a visit.
Butterflies, detail. Wall hanging by Rosalie Neilson. Warp-faced rep woven on 16 shafts. Cotton.
Previous exhibitions can also be found here: https://www.complex-weavers.org/gallery-category/exhibit-gallery/