Talks on hand made textiles

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We regularly present talks and demonstrations at venues across the country for Quilters Guilds, Embroiderers, Weavers, Spinners and Dyers, museum groups, teachers and college students.

All the talks last for about an hour and are suitable for any group interested in textiles. We bring a wide variety of textiles to look at and handle as well as slides or Powerpoint.

Here are a few quotes from satisfied customers!

“The beautiful textiles you brought to show us were totally different from anything I have seen before”.
Stroud Embroiderers

“It did prove to be a memorable evening for everyone present because of the way you talked about the people and textiles”.
Forest of Arden Quilters

“I’m sure you realised that everyone was thrilled to bits with your talk and slides. As you might imagine over 20 years of running groups and being President I have heard every speaker at least once! Yours was fresh, entertaining and very informative, I learnt a lot”.
Pat Nicholls, Weston Quilters

“An interesting and inspiring afternoon once again.”
Merseyside Weavers Spinners and Dyers

“Thank you for a really brilliant lecture—stimulating, interesting and humorous—also totally informative.”
Ann Rogers, Wirral

Choose from these talks.

BATIK- THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CLOTH

The people of Java produce the finest batik in the world, and yet most of the makers are poor and their stories remain untold. The traditions of making this unique fabric by waxing and dyeing are centuries old and carefully passed on from mother...

CLOTHES FOR FESTIVITIES, CEREMONIES AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Glamour, glitter, gold, intricate weavings and stunning embroideries are all part of the textiles and costumes made and worn for weddings, festivals and temple ceremonies. A wedding in Java, a temple ceremony in Bali, and a New Year celebration ...

INDIGO BLUE, SOGA BROWN, MENGKUDU RED

Making a blue dye from the leaves of the indigo plant was discovered in ancient times and is still used in countries all over the world today. But there are so many other colours which can be made from natural sources. In many of the parts of th...

SILK FROM THE ANCIENT KINGDOMS

Thailand, Cambodia and Laos have long been famous for their silk, and to this day, silkworms are raised and the silk spun and woven in the traditional way by village women on the looms below their homes. In the past 50 years a complete revival o...

TEXTILES OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE

The “Golden Triangle” where three countries - Thailand, Laos and Burma, meet is so called because of the fortunes made from opium. But there is still great wealth to be found in the wonderful textiles of the hilltribes who live in thi...

THE FUTURE OF HAND MADE TEXTILES

Making beautiful hand made textiles is extremely labour intensive, so do we take them for granted? And how long can these traditions continue? What are the prospects for the makers, and the traditional way of life represented by such wonderful te...

TURKISH WEAVING - COLOURS OF THE EARTH

The nomadic people of Central Asia have always been famous for their beautiful weavings, made from the materials around them. Recently, dyers have rediscovered this heritage of the nomads and are once again starting to use traditional natura...