Desiree Jeans (Goodall)

If you love using vintage patterns and can’t find a modern yarn equivalent, check out the Knitting & Crochet Guild’s Etsy store! We’re selling vintage yarns that have been left to us. All proceeds fund the maintenance and upkeep of the Guild. Shop here > etsy.com/shop/KnittingC…

Apply now to trade at Underfall Market on 20-21st July! The market is supported by Leon Etchells. Leon co-founded St Nick’s Night Market and ran the popular Harbourside Market during its expansion and Harbour Nights, the events evening version. More info: underfallyard.co.uk/market

My BBC Radio 3 Essay is now available to listen to here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…. It'll air live on Friday at 10:45pm. It's about the very opulent art of early Quaker women. I discuss Elizabeth Hall's embroidered nutmeg, Rachel Reckless' sampler, & Ann Reckless Emlen's shadow box

I'm lucky enough to be interviewed for podcasts a fair amount but it's not every day that I'm interviewed for one of my all time fave podcasts! I'm on Dressed: The History of Fashion talking about my zine Stitching Freedom. You can listen to part one here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sti…

We've just had a restock of Barbara Hulanicki's fabulous autobiography 'From A to Biba'. 🔥 These went quickly last time so grab yours now in store or online: fashiontextilemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/products/19169…

‘Experienced knitters have an intuition about which fabrics are stretchier and their best applications. Understanding these fabrics’ programmability can expand knitting’s application beyond clothing into various fields.’ earth.com/news/how-knitt… #knitting #technology #research

@ArianeFennetaux @angharadtphd One for the CT?

📢CFP *Crafting fashion in the longue durée* 🧵🪡 upcoming conference in Paris this November 👇Deadline for submission June 15th craftingfashion3.wordpress.com

This is a way of helping to keep our children safe when they’re learning to navigate the online world, please sign. Petition: Give parents/guardians a right to access social media accounts of their children petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6614…

#textiles and #fashionhistory researchers! Are you planning a new project? Research Project Grants of £750 - £2500 are available twice a year from Pasold Fund, for projects, workshops or preparatory research in any area of #textiles or #fashionhistory: pasold.co.uk/research-proje…

See what's on in the month of May! We have lots of wonderful workshops coming up and of course, The Biba Story continues here at the Fashion and Textile Museum. Book for workshops and the exhibition on our website: fashiontextilemuseum.org/whats-on/

Loving Elleanor (Ellen) Mahon’s needlework sampler book, made at the Boyle School in Ireland in 1852-1854 and now at the @V_and_A. These records allowed girls to show potential employers all of their needle skills at once. I’m obsessed with the tiny dresses, socks, and gloves

Both in-person and online tickets are now available for 'Textiles: Conservation and Communities' the Icon Textiles & Ethnography groups joint symposium on May 10th 2024: icon.org.uk/events/textile… Please see below the symposium order of the day:

I recently discovered the @sewwhatpodcast and am devouring episodes. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in textiles, needlework and social history. So (sew?) good! #embroidery

In this week’s blog, Costume Society News Editor Babette Radclyffe-Thomas @chicstranger reviews Tate Britain @Tate new exhibition, Sargent and Fashion. Featuring exclusive insights from Curator @_jamesfinch, have a read now at: costumesociety.org.uk/blog/post/fash…

Calling #textiles and #dresshistory MA Students! Deadline: 15 April. Every year the Pasold Fund offers MA Grants of up to £500 to students on MA courses at UK universities, working in any field of #textilehistory. Apply now: pasold.co.uk/ma-grants

The first round of the Heritage Crafts Awards in 2024 are now open for nominations, with 12 prizes over seven award categories up for grabs. Deadline: 24 May 2024, 5pm. heritagecrafts.org.uk/awards2024/

Anni Albers (1899 – 1994), German Jewish textile artist and printmaker, who left to teach in the US after the Nazis forced the closure of the Bauhaus school (1933) where she had trained and worked #WomensArt

The QEST and @heritage_crafts Sustainability Award is back again in 2024 🏆 This year, there are two prizes on offer, valued at £1,000 each. Applications are now open and close on May 24. 👉Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/HCQESTSustaina…

@bethanbide I listened to the @sewwhatpodcast episode today and it sounds like a fantastic exhibition and book!