Lace:Here:Now

This week, I had the opportunity to attend a seminar day, Lace: Heritage and Contemporary Textile Practice, at Nottingham Trent University based around lace and organised by Amanda Briggs-Goode. Nottingham has a long association with lace, being one of the most...

Lost in Translation

One of the things about a university education which pushes you out of your comfort zone is how it opens your mind and your understanding. At the Lost in Lace conference (feature post to follow) today (3rd Feb 2011) at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, I met up again...

Warp + Weft Symposium

This past weekend, I have been in deepest Camarthenshire at the National Wool Museum with around 45 other weavers and curators.  Laura Thomas organised a symposium specifically on weave – a rarity in the UK – and surrounded it with exhibitions, two...