Meet - virtually - the artisans and traders behind the hand-dyed fabrics, recycled glass beads and fair trade baskets that we source directly all across Africa.
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Meet - virtually - the artisans and traders behind the hand-dyed fabrics, recycled glass beads and fair trade baskets that we source directly all across Africa.
Meltham, Holmfirth
Come along and learn how to bundle dye using natural pigments from the Birkby and Fartown Library dye Garden. Use flowers to create colour on textiles, meet others and learn how to work with textiles.
Huddersfield
Join local textile artist Kayleigh Davis on a foraging walk for natural dye plants.
A two hour practical workshop at Greenhead College to introduce natural dyeing, with dyes made from kitchen scraps or cuttings from your garden.
Huddersfield
Join us for our monthly craft group (knit and natter) in our yarn bombed gardens.
Dalton
Explore a range of colours using vegetable and plant dyes such as turmeric, madder, onion skins and logwood on this one day natural dyeing workshop.
Mirfield
A two hour practical workshop at Greenhead College to introduce natural dyeing, with dyes made from kitchen scraps or cuttings from your garden.
Huddersfield
Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.
Golcar, Huddersfield
Every child has the right to be creative and explore their textile talent. Join artist Kim Searle from Darn It Workshops in this textile based workshop exploring repair, embellishment and getting creative with textiles!
Huddersfield
This creative workshop will explore the Textile Fabrics of India Archive held at the University of Huddersfield offering you the opportunity to create your own response to these wonderful patterns.
Huddersfield
This talk examines the presence of fur on the Shakespearean stage as a signifier that stretches across the lines of species, class, and race.
Huddersfield
Join us with your old loved clothes for this unique step-by-step workshop for beginners in visible mending, embrace the patch!
Huddersfield
Join us for our Growing Colour Together Symposium. We have presentations from artists, designers and researchers exploring Natural Dyes.
Huddersfield
A drop in day where every child and adult gets to learn new textile skills. Led by artist Kim Searle, there will be a variety of creative techniques to get you started.
Huddersfield
Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.
Join local artist Isobel Denton @abitmoreink for a tour of her natural dye garden in Kirklees
Clothes swap and sewing workshop in Huddersfield at the Thread Republic Textiles Hub.
Huddersfield
Join local artist Isobel Denton @abitmoreink for a tour of her natural dye garden in Kirklees
Join local artist Isobel Denton @abitmoreink for a tour of her natural dye garden in Kirklees
Join craft tutor and maker Kim Searle for a relaxed and informative workshop learning Rag Rug techniques with a modern twist!
Huddersfield
Guided factory tour (limited to 10 people) of a woollen yarn spinner making stock supported and custom weaving and knitting yarns
Lockwood, Huddersfield
Join Cathie Sivinska McCartan from the MA in Creative Pattern Cutting course at the University of Huddersfield to learn how to give your used clothes a new lease of life.
Huddersfield
Local textile artists Dionne Swift and Nicola Perren will talk about their artist practice and their experiences of quilting communities.
Huddersfield
What better way to have some you time and learn something new. Once you've learnt the basics you'll be hooked
Huddersfield
Hear textile artists Richard McVetis, David Morrish and Andi Walker discussing their experiences and artistic practices.
Huddersfield
Discover patchwork and quilting as we make quilts that will be given to young people as they leave the care of the Local Authority and begin independent living.
Meltham
An exhibition of banners made from silk and other textiles to celebrate the Christian Calendar
Huddersfield
Family friendly, outdoor, drop in workshop to explore plant printing in a beautiful community garden setting
Families are invited to the University of Huddersfield for tours, talks and demonstrations celebrating education, training and careers in textile manufacturing, science, innovation and design.
Huddersfield
Bring all the family to have a go at being creative with textiles inspired by Quilted: Community, Creativity and Care, an exhibition that celebrates quilts, sewing and community.
Huddersfield
Have you enjoyed taking part in the WOVEN 2023 Growing Colour Together project? If so we would love...
Kirkburton, Huddersfield
Have you enjoyed taking part in the WOVEN 2023 Growing Colour Together project? We would love to hear...
Huddersfield
Have you enjoyed taking part in the WOVEN 2023 Growing Colour Together project? We would love to hear...
Dewsbury
Learn about the art of rust printing using a range of wires and found objects to create interesting...
Batley
Home school/education workshops, looking at how natural inks and stains can be used creatively to learn about art, science and history.
Dewsbury
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Home school/education workshops, looking at how natural inks and stains can be used creatively to learn about art, science and history.
Dewsbury
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Home school/education workshops, looking at how natural inks and stains can be used creatively to learn about art, science and history.
Dewsbury
Come along to Birkby and Fartown Library on the 28th of November for a create and chat session as we rip up the WOVEN programme and remake it for 2025! It's time to ask what the future of WOVEN looks like. Come along and let us know..
Huddersfield
Huddersfield Stitch Social & WOVEN Consultation at the Hub, which will be an opportunity to share your thoughts about WOVEN in Kirklees and what you'd like to see from the festival in the future.
Huddersfield
WOVEN and Thread Republic will be at the Dewsbury Lights switch on and Xmas Market to help you make Xmas tree decorations come along and say hello!
Dewsbury
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Home school/education workshops, looking at how natural inks and stains can be used creatively to learn about art, science and history.
Dewsbury
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Join us upstairs at Holmfirth Library for a demonstration of heritage textile skills and an opportunity to get hands on with the techniques.
Holmfirth
Working together WOVEN and Thread Republic invite you to a makers mingle, an opportunity to meet other makers, share business ideas and challenges, find out what, how and where other makers in Kirklees are working. We also ask that you take some time to talk about what you need from WOVEN in the future.
Huddersfield
A collection of contemporary textile wall art by Jill Hayfield.
Holmfirth
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
WOVEN and Kirklees Year of Music teams invite you to a screening of STRUT, a short film and exhibition celebrating creativity in Dewsbury
Dewsbury
WOVEN started its festival journey in 2019 with a series of open planning sessions so that people could tell us what they wanted from he festival. in 2023 / 2024 its time to ask again, what does the future of WOVEN look like! come along and let us know!
Dewsbury
Drop in at any time to visit the FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXHIBITION! The exhibition celebrates the people of Kirklees...
Dewsbury
FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXHIBITION Community Event THIS EVENT WILL BE AN ACTIVE SPACE FOR MAKING. Full of fun workshops...
Dewsbury
FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXHIBITION Visit the Exhibition and Drop-in with the WOVEN Team The exhibition celebrates the people of...
Dewsbury
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
WOVEN is looking to the future and how our schools stakeholders can help to shape it. We need to know what WOVEN can do to support you!
Gomersal
A workshop where you can make scrap fabric mache bowls and boxes.
Huddersfield
This online discussion brings together artists, academic researchers and community organisations to explore the potentials and futures of...
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Following the successful February makers market WOVEN and The Arcade Group in Dewsbury are hosting a Clothes Swap and market place. Dewsbury Town Hall on the 18th of May from 11-2pm.
Dewsbury
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Join WOVEN, Stitched Up, and the University of Manchester at the Women of the World Festival in Manchester...
Join WOVEN, Stitched Up, and the University of Manchester at the Women of the World Festival in Manchester...
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Exhibition of the textile work of Anne Brooke
Huddersfield
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Join us over the next twelve months on a journey into understanding Woad as a natural dye, ink and plant.
Batley
Two illustrated talks on fashion history and on millinery and jewellery for the theatre
Dewsbury
A Halloween themed Makers Market and Clothes Swap
Dewsbury
Christmas on a budget, come along to the Clothes Swap and Makers Market with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade
Dewsbury
WOVEN needs you ! Come and share your ideas for WOVEN25
Huddersfield
Join our first Clothes Swap and Makers Market of 2025 with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade
Dewsbury
This year we are working with the Growing Great Places crowdfunding programme to ensure even more groups can get involved in WOVEN Festival 2025.
New funds being announced as part of the Spring 2025 funding round of Growing Great Places and WOVEN!
WOVEN needs you! WOVEN is a community led festival and we want to make sure that everyone takes...
Pop along to February's Clothes Swap and Makers Market with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade
Dewsbury
Come and feel the love at the Clothes Swap and Makers Market with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade
Dewsbury
Pop along to April's Clothes Swap and Makers Market with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade
Dewsbury
WOVEN's Nat Walton chairs AI – Terrifying Tech or Conduit to Creativity online discussion at this year’s Huddersfield Literature Festival
This session lets classroom staff share sewing ideas, hear about the Red Dress Project, see school stitch projects, and gain tips from WOVEN artists.
Birstall, Batley
Come and explore the wonders of a working mill where balls of yarn are produced from their raw material to the finished product!
Slaithwaite
Come and explore the wonders of a working mill where balls of yarn are produced from their raw material to the finished product!
Slaithwaite
Journey across The Cultures of Climate Art trail, to Dewsbury and Huddersfield - to find Recycling En Masse - its heritage, activism, and future.
Join Dewsbury Arcade and WOVEN for the next Clothes Swap and Makers Market. Plus a workshop to create fabric flowers to be part of a wonderful community yarn bomb!
Dewsbury
Come and see the wonderfully woolly yarnbombing at Roberttown Village, spot the flock of sheep decorating railings and the colourful postbox toppers
Liversedge
A vibrant installation of community-made knit, crochet and fabric flowers installed in hanging baskets outside Thread Republic.
Huddersfield
Come and see celebrate the spectacular flower bombing of our Village using all forms of yarn and fabric crafts!
Visit our colourful Yarn Bombing, hanging in the summer sunshine to let the light dapple through
Huddersfield
A collaborative community project bringing together bunting made by residents from across the Dalton ward and surprising, smile-inducing "Yarnstallations" street-side.
Moldgreen
Come and see the community quilt on display a 'Field of Flowers' and a Textile Heritage display.
Skelmanthorpe
An Exhibition of textile artworks inspired by local and ethnic fabrics
Holmfirth
Join us for World Stitch Day, a vibrant celebration of the universal language of stitch and textiles! Inspired by the iconic Red Dress Embroidery Project, this immersive event brings together community groups, expert stitchers, and textile enthusiasts to explore the rich tapestry of global embroidery traditions.
Birstall, Batley
Cutting Waste, Creating Wonky explores radical pattern-cutting techniques that challenge fashion norms, embracing imperfection to reduce waste and create innovative, fabric-efficient, and wearable designs.
Huddersfield
The Red Dress, a globally-travelled collaborative embroidery project, coming to Oakwell Hall this summer as part of WOVEN Festival.
Birstall, Batley
Discover The Red Dress at Oakwell Hall during the WOVEN festival in June! Join artist Kirstie for an inspiring talk on this global art project celebrating unity.
Birstall, Batley
Come along, enjoy a chat, a cuppa and share your craft or see what other people are making.
Huddersfield
Come and visit the wonderfully woollen and specially curated Yarn Bomb of Woolly Mandalas, celebrating Slaithwaite’s centenary parade of 8 shops on Carr Lane.
Slaithwaite
A novel way to see knovels! Browse a small but special library of books with a textile twist, with ‘craftily’ changed titles. Can you guess the original?
Huddersfield
See Blossom students go about creating their work, based on the theme of nature.
Huddersfield
Give your textiles a second life at this workshop demonstrating various ways to remake, reuse and recycle textile related materials.
Skelmanthorpe
Join creative Kim Searle for a weekly zoom session on different mending techniques.
Join Patrycja, one of our Makers and view our handmade textile crafts at our Dewsbury Creatives beautiful pop up shop!
Dewsbury
Come and get creative in the park with Kim Searle and the community.
Huddersfield
Join a creative writing workshop that embraces Dewsbury and its textiles heritage.
Dewsbury
Come and get creative in the park with Kim Searle and the community
Huddersfield
A performance that is a response to the Silk Road from East to West.
Dewsbury
Join Carolyn of Mindful Maker to learn the mindful craft of Spiral Fabric Coiling and make your own unique coaster or small bowl.
Huddersfield
Creative recycling scrap fabric craft workshop, making gorgeous fabric flower brooches.
Huddersfield
Hillstone Fibre Arts have collaborated with iiinouiio a textile waste company and Bower Roebuck mill to produce unique textile artwork, plus demonstrations and workshops
Dewsbury
An exhibition celebrating the rich history and innovation in the Shoddy industry in Dewsbury.
Dewsbury
An exhibition of crafts created by those who attend the creative connections wellbeing sessions at The Rosewood Centre.
Dewsbury
Go behind the scenes of a working textile mill producing yarn for the weaving industry, including a talk on the company's history.
Huddersfield
See an eclectic mix of textile works, all celebrating the summer season
Huddersfield
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