Textile Study Group

artists and tutors sharing ideas imagination and skills

The Textile Study Group is a diverse group of well-qualified, nationally and internationally renowned textile artists and tutors, who have established a reputation for excellence. Its members are well known for their ability to impart enthusiasm and expertise in working with fabric and thread and for exciting approaches to the practice of art and design in relation to textiles.

Glove Drawer - 5 ages

Over the last 25 years, Textile Study Group members have been in the vanguard of textile and embroidery education, often in association with City and Guilds and the Embroiderers' Guild. Some members are actively involved in the Embroiderers' Guild's access and learning programme and activities for Young Embroiderers, whilst others teach in colleges of further, higher or adult education, or in schools. Individually, Textile Study Group members have published numerous books and magazine articles and exhibit their work at prestigious venues both internationally and nationally.

To sustain the development of their professional practice, every member attends annual Textile Study Group weekend courses, and presents their work for critical appraisal every five years. The group interaction during these courses and the critical appraisals provide both the support and the challenges necessary to sustain lively, dynamic work.

Sarah Burgess
Glove Drawer - 5 ages (109 x 48 x 3 cm), detail
closer view
Exhibited in "NOT WHAT IT SEAMS: First Thoughts", 2004

 

As a group the Textile Study Group

  • creates exhibitions which tour to a variety of venues and galleries.
  • arranges a five-day residential summer school, open to all embroiderers. This offers a choice of courses developed and tutored by Textile Study Group members and a popular mix of stimulating, quality learning with opportunities to share ideas and expertise.

All Textile Study Group members are happy to consider invitations to give talks, tutor workshops and residential courses, and to contribute to educational projects, both in the United Kingdom and abroad.

Textile Study Group Summer School 2010 information and booking form.

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