https://www.creativehertfordshire.com/listings/events/?archive=1&user=10342&view=rss Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-in-kirklees21/ Woven in Kirklees is a celebration of innovation in textiles which runs from the 5th - 27th June 2021. This year’s programme starts with the Big Rainbow Knit which will see Huddersfield Train Station yarn bombed with ... Sun, 08 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-3d-textile-collage-workshop/ Inspired by the ‘Lost Spells’ Poems from Robert Macfarlane and Illustrator Jackie Morris, Carnival Artist Marina Poppa will share stories and films about how they turn trash into treasure at Callaloo Arts. In the fol... Sat, 14 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-weaving-words-poetry-workshop/ Farah Jabeen guides you through writing your own piece of poetry inspired by the INTERWOVEN themes of textiles, recycling and re-use. So many of the words we use when we talk about textiles – threads, stitches, sewing, s... Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-festival-2019/ WOVEN - A celebration of innovation in textiles across Kirklees 8 - 16 June 2019 WOVEN festival is the celebration of Kirklees’ textile industry from the past, present and future, happening this summer from Saturday ... Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/makers-market-slaithwaite/ Made Beautifully Here present a luxury Makers Market for WOVEN that will showcase how Kirklees is home to some of the finest makers in the country, whose wares are often only available online. This is an opportunity to f... Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-in-a-day-dewsbury-town-centre/ Experience WOVEN in one day as Dewsbury town centre is taken over with textile themed activities. And you can join in with the The Big Knit at the same time. Activities include an Upcycle Challenge where four teams ar... Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-big-knit-batley-town-centre/ Join us in Batley between 12 noon and 4 pm to see our waterways themed sculpture made by the people of Kirklees, in collaboration with Yorkshire Sculpture Park resident artist Connor Shields, and proudly displayed in Bat... Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/threads-of-life-clare-hunter-in-conversation/ Join textile artist, curator and author of Threads of Life Clare Hunter in conversation with Dr Claire Barber, Senior Lecturer in Textiles at University of Huddersfield as they discuss a history of sewing and embroidery,... Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/hidden-from-sight-exploring-the-role-textiles-in-the-landscape/ Come along to walk, make and sketch in the open air on the Pennine moors above Marsden. Our walk leader, who is a weaver and a researcher who works on textiles and landscape, will guide us on a walk of about three miles,... Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-big-textiles-day-at-tolson-museum/ The Children’s Art School has teamed up with Tolson Museum to offer a fun, hands-on day for the whole family on Sunday 9 June. Find out more about Huddersfield’s rich textiles heritage and leave wearing your own creative... Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-big-knit-10-12-train-huddersfield-to-sheffield-and-back/ KNIT AND NATTER CROCHET CHATTER TRAIN! Join us on the 10.12 train from Huddersfield to Sheffield and back to knit/crochet the length of the train in bunting! Wool provided just bring needles. There will be a croche... Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/ripping-yarns-batley/ Six short films by Alistair I Macdonald telling the stories behind some of our most innovative textile recycling businesses: turning old jeans into car interiors, creating yarn from nettles, and recycling 1,000’s of wedd... Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/tree-time-at-bagshaw-museum-and-wilton-park/ Take a glimpse behind the scenes of this Victorian mill owner's house and a mindful walk. Enjoy a private viewing of textile artifacts from the archives with a museum curator, followed by a slow and meditative walk g... Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/hashtag-authentic-a-social-media-masterclass-with-sara-tasker/ A social media masterclass with Sara Tasker, a social media influencer, writer and creative business consultant who credits Instagram with changing her life. To book click here: http://bit.ly/HashtagAuthenticTickets ... Thu, 13 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/ripping-yarns-dewsbury/ Six short films by Alistair I MacDonald telling the stories behind some of our most innovative textile recycling businesses; turning old jeans into car interiors, creating yarn from nettles, and recycling 1000's of weddi... Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/spectacular-showcase-of-textile-innovation/ The Spectacular Showcase of Textile Innovation will shine a spotlight on the incredible scientific and creative innovation taking place in the textile industry today. Scientists, businesses and artists are continually ex... Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-fabric-of-our-craft-at-temporary-contemporary/ Hosted by Parley at their new space Parlour, part of Temporary Contemporary in Queensgate Market, practitioners working or studying in fashion and textiles are invited to a round-table discussion and creative mapping act... Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/textile-careers-fair/ The careers Fair at the Textile Centre of Excellence will feature many of the fashion and textile companies from the local area who are actively recruiting young people to work and learn with their businesses. The fair w... Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/talk-ripping-yarns-with-alistair-i-macdonald/ Ripping Yarns is a series of short films from the Kirklees textile trade by Alistair I MacDonald which explore the innovative businesses in Kirklees who are pioneering practices such as recycling unwanted clothes in orde... Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/where-there-s-muck-there-s-bras-with-kate-fox/ Where There's Muck, There's Bras is a funny and thought provoking show of stand up storytelling and spoken word about Northern women you've heard of, and ones you haven't! From Hylda Baker to Helen Sharman, Betty Boothro... Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/spectacular-showcase-of-textile-innovation-show/ The Spectacular Showcase of Textile Innovation will shine a spotlight on the incredible scientific and creative innovation taking place in the textile industry today. Scientists, businesses and artists are continually ex... Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/makers-market-huddersfield/ WOVEN Makers market will take place across two venues in Huddersfield on Saturday 15 June. Join selected makers in the beautiful settings of the Lawrence Batley Theatre Courtyard and Byram Arcade. Find out what amazin... Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/wool-walk/ A weird, wonderful and unbeWEAVEable scavenger hunt. Get your family or team of friends together to take on this woolly walk through Huddersfield! Pick up your trail map from the Spectacular Showcase at the University... Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/ripping-yarns-mirfield/ Six short films by Alistair I MacDonald telling the stories behind some of our most innovative textile recycling businesses; turning old jeans into car interiors, creating yarn from nettles, and recycling 1000's of weddi... Sat, 15 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/how-to-be-a-craftivist-art-of-gentle-protest-by-sarah-corbett/ If we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair then shouldn't our activism be more beautiful, kind and fair? That's what Sarah Corbett believes and will be showing how she is doing activism differently that ... Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/holmfirth-arts-festival-banner-parade/ The Textile Banner Parade, created by Edgelands Arts with people from across the Holme Valley, and embracing the theme of Generations of Innovators, will fill the streets of Holmfirth with a riotous carnival of colour an... Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-into-song-in-holmfirth/ Woven Into Song is a performance of a new piece of music that will explore the stories of the South Asian communities who were drawn to Kirklees by the textile industry. Written by Boff Whalley, ex-Chumbawamba guitarist/... Sun, 16 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/word-weavers-cabaret/ The word weavers cabaret brings together poets from across Kirklees in celebration of words spoken and written. Hosted by spoken word artist Rose Condo, the event will feature some of the best poets in the district. The ... Sun, 15 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-gini-s-dorset-button-s-workshop/ Learn with Gini how to make a traditional Cartwheel Dorset Button. This 400 year old craft is the original way that buttons were sustainably made by hand, with natural materials. Using local shoddy wool and recycled w... Sat, 07 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-family-dance-social-workshop/ Join Nisha Lall and Lisa Heywood from the DANCE:SOCIAL collective for a family friendly dance and storytelling workshop. We will share traditional and modern dance moves from both the UK and South Asia and listen to n... Fri, 06 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-embroidery-for-longer-lasting-clothes-workshop/ Explore traditional embroidery skills brought to Kirklees by people across the world, coming to work in the textile industry. Techniques will include Indian Kantha, brightly coloured Caribbean patterns, and Irish Mountme... Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-crochet-with-t-shirt-yarn-workshop/ Got a t-shirt that’s past its best? We all have tees with a stain that won’t come out, or too many holes from the wash. But rather than throwing them away, we’ve found a solution to reuse them instead! Thread Republic... Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-modern-day-shoddy-talk/ John Parkinson tells the story of his family shoddy business, from the 1970s to the present day. The UK’s woollen ‘circular economy’ began circa 1813. By the time (shoddy manufacturer) Colin Parkinson Ltd opened in 19... Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/interwoven-family-folk-music-workshop/ In this workshop, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award Winner Maddie Morris invites families to explore folk and traditional music, and its instruments, as singers, listeners and performers. In this hour-long workshop, Maddie... Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-open-planning-meeting-2-july-2020/ Join WOVEN for the next WOVEN Open Planning Meeting. These meetings happen quarterly and are for anyone interested in planning for the WOVEN Festival 2021 (and ongoing activity). All welcome! You don’t have to have been ... Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-career-programme-teacher-virtual-event/ A key strand of the WOVEN 2021 Festival is the development of a careers programme for young people. We want to inspire young people about the broad range of career pathways and opportunities in textiles, including tho... Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-in-practice-conference/ In June 2021, the WOVEN in Kirklees will host its second festival. The first festival took place in 2019. Initiated and funded by Kirklees Council, it was owned by everyone, from community groups, to industry, cultural o... Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/hug-outdoor-weaving-workshops/ Join artists Adrian & Annabel in creating your own woven textile artworks across Algernon Firth Park in Heckmondwike! We’re inviting you to create your own textile artworks on fences across the park as part of HUG. Ad... Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/batley-t-rainbow-yarn-installation/ Batley t’Rainbow is a colourful rainbow yarn bombing installation at Batley Station on the theme of trains, butterflies and flowers. It has been created in partnership with Friends of Batley Station, with the help of ... Sat, 12 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/i-n-t-e-r-w-o-v-e-n/ I N T E R W O V E N is a unique soundscape of the Kirklees area, both its mill heritage and its present – a mixture of machinery, work, storytelling, brass music and boliyan. Artists Hardeep Sahota, Mandeep Samra and ... Sat, 26 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/big-rainbow-knit-weekend/ Join us on St George’s Square in Huddersfield for a weekend of knitting themed fun! Browse yarn stalls & displays, watch scaled-up craft demonstrations, and soak up the atmosphere with roaming theatrics and music. ... Sat, 26 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/growing-colour-together/ Growing Colour Together is a natural dyeing project that explores the techniques and processes involved in natural dyeing and how they can be applied to textile art and making. Visit Ravensknowle Park over the final w... Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/textile-innovation-from-the-space-shed/ Kirklees is home to some of the great innovations in textile science. Textiles influence almost every part of our lives from medical textiles to climate change, our landscape and leisure! We will showcase textile science... Sat, 19 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/our-biennale-finale/ A weekend of exhibitions celebrating the creativity of the children and young people in Kirklees. Sculptures, music, sound walks, dance, artwork, films, and photographs will all be on display in the Biennale Finale. T... Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-big-rainbow-knit-installation/ An impressive installation of 15,000 rainbow coloured squares on the historic pillars in front of Huddersfield train station knitted by volunteers locally, nationally and internationally! Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/digital-exhibition-stitched-resiliance/ This exhibition tells inspiring stories about the stitches that held us together during Covid-19. When the crisis hit, we responded by sewing, stitching, and making. From our communities we have seen embroidery, home ... Sat, 05 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/hug-installation/ Artists Adrian & Annabel will be embracing Kirklees in a visual hug, weaving the words of local residents into fences in Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike and Dewsbury. Using words from local residents, and fabric off-cuts do... Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/hug-installation-and-demonstration-dewsbury/ Artists Adrian & Annabel will be embracing Kirklees in a visual hug, weaving the words of local residents into fences across the district. Using words from local residents, and fabric off-cuts donated by local busines... Thu, 10 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/woven-in-kirklees-hidden-history-online-panel-discussion/ Hear untold stories about Kirklees textiles heritage at this free panel event. Featuring guest speakers and a Q&A. Over the years, people in the Kirklees textiles industry have been at the heart of social change in th... Sat, 30 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0100 https://creativekirklees.com/woven/the-shoddy-factory-workshop/ A friendly and creative workshop that celebrates the past, present and future of textiles in Dewsbury. Bring along your favourite fabric items – a piece of clothing, a tea towel, a cushion cover etc – to be photocopied. ...