There are some wonderful exhibitions and events coming up in 2024 and we have started to list these below. We hope you get to go along to some of these but please check dates, times and entrance fees with the event website or organisers before travelling to ensure there have been no changes or cancellations.
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Have fun!
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This page is still under construction and
more events will be added soon - thank you for your patience.
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Events currently running
Exhibition already started - Victoria & Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL
Event is currently SOLD OUT but please check V&A website in case further tickets are released.
Exhibition already started - Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, SW7 2RL
Please see V&A website for opening times,
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Exhibition already started - Fashion & Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF.
Please see Fashion & Textile Museum website for opening times.
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Gabrielle Chanel.
Fashion Manifesto
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel.
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DIVA
DIVA celebrates the power and creativity of iconic performers, exploring and redefining the role of 'diva' and how this has been subertverted or embraced over time across opera, stage, popular music and film.
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The Fabric of Democracy: Propaganda Textiles from the French Revolution
This exhibition explores printed propaganda textiles over more than two centuries, from the French Revolution to Brexit.
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Closes Sunday
25 February 2024
For more information about this event visit their website:
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/gabrielle-chanel-fashion-manifesto
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Closes Sunday
7 April 2024
For more information about this event visit their website:
www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/diva
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Closes Sunday
3 March 2024
For more information about this event visit their website:
twww.fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitions/the-fabric-of-democracy
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January 2024
Starts Thursday
25 January 2024
10am to 4pm
South of England Showground, Selsfield Road, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 6TL.
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Ardingly Quilt Show
Show featuring a display of quilts from well known quilt and textile artists along with competition quilts. Also a variety of traders selling patchwork and quilting supplies.
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Closes Saturday
27 January 2024
For more information, visit the organiser's website:
www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/ardingly-quilt-show
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March 2024
Starts Thursday
14 March 2024
NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT.
Please see the ICHF website for opening times.
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Starts Thursday
21 March 2024
Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH. Please see The Stitch Festival website for opening times.
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Opens Friday
22 March 2024 -
Fashion & Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3XF. Please see Fashion & Textile Museum website for opening times.
The Creative Crafts Show/
Sewing for Pleasure/ Fashion and Embroidery Spring 2024 Shows
Entry to The Creative Crafts Show gives free entry to the Sewing for Pleasure and Fashion and Embroidery Shows.
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The Stitch Festival
An event to celebrate the best in contemporary dressmaking, sewing and stitch. This show will have displays from leading designers and catwalk shows, demos and workshops. Plus a chance to shop for craft and textile supplies.
The Biba Story, 1964-1975
Exploring how fashion phenomenon Biba blossomed to become the world's first lifestyle label.
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Closes - Sunday
17 March 2024
These shows are organised by ICHF Events and please visit their website for more details:
www.creativecraftshow.co.uk/birmingham-creative-craft-show-march-2023-2/
www.creativecraftshow.co.uk/sewing-for-pleasure-2024/
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Closes - Sunday
24 March 2024
This event is organised by Immediate Live and please visit their website for more details:
www.thestitchfestival.co.uk
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Closes Sunday
8 September 2024
For more information about this event visit their website:
www.fashiontextilemuseum.org/exhibitions/the-biba-story-1964-1975
August 2024
Opens Thursday
1 August 2024
NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. Please see the Immediate Live website for opening times.
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The Festival of Quilts
The Festival of Quilts was launched in 2003 in partnership with The Quilters’ Guild. 20 years on and it is now the biggest quilting show in Europe, featuring hundreds of quilts, workshops, talks, one of the world’s largest quilt competitions and a huge range of quilt materials and brands to shop from.
Closes Sunday
4 August 2024
This event is organised by Immediate Live and please visit their website for more information:
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October 2024
Opens Thursday
10 October 2024
Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, Wood Green, London, N22 7AY. Please see the Immediate Live website for opening times.
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The Knitting & Stitching
Show
Bringing together hundreds of crafting workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, professionally curated textile art galleries, as well as a large number of the leading specialist craft suppliers.
Closes Sunday
13 October 2024
This event is organised by Immediate Live and please see their website for more details:
www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/london
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November 2024
Opens Thursday
7 November 2024
Titanic Exhibition Centre, Belfast Please see the Immediate Live website for opening times.
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November 2024
(2023 dates are 16 - 19 November)
Harrogate Convention Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA. More details to follow but in the meantime, please see the Immediate Live website
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The Knitting & Stitching Show - Belfast
A show featuring crafting workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, professionally curated textile art galleries, as well as a large number of the leading specialist craft suppliers.
The Knitting & Stitching Show - Harrogate
A show featuring crafting workshops, demonstrations, interactive features, professionally curated textile art galleries, as well as a large number of the leading specialist craft suppliers.
Closes Saturday
9 November 2024
This event is organised by Immediate Live and please see their website for more details:
www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/belfast
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November 2024
This event is organised by Immediate Live and please see their website for more details:
/www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate
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