What are the implications of craft and neurological affect for 2113?

What are the implications of craft and neurological affect for 2113?

This  Saturday's STG seminar theme for Research, Skills Development and Discussion all focussed on textiles. 

Details and booking   here.

TSTG Members Ready for Christopher Kane AW2013!

Congratulations TSTG members and associates who attended Saturday's workshop and learnt how to create Christopher Kane's catwalk look for Autumn/Fall/Winter 2013 with elaborate couture couching, among several other Couture Embellishment Techniques.

As always, we're ahead of the game with our portfolio of Skills Development Training and uber-talented members and tutors! Our next date for open access Skills Development Training is August 3rd 2013 for stunning  Mountmellick Embroidery with Zoe Powell.  Book early to avoid disappointment!  

Our Paris and London trained tutors don't grow on trees!

Learn Amazing Couture Embellishment Techniques on Feb 16th with TSTG!

Image courtesy of Poszata Ltd, Hungary.

Learn how to make Richelieu lace tomorrow with Paris couture embroiderer, Eline Le Callennec and the Slow Textiles Group! This workshop is available both online and in the London studio.

Just two places left! Book your place here.

 White on white. Traditional French Richelieu lace in white linen. 
Image courtesy of Passion de Blanc, France.

Pua Kumba Weaving in Marik Empang!

                                                                                                            Photo: Neuberg

TSTG members recently enjoyed an evening with Nancy Ngali from Malaysian Borneo, wearing her own pua kumba woven jacket and beaded marik empang at the fantastic current exhibition called 

Endangered Textiles taking place at the Brunei Gallery in London.

                                                                                                                                                                                             Photo: Neuberg

Here's the process of the warp preparation - hundreds of white silk threads being tied with lengths of plastic rather like tie-dye - in order to prepare the weave to make a jacket or skirt.

                                                                                                                                                 Photo: Neuberg

After all those white threads are dip-dyed in indigo they are set up on a back-strap loom ready for weaving. 

The whole process takes between 3 to 5 months!

For more information on the process, there's a great introductory article in the wonderful Hand Eye magazine.

Slow Textiles Group at Ethical Fashion Forum Source Expo Today!

We SO enjoyed the EFF Source Expo today! There was such an array of fantastic suppliers and producers being showcased - from all over the world! 

Our very own member, Lisa Bloomer, was one of the only British wool weavers represented from the UK.  Design and sustainability are so central to her work and future vision that the result is a cutting edge product that offers an aesthetic sensibility that far surpasses the more rural weaves largely presented today. 

Technique, aesthetic and sustainable methodologies are central to Lisa's innovation hence she won the Althea McNish Prize for Colour, Royal College of Art 2012 and the Great British Texprint 2012 award as well as being shortlisted for the new Sustain Award at the Royal College of Art 2012. Watch this space!

In Great Britain we have the designers, the heritage and the skills - we say, let's use them! 

Designers, this is your platform!

In fact, Lisa is now featured on the front cover of the EFF Source Magazine 

Trend Report: Wool and Heavyweight Fabrics:

Other highlights of the day include,

If you'd like to work with us to develop your design work and aesthetic collections, content and development for a western and eastern market,  just email us via the Contact Page!

The Ethical Fashion Forum website has the full supplier list of today's SOURCE Expo (Day 1) - there are too many to cite here!