Since establishing the Mr X Stitch site in 2008, Jamie Chalmers has been showcasing new talent in the world of textiles and stitch and has curated a number of stitch-based exhibitions in the UK and Ireland.  He believes in the […]

Fine Cell Work is a charity and social enterprise which enables prisoners to live fulfilling and crime-free lives, by training them to do high-quality, creative needlework in their cells and textiles training in prison workshops to foster hope, discipline and […]

Hooray! Miesje Chafer will be returning to thread 2017 as one of over 50 unique exhibitors in our vibrant marketplace. Miesje will be bringing her own distinctive style to the Great Hall, with her fabulous stand stocked with bold and […]

Fuelled with passion for modern graphic prints and thinking it’s probably an obsession, Fuz Chowdhury set up the highly successful on-line shop Cloth & Candy.  Fuz chats to us about how buying a wedding dress in Pakistan lead to a […]

In advance of thread… a festival of textiles 2017 we have been running a series of q&a blogs to give you a flavour of what to look forward to on the day. Featuring a selection of exhibitors, workshop tutors and […]

This week our craft team were fortunate to speak to The Avid Seamstress who will be exhibiting her wonderful patterns as an exhibitor at thread… a festival of textiles on Saturday 30 September. We are really excited about seeing you […]

This week in our lead up to thread festival we chatted to Rebecca Engels who set up Rebecca’s Aix Home.  Rebecca shares with us some thoughts including tips on starting up your own business and how you can get the […]

Concrete Cascade: Aimee-Sofia Brown, Anna Harrison, Gavin Withey, Sian Wright The Riverside Café Gallery is thrilled to present new exhibition Concrete Cascade, a celebration of urban photography with an almost ‘brutalist’ edge. The works border monument and ruin: exploring ideas of […]

We are super excited to have Gillian Harris, crafter extraordinaire, author and owner of The Gilliangladrag Fluff-a-torium! in Dorking joining us at thread 2017.  Meet Gillian in her special thread workshop to make some Wooltops Pompoms, and afterwards at her book […]