Conference & Exhibition | Digital Weaving: Innovation Through Pixels

14 July 2025 |
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Digital Weaving – Innovation Through Pixels: Conference and Exhibition
Date: August 12–15, 2025 | Sundvolden Hotel, Krokkleiva, Norway

In 1995, a small Hønefoss-based company called Tronrud Engineering set out to transform the landscape of textilecreation. Thirty years later, we celebrate the transformative legacy of the TC-looms, a tool that has enabled creativity, innovation and inter-disciplinary collaboration across the world.

To mark this milestone, Tronrud Engineering and Tronrud Engineering Moss (which assumed loom production in 2020) proudly present the Digital Weaving – Innovation Through Pixels Conference and Exhibition. Over four days at the scenic Sundvolden Hotel, this unique event will bring together textile artists, designers, technologists, researchers, and weaving enthusiasts to explore the ever-evolving possibilities of digital handweaving.

Conference Highlights:

  • Opening Exhibition (Aug 12): A curated showcase of woven works by 50 international artists and designers, all works created on TC-looms. All featured artworks will be published in a commemorative Anniversary Book, launching during the event.
  • Anniversary Book: Featuring contributions by Sarah Mills (San Jose State University, CA) and Norwegian writer and historian Jan Helge Østlund.
  • Speaker Series (Aug 13–14): Presentations by an international line-up of speakers, from across 20 countriesand three continents, representing the cutting edge of digital weaving, design, research, and innovation.
  • Key Speakers Include: Christy Matson, Holly McQuillan, Janice Lessman-Moss, Cindy Kao, LauraDevendorf, Ariana Moroder, Wen-Ying Huang, Kristina Andersen, Sarah Rosalena, Analyn Salvador-Amores, Anita Michaluszko and
  • Presentations: Art and design, cultural heritage, smart textiles, weaving animation augmented weaving, multimorphic textile forms, sustainability, and the intersection of craft and computation.
  • Special Sessions:
    • “5 slides – 5 minutes” lightning talks
    • Evening networking dinners
  • Optional Excursions (Aug 15):
    • Visit Tronrud Engineering and the Kistefos Museum, or
    • Explore Tronrud Engineering Moss and Gallery F15

There are spaces available. Join Digital Weave  in Norway to honour the past, celebrate the present, and help weave the future of digital textiles. Learn more: Link

Press Conference: 7th Aug 2025 at Sundvolden Hotel (Krokkleiva, Norway) at 1200 hrs
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Clothworkers’ Award at Cockpit: Weavers

11 July 2025 |
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Clothworkers Award at Cockpit: Weavers
Deadline: 21 July 2025

The Clothworkers’ Award at Cockpit is an award designed to help up to three graduate weavers each year set up in business. Weavers can be working in any form, for example, making products, creating woven textile art, working with mills and/or making samples for industry.

The Clothworkers Award includes up to two years of business support and subsidised
shared studio space at Cockpit Studios Deptford, equipped with looms and a dye area.

What’s included?

  • This award is offered to three makers, with an anticipated start date of 1st September 2025
  • Studio space for up to 2 years at Cockpit Deptford
  • Shared looms and dye area, including Leclerc, Louet and electronic ARM looms
  • Business support including one-to-one coaching and workshops
  • Selling and promotional opportunities, including two annual Cockpit Open Studios events
  • Financial contribution required by makers:
     £1000 (approx. £85 per month) in the 1st year

    £2000 (approx. £168 per month) in the 2nd year

Who can apply:
Makers who graduated within the last 5 years working in weaving.

Please note: Cockpit only accept one application per applicant per each award round.

Click here to get more information and  apply

If you are thinking about applying to the Cockpit Clothworkers Award starting September
2025 please come along to our drop-in session to see the studio and looms, meet the makers and team, and find out about the award

Drop-in session: Tuesday 15th July 2025, 4-6.30pm
Where:  Cockpit Studios Deptford, 18-22 Creekside, London SE8 3DZ.
Ring the buzzer for Studio 214.

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Job: Project Manager | Humphries Weaving

10 June 2025 |
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Project Manager: Humphries Weaving

About 

Humphries Weaving design and weave bespoke fabrics for historic institutions, interior designers, architects, artists and ecclesiastical projects. They are one of three esteemed companies weaving at Sudbury Silk Mills. The mill is fully vertical, including fabric design, yarn dyeing, warping, weaving and finishing and is OEKO-TEX® STeP accredited and received a King’s Award for Sustainable Development in 2025.

They are searching for a Project Manager to join their established team. You will project manage the fabric design development process with their clients, known internally as an Account Manager.

The role
· This is your opportunity to be the face of Humphries Weaving and develop exceptional relationships to deliver sustainable, profitable growth through new business development within existing customers, new customers and new territories.
· You will promote the capabilities of the company, to internal and external stakeholders, and hold responsibility for market development, customer relationships and distribution channels, including working with specifiers and introducers.
· You will need to develop a great understanding of our markets, using intelligence to develop a strategic sales plan maximising opportunities and mitigating risks.
· Most importantly, you will be responsible for maintaining the high standards of service, providing their customers with the best solutions to their needs.
· You will be actively involved in product development, innovation and improvements across the business.
· This is a textile-product development driven role; generating inspirational fabrics from client briefs, through design decisions, yarn combinations, sophisticated colouring and inspiring presentation of developments.
· Whether contemporary or historic recreation, understanding the project scope and context to make appropriate recommendations and guide the client through the development and decision-making process.

Who are they looking for?
At Humphries Weaving, they recognise that learning is a continuous part of everyday life, you will be given the opportunity to learn and develop. To be successful in this role you will need a particular set of skills and experience which include;
· Someone with proven commercial experience who enjoys nurturing exceptional relationships with distinguished clients.
· A person that is highly organised and energised by managing numerous concepts and projects concurrently from inception, through development and manufacturing to delivery.
· You will be detail orientated and methodical in your approach with the resolve to achieve successful project outcomes.
· Have strong communication skills, able to adapt tone, language and presentation style
appropriately.
· An authentic interest in heritage textiles, historic environments and decorative arts; with a sensitivity to colour, texture and an appreciation of contemporary creative design and craft.
· Aptitude of a good team player, providing positive contributions to the team and supporting others. Holding a strong focus on execution of ideas and successful project conclusions.
· Someone who proactively considers innovation and improvement activity as part of their daily approach.
· Ability to create and implement an active development plan to maximise market and geographical opportunities and promote their capabilities, you will set and manage a budget.
· This is a mill-based role in Sudbury, Suffolk but the flexibility and enthusiasm to travel in the UK and internationally is required.
· You will be representing Humphries Weaving within the market, at industry events and networking opportunities

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Job: Account Manager | Stephen Walters

8 June 2025 |
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Stephen Walters are looking for an Account Manager to join their established team.

Stephen Walters is recognised internationally for its high quality and excellent service, boasting a rich heritage spanning 300 years as a family-owned business. Operating within a supportive environment emphasising shared values and continuous improvement, the role offers a competitive salary, benefits, and profit-sharing opportunities.

Responsibilities include serving as the face of Stephen Walters, fostering exceptional relationships to drive sustainable, profitable growth through new business development across existing customers, new customers, and new territories.

Key duties entail promoting company capabilities to internal and external stakeholders,
overseeing market development, customer relations, distribution channels, and collaborating with agents. The role requires a deep understanding of markets, strategic sales planning, maintaining high service standards, and contributing to product development and innovation.
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Job: Woven Textiles Pathway Leader (Maternity Cover) | Central Saint Martins UAL

6 June 2025 |
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Woven Textiles Pathway Leader (Maternity cover). Central Saint Martins, UAL

Application deadline: 15th June 2025
Interviews: 7th July 2025

Full details link here

Purpose of the role
The Pathway Leader in Woven Textiles is responsible for teaching, curriculum development, and on-going scholarship on the BA (Hons) Textile Design. This course is part of the Jewellery, Textiles and Materials Programme at Central Saint Martins. The post-holder will work collaboratively within a course team, deploying specialist expertise to develop pedagogy and the curriculum in innovative and critical directions.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake:
• Academic leadership for the woven textiles pathway.
• Responsibility for stage 2 and 3 woven textiles undergraduate students’ pastoral support, progress and attendance, maintaining records and liaising with colleagues as appropriate.
• Pedagogic and curriculum development that stimulate thought and practice that challenge the canon of woven textiles with the aim of promoting diversity and inclusivity.
• Expand the capacity of the course design to inspire students in their creative practice and professional goals.
• Effective management and inspiring leadership within the woven textiles pathway, working collaboratively within the wider textiles team.

The post-holder is expected to uphold and implement the policies and procedures of University of the Arts London and the College.

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Amélie Crépy | Exhibition: ‘Traces of Nature’: Oak Gall Ink Natural Dye Textile Launch | London Craft Week

15 May 2025 |
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Amélie Crépy is launching her own interior upholstery fabric collection in collaboration with internationally renowned Gainsborough Silk Weaving Company and the natural dye specialists AO Textiles. Woven in 70% linen and 30% silk, this fabric has been exclusively developed with a natural dye derived from oak galls formed by wasp larvae, and will be unveiled for the first time at Amelie’s solo exhibition during London Craft Week.

Venue:
67 York Street Gallery, London W1H 1QB
Dates: 12-18 May 2025
To fulfil her long held vision to create a fabric using dye from natural dyes, she partnered with AO Textiles and Gainsborough Silks where natural dyes extracted from plants such as madder, weld, and chestnut are used to colour yarn. These yarns are now effectively used for jacquard weaving for the ultimate sustainable luxury. Creating black using natural dyes though had been notoriously challenging for AO Textiles. At Amelie’s request, and after extensive experimentation, they perfected a recipe using Oak Galls and introduced this new biodegradable black dye designed specifically for linen.

Amelie is so proud to be showing this exquisite and unique textile at London Craft Week. It has been an amazing journey and the support from AO Textiles and Gainsborough Silks has been invaluable. Together they have demonstrated that fabrics dyed using naturally derived colour from sustainable sources is not only possible but scalable, repeatable, and of the high-quality required by today’s textile industry. This has also been Amelie’s continued quest: to challenge mindsets and inspire others to consider how art and textiles can contribute to a healthier, more sustainable environment. Continue reading →

Publication: Krokbragd – Contemporary Weaving With Colour Author: Angie Parker

11 February 2025 |
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Krokbragd – Contemporary Weaving With Colour is a practical guide to all aspects of a popular Norwegian weaving technique. With over 400 photographs and step-by-step instruction, it gives a detailed account of the techniques used by the author and other contemporary weavers. Written for weavers of all abilities, it features vibrant designs and patterns, and shows how this age-old Scandinavian technique can be given a 21st century twist to create stunning contemporary work.

Angie Parker has a worldwide reputation for weaving krokbragd, and her passion for this technique shines through in her work. Her expertly-executed rugs, wall hangings, furnishings and artworks are known for their joyful colour combinations, as well as their exquisite finishing. In addition to exhibiting and selling her work, she regularly teaches and is a passionate advocate for running a profitable craft business, and the sustainability of craft practices for the contemporary maker.

Text & Image: Courtesy of Crowood Press

Exhibition: Around The World With 80 Textile Artists | Louise Lemieux Bérubé

7 January 2025 |
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Around The World with 80 Textile Artists is being exhibited at MUMAQ – Musée des métiers d’arts du Québec from December 12th 2024 to March 9th 2025.

The exhibition, a celebration of textile arts on a global scaled is curated by Marie-France Bégis, and  invites visitors to explore a highly personal and universal project, the result of the relationships forged over a 40-year career.

In 2022, on the eve of her 80th birthday, Louise Lemieux Bérubé began an ambitious project, the result of 40 years of career and collaborations with textile artists from all over the world.

From 1997 to 2016, Louise shared her expertise in Jacquard weaving with more than 400 participants at the Montreal Center for Contemporary Textiles, as well as through universities and international events. These enriching encounters inspired her new project, Around the World with 80 Textile Artists, a vibrant tribute to the diversity and uniqueness of the artistic practices that have marked her career.

This project was structured around three key stages:
1. Reconnecting: Through the Internet, Louise invited 80 international artists to contribute to her project, rekindling exchanges with this precious artistic community.
2. Imagining and creating: The artist has dedicated herself to the design of an innovative
work, combining different textile techniques and integrating for the first time the
knotting of paper threads.
3. Discover and assemble: Participating artists each sent a package containing a piece or sample of their work, along with a souvenir text and a portrait or photo.

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Job: Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers

7 January 2025 |
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Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers

Vacancy: Trust Administrator

The Theo Moorman Trust for Weavers  is a small Trust that aims to support individual weavers through biennial grants.

They are recruiting an administrator to support the Trustees in this work. Applicants should be enthusiastic about textiles, with administration experience in an arts context, have good communication and computer skills.

This is a part-time role with a fixed fee of £1500 per annum.

Application deadline: February 28th 2025
Email: theomoormantrust@gmail.com for full details.

Research: Mono-Material Library x Schoenkwarteir | Sophia Fenlon + Stephanie Rolph

6 October 2024 |
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Mono-Material Library: Designers Sophia Fenlon + Stephanie Rolph

What is the Mono-Material Library?
The Mono-material Library aims to showcase how mono-material design, created with a single fibre such as wool, can achieve diverse textures, forms, and functions through engineered use of woven structures.

This innovative approach shifts focus from selecting fibres based on their inherent properties, to engineering, through woven structure, functionality and transforming a fabrics mechanical properties.

As an emergent area of design, mono-material designing responds directly to the climate emergency by prioritising material or product recyclability or biodegradability at the end of life. This project has evolved from the Designers shared interest in the role textiles can play in achieving Net Zero.

Mono-Material Library x Schoenenkwartier
This collaboration challenged conventional approaches to woven design and shoemaking through an interdisciplinary partnership. This process driven project explores how jacquard and dobby weaving can be used to create mono-material footwear uppers. Focusing on the ability to engineer multi-layer woven textiles on- loom and then transform them through finishing techniques to create functional footwear components. Through an in depth exploration of woven structure, the project investigates how to strategically engineer areas of flexibility, rigidity, stretch and cushioning where required within the uppers.

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