It's in the bag.

Posting my latest hand dyed & embroidered kimono to @designeventNE this morning.
Looking forward to seeing it  +CraftsCouncil  #hothouse2016 exhibition at assembly house, Newcastle.
Preview is on October 6th.
On show: 7 – 16 October, The Assembly House, 55 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1SG.
Photos by Mario Popham

Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2016
Old Granada Studios.
6-9th October

HotHouse Showcase - features early and mid career designer makers who have been selected for the Hothouse Maker Development Programme run by the Crafts Council.

Crafts Council Hothouse Alumni: #HothouseAlumni
KATE WHITEHEAD.
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NORTHERN DESIGN EVENT 16

Kate Whitehead Textile Artist

 NORTHERN DESIGN EVENT

Crafts Council UK #HOTHOUSE 16

A selection of work by the hottest makers from across the UK.
Featuring ambitious and talented makers and designers who have recently set up their studios, we are showcasing fresh ideas, craft, design and celebrating material culture, showing the work of makers with varied approaches, from throwing on the potter’s wheel with a colour-popping twist, to the marriage of drawing and machine embroidery.

Combining distinct craft skills with the careful selection of materials, this exhibition features stunning ceramics, jewellery, furniture and textiles by the names of the future.

Featured designers:
Jacky Puzey
Charles Dedman
Heather Scott
Kate Whitehead
Lauren Taylor
Hannah Tounsend
Arjan Van Dal
Victoria Dawes

On show: 7 – 16 October, The Assembly House
Monday – Wednesday 10:00 – 17:00
Thursday – Friday 10:00 – 18:00
Saturday 10:00 – 17:00
Sunday 11:00 – 17:00

Entry to The Assembly House: £2.50
Concessions FREE

Future Shows & Workshops 2016/17

Future shows & workshops...

17th-18th September - Needle & Thread workshops.
Indigo,Madder and weave.

6th-9th October - Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair
HotHouse Showcase - features early and mid career designer makers who have been selected for the Hothouse Maker Development Programme run by the Crafts Council.

7th -16 Oct - Northern Design Event
Crafts Council: Hothouse
In partnership with the Crafts Council, this exhibition will showcase work by emerging makers taking part in the 2016 Hothouse programme.

18th-19th February 2017 - Embroiders Guild Wales.
Indigo dye & weave workshops.

23rd March 2017 - Embroiders Devon.
Weave workshop

22nd-25th July 2017 - Cowslip Cornwall.
Exhibiting & Indigo dye & weave workshops.

Manufacture St Jean

During my week of teaching @ Crafty Retreats in rural France we had a day trip out to Aubusson.
Aubusson the International city of Tapestry & Woven Art. 
Manufacture St Jean was once a large Royal Factory called The House of Hamot that employed more than 600 weavers making both tapestries and rugs from the mid 19th Century until 1914. After the 1st World War the number of employees dropped to 100 and now only 10 work there.

It is like being in a time warp; huge rooms of dyed wools stacked floor to ceiling and horizontal looms made from huge tree trunks.

  

Crafty Retreats

New friends made & memories to keep while teaching natural dye and weave workshops @ Crafty Retreats in Mallety. A small and picturesque hamlet which belongs to the commune of Saint Léger La Montagne. It is found in the Limousin amid the forests and low mountains of the Monts D’Ambazac. 

http://www.craftyretreats.com/

 

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This beautiful Kimono and Apron by kate whitehead arrived in the ‪#‎whitworthshop‬ yesterday. 


Kate describes her work as a protest against the way textiles are consumed in western society. Tired of the way clothes are produced and thrown away she explores the potential of forgotten fabrics, giving them a second chance. 
We have styled the pieces with our Andrea Zapp whitworth scarves and our @eleanor_bolton coil necklace. All available to purchase in the shop.
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