ERTF - Spring 2014 newsletter now available (members only)

The spring edition of the ERTF newsletter is now available for members to view online - included are articles on the recent ERTF conference, the Fashion and Garden exhibition at the Garden Museum, a walking tour of Spitalfields, an exhibition at Chelmsford Museum by Night & Day Group, a new embroidered exhibit at Stow Maries, Essex and the recent exhibition at Excel, London.

Also information about the recent ERTF conference and up and coming ERTF events.

"What's on" includes listings of textile and inspirational events and exhibitions now and coming soon - local to international.

The summer newsletter will be due for publication in August 2014 - deadline for articles and information on events is 15 July 2014.  Members should contact - newsletter@easternregiontextileforum.co.uk.

Between the Layers - Chelmsford City Museum

Night and Day Group have a fabulous exhibition now on at Chelmsford City Museum, Essex.  Includes work by ERTF member Lori Jay Donaldson.

The Museum is open every day, except Fridays in term time.  Mon-Sat 10am to 5pm and Sundays 1pm to 4pm.  Admission to the museum and the exhibition is free.  The exhibition continues until 30 June 2014.

Information about the group and exhibition is also available in Workbox Magazine (May/June 2014 - issue 143).

ERTF conference - photographing textiles

The ERTF held a very successful conference and AGM on Saturday 5 April 2014, at Hemingford Abbots Golf Complex, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

The title of the conference was Photographing Your Textiles and Dr Chris Thomas, Director of Milton Contact Limited showed everyone how to improve their photography using cameras from Smartphones to SLRs, and some basic editing skills.

A full report of the day will be available to members in our newsletter (available online by 1st May), but Chris has very kindly given us a link to his own blog, which includes some of the images taken on the day.

For Chris' blog click here.