ERTF visit to Docwra's Manor Garden

ERTF members visited Docwra's Manor Garden in Cambridgeshire recently - a chance for members to meet up, sketch, photograph and be inspired.

Another ERTF day out is being planned in the Essex region (open to all ERTF members) at Marks Hall Garden on Tuesday, 4 August - see the previous blog post for more details or visit the ERTF website.

"Up-Cycling Conference" and AGM - 18 April 2015, Chelmsford, Essex

The timetable and booking form are now available on the ERTF website and booking is now open.

The theme for our spring conference is up-cycling, with speaker Lisa Tilley (textile designer and up-cycler) of "U Old Bag", speaking in the afternoon.  For more information on Lisa and her work visit her Facebook page - HERE.

The day's event will be held at the Lord Ashcroft Building, Anglia Ruskin University, Bishop Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SQ.

For more information visit the ERTF web site and click on "Conferences".

ERTF members and non-members welcome

November ERTF Conference

On Saturday 15 November 2014, ERTF held another successful conference at the Zinc Arts Centre in Harlow.  Our guest speaker was Marion Murphy who spoke about her work under the title "My Cabinet of Curiosities", but there were also workshops for members to try new textile techniques and the Cornucopia Shops.

Here are some images of the day.  A full report will be available to members in the next newsletter in the new year, and by then we should have details for our next conference in April.

Catch my Drift - exhibition in Billericay, Essex - 1st to 30th October 2014 (closed Mondays)

ERTF member, Wendy Greene, is one of the exhibitors in the O2 Textiles Group who will be exhibiting at Craft Arena, Barleylands Craft Village, Billericay, Essex from 1st to 30th October 2014.  ERTF members are also welcome to attend the opening event - full details are available on the Members Area of the ERTF website - www.easternregiontextileforum.co.uk.

ERTF November Conference - Saturday 15th November 2014 in Essex - "Drawing on Inspiration"

Full booking details for the November Conference "Drawing on Inspiration" are now available on the ERTF website.  This conference is open to members and non-members.  It will be held at the Zinc Arts Centre, Harlow in Essex

The day will include a talk by experienced textile artist, Marion Murphy "My Cabinet of Curiosities", as well as workshops and the Cornucopia Shop.

Booking needs to be finalised by Thursday 30th October 2014 - so don't delay book today.

Members £30 and non-members £40, but if a non-member decides to join the ERTF group within three months of the conference, £10 of this fee will be put towards membership fees.

www.easternregiontextileforum.co.uk - and click on "Conference"

November Conference - "Drawing on Inspiration" - Saturday 15th November 2014

Full details of the ERTF November Conference are now available in the Events section of the ERTF website.

Booking forms will be available later in the month.

The Conference will be held at the Zinc Arts Centre in Harlow and is available to members and non-members.

For more information visit - www.easternregiontextileforum.org.uk and click on "Conference".

Textiles in the Garden - 1st to 14th September 2014

ERTF member, Melinda Berkovitz, is just one of the Chelmsford '93 Group, who will be exhibiting at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex.

RHS members free - admission charges apply for other visitors, but that includes access to all the gardens as well as the textile exhibition.

Rochford Art Trail - 18 to 27 September 2014

ERTF member Beverley Folkard is just one of the artists participating this year in the Rochford Art Trail, which runs from 18 to 27 September.

Attached is a map and leaflet, and there is a Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/rocharttrail where you can get more information.

City and Guild Stitch Textile Students from Fantasia Textiles - 3 August 2014, Colchester, Esex

ERTF member, Norah Stocker, who runs Fantasia Textiles is organising an exhibition of students' work on Sunday 3 August 2014, between 10am and 4pm.  The exhibition will be held at The Best Western Marks Tey Hotel

For more information visit the ERTF website Events page - www.easternregiontextileforum.co.uk.

Brentwood Art Trail - until 12 July

ERTF member Kirsten Yeates is exhibiting in the Brentwood Arts Trail at the Chicken and Frog Bookshop, Ongar Road, Brentwood, Essex until the 12^th July 2014. 

Burnham Art Trail - 21 to 29 June 2014

ERTF member, Beverley Folkard will be just one of the 47 artists in 34 venues in Burnham on Crouch, Essex in June this year.  The Burnham Art Trail is celebrating its tenth year this year.

Beverley's work will be found in Venue 7 and on Thursday 26 June you will find her stewarding in the museum.

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).

World Textiles Conference

Reminder - please book your place at our next Conference on World Textiles,

which will take place on

Saturday 17th November 2012

 at the Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, Essex.

Deadline for tickets is next week  - 1st November 2012

Please see website for all information

November Conference NOW BOOKING

Please click on poster to enlarge

17th November 2012

World Textiles Conference

Chelmsford, Essex

NOW BOOKING

The ERTF welcomes both Non Members and its own Members  to our next Conference, to be held at the Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford.

Full details of the day are contained within the poster, and booking forms on our website.

Non Members please click here to be taken to the information.

For ERTF Members please log in to the website go the page on Conferences, where you will find additional information regarding our Members' Shop: Cornucopia.
Please note the DEADLINE for tickets is Thursday 1st November 2012.  Thank you.

17th Nov Conference

17th November 2012

CONFERENCE

Anglia Ruskin University

Chelmsford    Essex

WORLD TEXTILES

Please note your diaries with the date of our next Conference as detailed above.  The day is sure to take us on a journey with Speakers  Mary Sleigh 'African Textiles, Identity and Adornment'  -  Katie Chaplin 'Kimonos' and in the Member's Spotlight, Kirsten Yeates.

(Perhaps providing ideas for our Exhibition Theme of 'Eastern Images')

There are other elements to the day which will require Members involvement........

Booking forms will be available nearer the time, open to Members and Non Members.

22nd/29th Oct Rochford Art Trail

Rochford (close to Southend on Sea, Essex) has its own Art Trail, 22nd/29th October.  ERTF Members participating are:  Juliet Bryson at Venue 4, featured on the poster below and Beverley Folkard at Venue 17.  For a downloadable map and information please see.

Firstsite, Colchester, Essex

Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, and from September will have a new building. They send out regular e-newsletters which you can subscribe to. Firstsite
They also offer many opportunities to artists in the region, such as seminars, courses and activities, and currently have jobs for artists on advertisement. Deadline for applications 24th June. Please see
Extended information can be found on the ERTF website under Essex area.

4th June Essex, Craft Jumble Sale

Essex Event at Fairkytes, Hornchurch (27 Nov 2010)

Although only a small group met on Saturday for the first, of what we hope will be a series of Essex based meetings, we seemed to have a good afternoon. The theme for the day was sketchbooks and members brought sketchbooks they made and participated in a exercise designed to be a starting point, but also showing how something can be made from almost nothing.

Fairkytes was an excellent venue - very light and warm (paticularly useful on a very cold winter day), and with easy parking.

Our next date is planned for March 2011, hopefully avoiding any bad weather at the early part of the year. Hopefully a few more members will be able to attend at that time.

The photo above shows some of those present working on their sketchbooks - as you can see deep in thought.

Sketchbook day - Members Event

ERTF is running a sketchbook day for members, based in the Essex region on Saturday 27th November 2010; 2pm until 4pm.

Hopefully this will be the first of other regular Essex based events. We have booked the Fairkytes Arts Centre, Hornchurch and chose sketchbooks as a theme as it covers all textile disciplines. We will have a small activity to participate in (optional) and hopefully members will bring their sketchbooks (or inspiration books, notebooks, ideas books) as a starting point for discussion. Also there will be some ideas on how to make books.

The cost of the afternoon will be £3 to cover the hire of the room, but will include tea and coffee.

Sorry - members only, but of course you don't have to be an Essex member to come to this Essex based day. Contact the ERTF Essex Rep for more information -
essexrep1@ertf.org.uk