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Crafty Chats - free for all members
Enjoy our fun and friendly 'Crafty Chats' : Free Monthly Online Events for C&TA Members - No need to book, all welcome. Members will be emailed a link prior to each event. Usually scheduled for a Tuesday afternoon 2pm-4pm UK time unless otherwise stated.
Whether you are a maker or a follower of fashion, this is a chance to chat with other members and talk textiles: We have exhibition and book reviews, quizzes, demos. Share ideas and skills with other quilters, knitters, embroiders, textile artists, all are welcome. Whatever textiles turn you on bring along some of your own work, swap ideas, techniques and news. But there's no need to be a maker, just share a passion for fashion and textiles from period dress and vintage to catwalk couture, it's a fun way to spend an afternoon in the company of likeminded enthusiasts from the comfort of your own home..
Whether you are a maker or a follower of fashion, this is a chance to chat with other members and talk textiles: We have exhibition and book reviews, quizzes, demos. Share ideas and skills with other quilters, knitters, embroiders, textile artists, all are welcome. Whatever textiles turn you on bring along some of your own work, swap ideas, techniques and news. But there's no need to be a maker, just share a passion for fashion and textiles from period dress and vintage to catwalk couture, it's a fun way to spend an afternoon in the company of likeminded enthusiasts from the comfort of your own home..
OUR CRAFTY CHAT MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 2PM UK TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED / 2025 dates* please note normal May meet will be held 29th April due to administrative commitments. :
29 April, 3 June, 1 July, 2 September, 7 October, 11 November and 9 December
29 April, 3 June, 1 July, 2 September, 7 October, 11 November and 9 December
ONLINE TALKS- 2025 PROGRAMME
We are pleased to offer a varied programme of live presentations from experts around the world. Click here to see all available events and book, or click on the sample of events below to buy tickets for our upcoming events... Please note: if you are unable to attend on the date advertised many of our talks are recorded and if you purchase a ticket you will receive a link after the event to watch the presentation (without the live discussion) at your leisure.
Preview of Autumn Talks 2025
September: tbc
October: 100 Things to Wear from the National Trust Collections,
Emma Slocombe, Senior National Curator (Dress and Textiles) & Helen Antrobus, Assistant National Curator (Cultural Heritage), National Trust
November: Norwich Callimancos in Estonian Folk Costume,
Dr Michael Nix & Tiina Kull, Junior Researcher and PhD student at the Estonian National Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
December: Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with Dress Historian Hilary Davidson.
October: 100 Things to Wear from the National Trust Collections,
Emma Slocombe, Senior National Curator (Dress and Textiles) & Helen Antrobus, Assistant National Curator (Cultural Heritage), National Trust
November: Norwich Callimancos in Estonian Folk Costume,
Dr Michael Nix & Tiina Kull, Junior Researcher and PhD student at the Estonian National Museum, Tallinn, Estonia
December: Dress in the Age of Jane Austen: Regency Fashion
Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday with Dress Historian Hilary Davidson.