Issue 169

Editor's Comment
With input from Trevor Sears, Rural Crafts Association

Sallie Temple, Handwoven Designs
The exquisite weaving which won our bctf 2005 Newcomer Award

An Accessible Gallery
'We like to see the work and get to know the person', Brenda Ross talks to the two owners of Worx of Art

Northampton Guild of Designer Makers
A brilliant project for a forward thinking Guild

Putting on a Show
Lyn Grant reveals what it takes to organise 'Fangfest' each year

Traditional Crafts
A brief outline, where they've been, where they might be heading

The Journeyman
Mirka's husband brings home a strange woman!

Lancashire Guild
A change of name and a new image for this well established Guild

Fighting Design Piracy
Jewellery by Sally Jane - safeguarding the two new collections

The Funding Merry Go Round
Looking for funding? Elizabeth White guides you through the maze

Show Case
The latest event information direct from the organisers

Where & When
Your regional diary of events for August

Terrific Textiles!

• Carol Naylor, Textile Artist
• arttextiles3; Guildford House Gallery
• Fibrecrafts; GB Labels
• Have you seen this Quilt?; Guild of Silk Painters; After a Fashion
• Jan Tillett Design & Textiles; Reds in the Bed
• The Lace Guild; A&C Black publishers
• Mireille Gourbin
• QEST Scholarships
• The Ramses Wissa Wassef Exhibition Trust
• Isabella Whitworth Courses
• The Silk Group; Nelson's Fans
• Straight Laced; Royal School of Needlework Embroidery Classes
• Vycombe Arts, Textile Art & Craft Supplies
• Quilt Art 20; Time to Stitch; Sharon Jiggins Hand Painted Silk
• The National Christmas Lacemaker's Fair; Metal Organdy Ribbon;
• Patchwork & Quilting Exhibition
• The Finishing Touch

Books
A selection of newly available books
plus Editor's Choice

News & Events
News about what's going on in your industry

Diary of a Craftworker
Introducing Niv, as Kathy and Ray tell you about their travels

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