angieparkertextiles Archives - Angie Parker Textiles https://www.angieparkertextiles.com/tag/angieparkertextiles/ Exquisite handwoven textiles Sun, 08 May 2022 08:07:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Were blankets invented in Bristol? http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2022/02/were-blankets-invented-in-bristol/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:25:57 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=2212 Short answer. Quite possibly, yes! Longer answer… I came across the story of the 14th Century Flemish wool merchant, Thomas Blanket, inventing blankets when I designed The Bristol Blanket in 2020. My colourful throw, inspired by the painted houses of Totterdown and Cliftonwood was woven by the team at Bristol Weaving Mill-A micro-mill in the […]

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]]> Would you like 2 tonnes of wool with that? http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2022/01/would-you-like-2-tonnes-of-wool-with-that/ Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:09:31 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=2177 When the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase the entire contents of the Collingwood rug weaving workshop came up, my gut instinct, without much hesitation, was to snap it up. Admittedly, the UK’s most prominent and successful rug weaver, Jason Collingwood, announced his retirement a little sooner than I had expected. I wasn’t quite ready, but it […]

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]]> New Editions of The Bristol Blanket for 2022 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2021/10/new-editions-of-the-bristol-blanket-for-2021/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 20:18:40 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=2046 In 2020 I created The Bristol Blanket in response to the daily walks I had around Bristol’s colourful houses with my family during the first lockdown. This was also to raise money for MIND – the mental health charity. If you’re familiar with my home city of Bristol, you might have noticed that the inspiring […]

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]]> New Collectables at Liberty, London http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2019/05/new-collectables-at-liberty-london/ Wed, 01 May 2019 21:52:15 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=1147 Angie is delighted to showcase her WAVE handwoven wallhanging at Liberty, London during London Craft Week. And she’s in VERY good company. See the full line up here. 8-12 May

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]]> Select Art Trail 11-12, 18-19 May http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2019/05/select-art-trail-11-12-18-19-may/ Wed, 01 May 2019 21:00:54 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=1138 Visit Angie and fellow textile artist Anna Gravelle during this years SIT. Venue: Article Studio, Inchbrook Mill. GL5 5EZ Join us for the Private View on Friday 10 May 6-8pm

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]]> Under Your Feet. Ruthin Craft Centre 6 April-14 July http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/2019/04/under-your-feet-ruthin-craft-centre-6-april-14-july/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 12:20:29 +0000 http://www.angieparkertextiles.com/?p=1069 Under your feet: The Contemporary Rug is a celebration of rugs designed in the British Isles. Many moons ago (we’re talking mid 1990’s), I visited the Christopher Farr rug showroom in London as a rug weaving graduate, and whistfully tried to figure out how I could get from where I was, to being part of the contemporary rug […]

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