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Sculptor Nicholas Rena and weaver Stella Benjamin in Harmony of the Year in Cambridge
Striking ceramics and colourful textile weaving from a pair of internationally acclaimed artists in a new exhibition at Cambridge's Lynne Strover Gallery.
Northampton Museum and Art Gallery channels Constance Howard in Seduction of Stitchery
The locally-born embroidery pioneer inspires a major triennial exhibition by the Northamptonshire Branch of the Embroider's Guild.
Vanity of Small Differences from Grayson Perry's Channel 4 series to begin tour in Sunderland
The set of tapestries made by Grayson Perry, inspired by meeting communities around the country, will start a national tour in Sunderland.
Master makers create crafty gifts in annual Christmas Present at Gateshead's Shipley
Jewellery inspired by the Lake District and textiles woven in one of the country's finest studios are among the highlights in the Shipley Art Gallery's annual exhibition.
Last call for entries as London 2012 Olympic Torch designer joins Jerwood Makers panel
The third year of the prize for emerging applied artists announces Olympic Torch craftsman Edward Barber in a trio of judged for the set of five £7,500 commissions.
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair returns to Manchester for fifth year
Hundreds of contemporary artists gave judges - including representatives from Tate Liverpool and Chatsworth House - some tough choices for this year's Fair at Spinningfields.
Futureland Now and Collected Threads: Textiles and change at the Shipley and Laing
In two new exhibitions in Newcastle, large-scale colour photographs survey a post-industrial landscape and the Laing celebrates a 35-year textile collection tradition.
Cracked pub ceramics inspire Maria Harryman's Fragments at Trowbridge Museum
An artist who found boxes of broken ceramics while spending a day exploring the archive collection at Trowbridge Museum has made a quiltwork inspired by them.
The Giant Wall project celebrates Olympics by asking locals to create portraits of heroes
Workshops delivered by Weymouth based art group Artwey are helping people produce pictures of the Olympic athletes, local stars or ordinary people who inspire them.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery covered in Olympic "knit graffiti"
Stitches and Hos, a group of "guerrilla knitters", have used 1,300 balls of wool to adorn the columns of Birmingham's main museum in yellow, red, white, blue, green and black.
Christine Crofts keeps it Close to Home with her remarkable rug art paintings at Brantwood
Tufted rugs and wall hangings created from the colours and texture of local Herdwick and Swaledale wool are currently on show at Brantwood, Ruskin's former home in the Lake District.
Grayson Perry tapestries bring Hogarthian exploration of taste to Victoria Miro
The Vanity of Small Differences brings insight and empathy around class to the London gallery, as seen on the recent Channel 4 documentary featuring the nation's favourite potter.
Culture and Tradition in African Beadwork meets Contemporary Style at Shipley Art Gallery
Gatehead's Shipley Art Gallery explores African beadwork and its influence on fashion with a pair of exhibitions celebrating tradition and innovation.
A stitch in time: work starts on the Great Scottish Tapestry at the Scottish Parliament
Author Alexander McCall Smith and Scottish Parliament officer Tricia Marwick have put the initial stitches to a tapestry of Scottish history that is expected to be the longest in the world.
Tethera, Methera, Tic: Counting Sheep and Functional felt at the Old Fulling Mill Museum
If you've ever wondered what a sheep-shaped wedding dress or coffin looks like, a beautiful display courtesy of artist and landowner Ellie Langley is a must-see in Durham.
