Craft Show's guide to London Craft Week
and one whole year since A Textile Assembly
One whole year since A Textile Assembly
With London Craft Week 2025 opening next week ( a guide to everything we want to see below) it’s hard to believe that it’s been one whole year since our all-textile show A Textile Assembly at Staffordshire St.
It’s been a busy year since. Chloe welcomed a brand new Craft Show baby a little earlier this year so whilst there’s no exhibition from us here be sure there’s lots going on behind the scenes.
A quick glance over the glowing photos from A Textile Assembly and we’re blown away by the wonderful makers and artists who trusted us with their work for this special show. It’s impossible to choose a favourite still-life or corner; Tom Collison’s soft sculpture talking to Tessa Silva’s solid, stitched milk creations or Louisa Loakes’ ticking lines behind the woven tops of Merissa Hylton’s half-textile, half-ceramics or a walk around Ferren Gipson’s handwoven and patchworked quilt to get a glimpse of the back, just as bold as it’s front.
What to see at London Craft Week 2025
With no all-encompassing show to prepare for this year, for the first time in a long time, we’re looking forward to visiting some London Craft Week events over the next week, 13th - 18th May.
London Craft Week has changed so much since we first took part in 2017 and while there are still only a few exhibits south of the river, what is most exciting to us here is just how many textiles there are on show now.
There’s always lots to see so we’ve put together a little list of what we’ll be hoping to see over the week -
The Art of Making at the Art Worker’s Guild
Celebrating pajaki craft with Karolina Merska
Join a quilting bee with Public Library Quilts along with evening of talks about the history of quilting and curating quilts (they’ve just released more tickets…)
Bound: Embroidered Realities at Batsford Gallery
‘Object Narratives’ a workshop with Helena Lacy
‘Texere’ Felt x The Peanut Vendor are taking on the all-textiles show this year, catch some favourite makers like Joke Amusan and + Alice Burnhope
Smoky Softness, ceramics and woven textiles from Cesca Dvorak
Need more craft?
Cotton / silk poppy print keffiyehs
A favourite open studios
If you’re finishing up a Textiles BA, this is for you
It’s Mend It May, join a 4 week repair course and more on textile waste
Self Made, a ceramics show at the Foundling Museum
Make sure to donate to brilliant Intoart’s fundraiser, they’re holding a pot-a-thon
Lovely chance to revisit our convo! ☺️