Hello and welcome to the October edition of Design Matters, brought to you by HotHive Textiles. This month we have some great news for the weavers among you as The Incorporation of Weavers Trades House Glasgow have announced plans for a new scholarship. We also have a fascinating interview with designer Katherine Howlett, who creates fantastic narrative interiors and wallpapers.

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New scholarship for weavers announced
	The Incorporation of Weavers Trades House Glasgow have this week announced a new scholarship specifically for weavers. Applications are invited from anyone who is Scottish or working in Scotland and has been practising weaving for at least two years since graduating from college or university. This grant can be used to assist the applicant in developing their weaving skills, help with a travel sabbatical or to purchase equipment to help further their weaving career. Successful applicants will be awarded one-off funds between Ł500 and Ł2000, subject to individual eligibility. Funds will be available early in 2009 and the closing date for applications is 31 January 2009. Further details or application forms are available from Iain Paterson by calling 0141 553 1605 or writing to him at Administration Centre, North Gallery, Trades House, 85 Glassford Street, Glasgow G1 1UH. Take me to the Full Article

Narrative textiles and wallpaper with Katherine Howlett
	KatherineHowlett is a textile artist who specialises in producing narrativedesigns for interiors, ideal for feature walls and upholstery.According to Katherine her one-off bespoke pieces create “a world thatunfurls over time, entertaining and conveying a story to their viewer.” Herworking method begins with historical research into the subject she isworking with. She then blends image, pattern and text to create avisual narrative which is translated into hand-drawn and handscreen-printed designs. As well as the larger work creating a narrativestory Katherine also creates panels, wallpapers and lampshades withsimple graphic motifs that have special significance for her clients.We were fascinated by the work Katherine does and decided to talk toher to find out more about it. Take me to the Full Article

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Spellbinding Textiles Competition - one week left!
	HotHive Textiles’s Spellbinding Textiles competition is closing on 31 October 2008 - so get your entries in now for your chance to win Ł1000 tospend on Pfaff products and have your work exhibited. The competition is open to anybody who has an interest in any area of textiles. So if your passion is for fashion, interiors, textile art and design or 3D work then this competition is for you. The theme of the competition is magic and entrants are invited to produce an item based on their interpretation of this theme. The overall winner of the competition will win Ł1000 to spend on Pfaff products to suit your individual sewing needs. Whether you dream of a new sewing machine, overlocker or embroidery machine, why not enter our competition and you could win just that! The best 30 pieces entered into the competition will also go on display at an exhibition in The Forge Mill Needle Museum, Redditch in February 2009, which gives you a fantastic opportunity to have your work exhibited - at no cost to you! All we ask is that you send us five good quality images of your piece along with an explanation of how it meets our theme. You must also be able to get your item to us if you are chosen for the exhibition, but you do not have to live in the UK. You can email entries to textiles@thehothive.com or post them to: Spellbinding Textiles Competition HotHive Textiles 8 King Charles Court Evesham Worcestershire WR11 4RF

Knitty Gritty - Knitting For Absolute Beginners
	Knitty Gritty By Aneeta Patel Published by A&C Black ISBN: 978 07136 8542 8 Price: £14.99 Reviewed by Katie Powell Aneeta Patel is a young and experienced knitting teacher who guarantees to get new students knitting in no time at all. As Aneeta herself says, “As a knitting teacher I have never failed in teaching anyone to knit in five minutes and getting them started on their first project within the first hour”. A tall order, you may think, but if her book is anything to go by, you’ll soon see why she achieves such a high success rate. Knitty Gritty is like having Aneeta in your own home! The how-to workshops, which are written in plain English and have all been tried and tested by beginners, cover basic techniques such as casting on, decreasing, increasing and stitch patterns. Handy hints and step-by-step photo illustrations are also a great feature of this book. The eye-catching projects, which are presented in such a way that are not daunting to beginners, include hats, scarves, a hot water bottle cover, baby booties and even a necktie. I tried a number of the workshops and projects and found them to be the least confusing and best-explained beginner’s projects I’ve come across. Knitty Gritty is now my knitting bible! Aneeta completely strips away the complications of knitting and will have even the most novice of knitters creating projects they will be proud of. Click here to purchase

Diary Dates
4 October-9 November	Reveal - Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax, HX3 6HG
4 October-9 November	Halifax Art Society Annual Exhibition - Bankfield Museum, Boothtown Road, Halifax, HX3 6HG
4 October - 22 November	In the Eye of the Storm - Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, 22 Richmond street, Glasgow G1 1XQ
6 October - 1 November	Hanging by a Thread - The Meeting House Arts Centre, East Street, IIminster, TA19 0ON
31 October-2 November	The Autumn Quilt Festival - Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW
3 November	York Artworkers Association present: Sue Lawty (an illustrated talk) - Tempest Anderson Hall, Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR
8-30 November	Connections & Differences by Alan Stones and Rebecca Payn - Howill Gallery, Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedberg, Cumbria, LA10 5LW
11-22 November	Tapestry Exhibition by Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Centre - Gallery 47, 47 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3PB
13-16 November	Crafts For Christmas - Birmingham NEC
21-22 November	The Winter Show: Contemporary Craft Gift Solutions - St. Helen's, High Street, Worcester
22 November	Eye to Eye Collective - The Cross andStable Community Centre, Downs Barn Boulevard, Downs Barn, Milton Keynes, MK14 7RZ

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