The themed biennial conferences are open to anyone and have become established events in the textile history calendar, attracting participants from all over Europe and overseas. Income from one conference is used to get the next conference under way. Additional funding provided by the British Council and the Pasold Research Fund has enabled guest speakers to be brought from many parts of the world. See pages linked below for details of past programmes.

On the Edge: Textile and Garment Edge, Borders and Trimmings

21-22 September 2024
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, and online

Legacy: Textile Studies, the Past informing the Present

9-11 September 2021
Online

Fibres in Early Textiles from Prehistory to AD 1600

6-7 June 2019
University of Glasgow, Scotland

Precious Cloth and Court Culture (400-1600AD)

September 16-17, 2017
Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge

Crafting Textiles from the Bronze Age to AD 1600: A tribute to Peter Collingwood

10-11 October 2014
Wellcome Collection, London, Euston Road NW1 2BE

Colours

19-20 November 2010
Wellcome Collection, London, Euston Road NW1 2BE