Meetings & Events — The Northern Society of Costume & Textiles

Our Programme

Four meetings a year, and always worth the trip

Each quarter we gather for a lecture by a guest speaker, or arrange a visit to a private or public collection. Non-members are very welcome to come along as guests.

Next meeting

Our next event is currently being finalised — details will appear here shortly. In the meantime, do get in touch and we'll make sure you hear about it first.

A special offer for first-timers: any non-member who attends a meeting and joins the Society on the day is refunded the difference between the guest fee and the members' fee for that meeting.

Looking Back

Past meetings

A flavour of where the Society's curiosity has taken us in recent years.

7 May 2022Serendipity: Jane Austen, Embroidery and The Lady's Magazine

29 Feb 2020Keep and Copy

23 Nov 2019William and Beatrice

21 Sep 2019Costume Treasures of a Provincial Town

15 Jun 2019Textile Yarns

6 Apr 2019Woman in Gold

9 Feb 2019All's Wool that Ends Wool

24 Nov 2018Christmas 1930s Special

6 Oct 2018The Long and the Short of It

30 Jun 2018The Georgian Gentleman

14 Apr 2018Native American Beadwork

27 Jan 2018Georgian Costume and Needlework

21 Oct 2017A Celebration of 40 Years

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From lifelong collectors to the simply curious — everyone with a love of costume and textiles is welcome at our meetings.

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