Below is a list of previous events held by the Northern Society of Costume and Textiles. Click on the VIEW links to view details and images.
30/09/2023 Medieval Textiles Day
22/04/2023 Display & Discuss plus World WarII Utility Clothing
28/01/2023 Costume from Page to Stage
23/11/2019 William and Beatrice
21/09/2019 Costume Treasures of a Provincial Town
09/02/2019 All's Wool that ends Wool
24/11/2018 Christmas 1930's Special
06/10/2018 The long and the short of it
30/06/2018 The Georgian Gentleman
14/04/2018 Native American Beadwork
27/01/2018 Georgian Costume and Needlework
21/10/2017 A Celebration of 40 Years
01/07/2017 'From Women in Service to Servicewomen'
08/04/2017 Lister's Silks, AGM and
28/01/2017 THE CONSERVATION & ARCHAEOLOGY of TEXTILES AND RELATED OBJECTS
15/10/2016 The Edwardians - Commerce and Costume at the turn of the Century
16/04/2016 AGM + Heroes of the Silver Screen
16/01/2016 The Sailor and The Bride
10/10/2015 Sticks and Hooks: Knitting and Crochet
04/07/2015 Nijinsky and the Yellow Piano
18/04/2015 AGM, Grace and Lace
17/01/2015 Member's Own Roadshow
12/04/2014 AGM and The Story of Underwear
18/01/2014 Embroidering Social History
05/10/2013 York Mystery Plays and Turkey Red Printing
20/04/2013 Conservation of Textiles + AGM
03/11/2012 The Fastest Woman on Earth
08/10/2011 'The Lady and The Laundress'
16/04/2011 AGM and Philip Warren: 'Modern Times'
12/02/2011 Members' Own Victoriana Roadshow and Stories of Cloth Part II
20/11/2010 Life and Fashion in the 17th Century
11/09/2010 Undressing Mr Darcy by Gillian Stapleton of The History Wardrobe.
12/06/2010 'Stories of Cloth' - Lesley Sutton & Visit to Queen Street Mill, Burnley
24/04/2010 AGM & Conversation Pieces: an 18th Century Sack-back Dress unravelled - Debra Roberts
23/01/2010 Stitches in History
28/11/2009 Restoration - What Pepys Wore
19/09/2009 Sheriff Hutton Roadshow
20/06/2009 Reminiscences of the 1940's; Memorabilia & Discussion
28/02/2009 Lace and Textile Treasures
29/11/2008 The History of Pantomime
27/09/2008 Katie Chaplin and Jill Clay: 'Kimono', plus Japanese 'Show & Tell' session.
05/07/2008 'The Rustle of Taffeta' - Peter Farrer.
19/04/2008 AGM and Ruth Caswell, Bradford Textile Archive
16/02/2008 Barbara Mavis: The Priory Tapestries and vestments Mary Newlove: Fishermen's 'Ganzies'
03/11/2007 'Favourite Things' - Members Own Roadshow
29/09/2007 JANE EYRE... the well-dressed governess.
23/06/2007 'From Vapours to Votes' - Women's fashions from c.1900 to c.1928.
31/03/2007 AGM and Bill Gibb by Christine Rew.
14/10/2006 FINE & FASHIONABLE - Lace from The Blackborne Collection
01/04/2006 AGM followed by 'Feathers & Veils'
24/09/2005 A Day with the Tudors