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Sadler & the shawls
Exhibition of Cashmir Shawls at ULITA (Leeds University international Textile Archive), St. Wilfreds's Chapel, Moorlands Road, Leeds, LS29JT (Tues to Fri) (Tel: 0113 343 3919)
ulita.leeds.ac.uk
Open until 31 March 2012
Make a cushion using BRITISH wool for the Olympics
Woolsack is part of the Cultural Olympiad. The project enables anyone to contribute to making a cushion from British wool. It is intended that these will be given as a personal welcome gift from the people of Britain to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
For more details visit www.woolsack.org
Bedtime Stories - Chapter One
Temple Newsam's celebration of beds begins with the story of the restoration of the Queen Anne State Bed. Visitors will discover how a team of experts rescued the bed from collapse returning it to its original magnificence.
The bed was commissioned for Hinton House in Somerset for Queen Anne by John, lst Earl Poulett in 1711. After passing through the hands of two country houses, seven antique dealers and one museum the bed was in a terrible state and required extensive conservation.
After decades of research and eighteen months of restoration work the bed is finally complete. Draped in crimson silk and rich gold lace be the first to see this sumptuous bed, fit for a Queen.
For more details or to book contact 0113 264 7321 or temple.newsome.house@leeds.gov.uk
Chapter Two (Beds and Bedding in Britain 1650-1850) begins 15 May 2012
Costume Drama: Fashion from 1780-1850
Sudley House, Mossley Hill Road, Liverpool, L18 8BX (liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley)
Until 7th May 2012
This exhibition of clothes from the era of Jane Austen includes a silk evening dress of the 1800's
Support and Seduction
The Fashion Gallery, Snibston Discovery Park, Snibston, Leicestershire
Behind the Seams
Global Threads: Asian Textiles and Fashion Today
The Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston (www.harrismuseum.org.uk)
Until 30th June 2012
 
The Victorian Look Book
LOTHERTON HALL, LEEDS
Ballgowns: British Glamour since 1950
A new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Open May 2012 to January 2013
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