What’s On
A quick summary of upcoming events in the next 2 months. For more information, see our Workshops & Talks and Exhibitions pages.
Workshop: Batik & Surface Design at Zijdelings (Tilburg NL) 
Rita Trefois
A series of four 2-days workshops in the period of January – June 2020
Talk: Batik education 2020 at DIY Textile School (Amsterdam NL) Rita Trefois
An intensive education in six 2-days meetings from January till June 2020.
Exhibition: Hand to Cloth
Exhibition on Contemporary Textiles made with the technique of Batik by Mary Lee Murphy.
The exhibition consists of thirteen large scale textiles.
Workshop: The 'Initial' Class
Talk: Batik - the People Behind the Cloth 
Diane Gaffney
A talk with lots of samples of beautiful batik from Java and lovely images
Talk: Batik - The People Behind the Cloth Diane Gaffney
A talk about the batik of Java with lots of lovely batiks and images
Talk: Kimono and Sarong. Four centuries of Japanese and Indonesian textile connections. Maria Wronska-Friend
The talk will be illustrated with examples of contemporary batiks produced on Java for Japanese market. Organised by Oxford Asian Textile Group.
Workshop: The 'Initial' Class
Talk: Javanese Batik and European Decorative Arts 1890-1930 by Maria Wronska-Friend
The talk will be illustrated with examples of Javanese batiks.
Organised by The Anglo-Indonesian Society.
Booking required.
Talk: From Sarong to Sari: Rabindranath Tagore’s fascination with batik of Java. By Maria Wronska-Friend
The talk will be illustrated with examples of Bengali and Indonesian batiks.
Organised by Oriental Rug & Textile Society
Talk: Batik Guild AGM weekend
The Guild's 2020 AGM will be held at Marina View, Ty Newydd Holidays, Wales UK LD3 7LJ.
See advert on page 3 of the November 2019 edition of the Guild magazine for details
Talk: Batik - The People Behind The Cloth Diane Gaffney
A talk about Javanese batik with lots of lovely batik to look at
Exhibition: Brighton Festival Open Houses 2020
Jenn Adamson will be joining other local artists exhibiting work in The Open House of Anna and Stuart Smith in HOVE each weekend from 2nd.May until 24th May 2020. She will demonstrate batik techniques on May 10th and 23rd.
Exhibition: Beyond Boundaries: Textiles and Surface Design Rita Trefois
Exhibition: Beyound Boundaries: Textiles and Surface Design Rita Trefois
Workshop: DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF BATIK 
Rosi Robinson
28th and 29th March; 30th and 31st May; and 24th and 25th October, 2020
Learn the basics of this wonderful traditional resist technique of decorating fabric. Discover the magical quality and variety of effects that batik - wax, dyes, fabric (and paper) - has to offer.
This one or two-day workshop is suitable for any level of experience. You can work at your own pace and ability under the supervision of the internationally renowned batik artist and instructor, Rosi Robinson.
You will be introduced to a variety of traditional and contemporary waxing techniques on cotton fabric and paper using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. You will learn how to do batik in a more painterly way - almost like painting in watercolours, on both fabric and paper. By waxing areas at ea
ch stage, you will learn how to build up a picture or design by applying dye washes starting from the lightest colour leading up to the darkest. You will also learn how to discharge colour on both paper and cotton fabric.
The cost of a one day workshop is £55 and £110 for two days plus an additional charge of £10 for materials.
Email: rosirob@aol.com or Web: www.rosirobinson.com