What’s On

Batiks of Asia -From the Mountains of China to the Islands of Indonesia

A talk with Diane Gaffney with lots of images and beautiful batik textiles from our travels and collections

A selling exhibition of Indigo textiles, fabrics, clothes and accessories - including fine batiks, ikat textiles, shibori and printed indigo from China, Thailand and Indonesia. 

A talk with lots of lovely images and wonderful batik textiles from our travels and collections.

An exhibition and sale of batik textiles, fabrics, clothes and tools from the collections of Diane and Jim Gaffney of Textile Traders and Fiona Kerlogue formerly of the Horniman Museum.

Dates from Friday 11th April to Sunday 4th May (inclusive)

Wednesdays - Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm

Sundays 12 noon - 4 pm

Diane and Jim will be giving a talk on Batiks of Asia on Thursday evening 10th April at 6pm 

The Preview evening will be on Friday 11th from 6 - 7.30 pm. All welcome.

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 learn the basics of this wonderful traditional resist technique of decorating fabric and will discover the magical quality and variety of effects that batik - wax, dyes, fabric (and paper) - has to offer.

Rosi will introduce you to a variety of traditional and contemporary techniques on cotton fabric and paper using hot liquid wax and fibre-reactive dyes. You will learn how to apply hot wax with brushes, cantings (tjantings), caps (tjaps) and stamps both found and made; etch and spatter wax. You will learn how to do batik in a more painterly way - almost like painting in watercolours - on both fabric and paper. Come and play! Discover the Magic of Batik with Rosi.