{"title": "Behind the stitches: The Circle of Life embroidery", "start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Paul's Cathedral", "address": "St Paul's Churchyard, EC4M 8AD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery", "religion/christian"], "description": "A talk about the Circle of Life embroidery, a new artwork on display on the Cathedral Floor at St Paul's Cathedral. Wendy Shorter-Blake MBE explains how the 2.3-metre-wide piece was made in the historic technique of Opus Anglicanum by the Royal School of Needlework, Fine Cell Work and embroidery teams from twelve English cathedrals. Commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Upholders for the 400th anniversary of its Royal Charter, it tells stories of faith, craftsmanship, remembrance and community, with a design by iconographer Aidan Hart. The talk reveals the traditional skills and collaborative effort behind one of England's most ambitious contemporary embroidery projects.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/behind-the-stitches-the-circle-of-life-embroidery-122315/", "official_url": "https://www.stpauls.co.uk/whats-on/behind-stitches-circle-of-life-embroidery", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a8376984397b3fc8e3a4981aa952c6b1b52103d923cc74ba8e55eef6da5368f3-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Paul's Cathedral", "address": "St Paul's Churchyard, EC4M 8AD London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Stitching Time: The London Archives", "start": "2026-11-19T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Royal Institute of British Architects", "address": "Portland Place 66-68, W1B 1AD London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing"], "description": "An afternoon of sewing and conversation, where participants stitch shapes, words, patterns or draw with thread onto a fabric piece that evolves with its contributors. It is run by RIBA Learning, led by artist Lil Adams and architectural designer Edie Parfitt, drawing inspiration from the collections at The London Archives. The fabric is a travelling piece visiting venues over three years during the refurbishment of RIBA's headquarters, building a community of stitchers. It takes place at The London Archives, a free public archive charting 1,000 years of London's history.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/stitching-time-the-london-archives-65014/", "official_url": "https://www.riba.org/whats-on/stitching-time-the-london-archives-october-2026/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f4411e5c393a51e198d51037293fb158fd29cd88bd3f09327c2603516e2df096-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Curator Tour – Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now", "start": "2026-11-11T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Art Gallery", "address": "Guildhall Yard, EC2V 5AE London", "price": "Free. 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The tour lasts approximately one hour, is designed for adults with accompanied children welcome (suggested minimum age 8), and places are deliberately limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/curator-tour-beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-37605/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c2efddba802b65606caa30901b5b082ca1db04fa0fd5f7d7f9aefface1933516-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sewing Circle", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "St Mary's The Virgin (East Barnet Parish Church)", "address": "EN4 8XE Barnet", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/sewing"], "description": "The Sewing Circle is a friendly gathering for handcrafts such as sewing, knitting and crochet. It is held at St Mary's, East Barnet, and offers refreshments and conversation alongside the needlework. Participants bring their own projects and work on them together in a relaxed setting. 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The panel, chaired by Megan McInerney with panelists A.M. Dodds, Isabella Rosner and Kate Bugos, discusses May Morris's life and legacy, the history of embroidery, and women in the Arts and Crafts movement. 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Created in collaboration with Dovecot Studios, it brings together more than 20 artists, with works made through collaborations between Dovecot's master weavers and leading artists including David Hockney, Yinka Shonibare, Tania Kovats, Alberta Whittle, Rachel Maclean, Hurvin Anderson and Farshid Moussavi, alongside major new commissions. Presented to coincide with the Bayeux Tapestry's landmark return to the UK for the first time in almost 1,000 years, it invites visitors to rethink what tapestry can be and explore its continuing relevance today.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-exhibition-37555/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2bd1f5acd97f097608e6c31cae9c62a91b0a88ccbe3f16bc28298c43ee73a56a-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tour – Stone, Light & Colour: Explore the Arts at St Mary Magdalene’s", "start": "2026-11-18T12:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Grand Junction", "address": "St Mary Magdalene Church, Rowington Cl, W2 5TF London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "tours", "tags": ["art/architecture"], "description": "A guided heritage tour revealing the wonders of a breathtaking Gothic Revival building, St Mary Magdalene's church. It is led by Grand Junction's friendly and knowledgeable Heritage Guides and explores how this extraordinary Victorian church became a canvas for some of the era's finest artists and craftspeople under architect George Edmund Street. Visitors can also learn about the building's recent restoration work and see old photographs showing the redevelopment of North Paddington. The visit can be rounded off with a coffee or lunch in the canal-side café.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tour-stone-light-colour-explore-the-arts-at-st-mary-magdalen-36289/", "official_url": "https://grandjunction.org.uk/events/tour-stone-light-colour-explore-the-arts-at-st-mary-magdalenes/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d021516093366c35f467f4a85475e6ce415fddaef69b2a30cfe7d23c4eccc747-600.webp"}, {"title": "Monday Morning Crafting", "start": "2026-11-09T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-09T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free to attend, registration essential; all materials provided", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "Monday Morning Crafting is an open, group-led textiles workshop at The Create Place, where members sew, knit and alter clothes with mutual tutoring, cake and plenty of chat. Run for over 10 years by long-standing volunteers Sheila and Julia at St. Margaret's House, the group often turns discarded textile scraps into tote-bags for the charity shop with Ayoka, and has collaborated with the house's Arts & Wellbeing initiatives, including the Artist in Residence programme. Anyone can come along to work on their own textile project with like-minded crafters.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/monday-morning-crafting-38770/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/monday-morning-crafting", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c7ab59c37ebc6b98edd6bdac3ac50755d216c205df66c12bb735f623261e1b92-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Tom Phillips featured in Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now", "start": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-03-21T00:00:00Z", "place": "Flowers Gallery", "address": "Kingsland Road 84, E2 8DP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/textile-art/tapestry"], "description": "Tom Phillips is featured in 'Beyond Bayeux: Tapestry Now', an external exhibition at Guildhall, London, running from 23 October 2026 to 21 March 2027. Created in collaboration with Guildhall Art Gallery, it celebrates the Bayeux Tapestry's arrival in the UK and brings together more than 20 artists redefining tapestry today. The show includes 'After Benches', 1973, by Tom Phillips CBE RA (1937-2022), alongside collaborations with Dovecot's master weavers and artists such as David Hockney and Yinka Shonibare, plus new commissions with Hurvin Anderson and Farshid Moussavi. It invites visitors to rethink what tapestry can be and explore its continuing relevance in the 21st century.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tom-phillips-featured-in-beyond-bayeux-tapestry-now-69808/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1582e801cb01893193fe78daadd58d6617c169cb5d58a01400473425b167a141-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Beading and Jewellery Making", "start": "2026-11-12T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "Free (registration essential)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/jewellery-making"], "description": "Beading and Jewellery Making is an open, group-led workshop where members make their own jewellery from scratch or upcycle and repair beloved pieces, with peer-to-peer tutoring and plenty of chat over tea or coffee. Running for over 15 years every Thursday at The Create Place, the group has created countless seasonal window displays, some of which were shown in the Gallery Cafe. It is led by St. Margaret's House's longest-standing volunteer, Brenda. Attendance is free, registration is required by email, and all materials are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beading-and-jewellery-making-38775/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/beading-and-jewellery-making", "image": "https://noky.io/images/d4b85c14531c564be15c4e5431684ee0b252cf0a4ffbbf0f3b66b82997706237-1200.webp"}, {"title": "From object to art craft workshops", "start": "2026-11-07T10:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-07T12:30:00Z", "place": "Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "From Object to Art is a monthly craft club held in the learning space at the Prince Philip Maritime Collections Centre, offering a welcoming space to relax, create and connect with others through making. This session is a hands-on textiles workshop led by artist Monique Kaur Kellay, introducing Bandhani, an intricate resist-dye technique with deep roots in South Asia. You'll pinch and tie fabric with thread before dyeing it to create patterns, developing your own unique design inspired by the textiles in the collections. All materials are provided, no experience is needed, and the workshops are suitable for ages 7 and above, with children under 16 accompanied by an adult.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/from-object-to-art-craft-workshops-103997/", "official_url": "https://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/prince-philip-maritime-collections-centre/object-art-craft-workshops", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1da39b46aa7e24833275291527c3cec08bddde41069f8de99ee5461a4a0b779d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Beyond Bayeux: Stories from the Middle Ages", "start": "2026-10-14T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-07-25T00:00:00+01:00", "place": "Institut français du Royaume-Uni (Language Centre)", "address": "Cromwell Place 13, London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/middle-ages"], "description": "Beyond Bayeux: Stories from the Middle Ages is a ten-month season of talks, workshops and concerts exploring the lesser-known stories and mysteries of the medieval era, held at the French Institute in London. It celebrates the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum. From the Norman Conquest to the story behind the Tapestry's loan, from la chanson de geste to l'amour courtois, it revisits the grand narrative of history and unravels a thousand and one stories. Historians, writers, artists, singers, musicians, dancers, storytellers and troubadours take audiences back to the medieval world and the intertwined histories of Britain, France and the wider European continent.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/beyond-bayeux-stories-from-the-middle-ages-90540/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Introduction to Bobbin Lacemaking with the Croydon Lacemakers", "start": "2026-11-11T18:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T21:00:00Z", "place": "Museum of Croydon", "address": "Braithwaite Hall, Croydon Town Hall, Katharine Street, CR9 1ET", "price": "£10 (individual) or £15 (for two)", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "15.00", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "An after-hours, relaxed and inclusive introduction to bobbin lace making, with a new beginner-friendly technique each month and all materials provided. It is run by the Croydon Lacemakers, and those who wish to continue learning can enquire about getting involved with the group by contacting Sharon Lidbury. The sessions take place every second Wednesday of the month until March 2027, including light refreshments.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/introduction-to-bobbin-lacemaking-with-the-croydon-lacemaker-37216/", "official_url": "https://museumofcroydon.com/whats-on-listings/introduction-to-bobbin-lacemaking-with-the-croydon-lacemakers-zest5-ex4d8-337b8-4ap6g-4c4h5-cbst7", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b43ee1519f01dbe90f66a8a4ac592280712c581d6c8f57f094a54568ca040094-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Collections: Including Antique Embroidery from the Collection of Ian and Barbara Kennedy-Martin; the Collection of the Late P.D. Carter; and the Personal Archive of Peter Afia", "start": "2026-11-03T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-17T10:00:00Z", "place": "Bonhams’ Knightsbridge", "address": "Montpelier Street, SW7 1HH London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["diy/textiles/embroidery", "history/antiques"], "description": "An online auction of collections including antique embroidery and vernacular furniture from the collection of Ian and Barbara Kennedy-Martin. The pieces were acquired over five decades through regular visits to trusted dealers including Andrew Jenkins, Mac Humble and Alistair Sampson, and sat alongside fine press books, Modern British and Irish art, antiquities and fine wines to form a richly layered, deeply personal home. Barbara was an avid embroiderer whose historic needlework, begun in the late 1970s, became the principal decoration of her private rooms, while Ian practised joinery and marquetry alongside his writing and painting, valuing carved and inlaid furniture for the skill and character of their makers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/collections-including-antique-embroidery-from-the-collection-41046/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/86cec06de79bf8c678f1e0d29f77f195bab8d4fa75a105fc9e0d55af9fbaafe6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tapestry Weaving", "start": "2026-11-11T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-11T14:00:00Z", "place": "West Ealing Community Library", "address": "Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["diy/textiles/weaving"], "description": "Tapestry Weaving is a weekly session at West Ealing Library where participants turn yarn into beautiful tapestries. It is run by West Ealing Community Library and happens every Wednesday. The sessions suit all skill levels, teaching new techniques while encouraging people to bring their own designs to life. The library invites everyone to enjoy creating woven art in a welcoming environment.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tapestry-weaving-40271/", "official_url": "https://wecl.org.uk/activities-and-events/tapestry-weaving-40/2026-10-28/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7473d74a15b3dac36d7ccf8337656d31e114e7eafdf8244aefdf25507fd2fd0b-1200.webp"}]}