{"title": "The Mini Ropery", "start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Whitechapel Gallery", "address": "Whitechapel High Street 77-82, E1 7QX London", "price": "Free entry", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts", "history"], "description": "The Mini Ropery is a drop-in, participatory event in which visitors can try making rope, string, braiding and knot tying. It is a smaller half-term return of The Ropery, a participatory exhibition about East London's rope making histories, co-created with designer Sanne Visser. Sanne Visser and Ropery Assistants will be on hand to help visitors explore the material processes of this endangered craft. Visser is a Dutch designer and researcher based in London whose work focuses on regenerative design and sustainable material innovation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-mini-ropery-40299/", "official_url": "https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/events/the-mini-ropery/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9480955c07b72b6ac249983e61b289c505f9b81139d07e897255c95e311584e5-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-28T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T00:00:00Z", "place": "Whitechapel Gallery", "address": "Whitechapel High Street 77-82, E1 7QX London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Made By Hands: The Fabric of Creative Action", "start": "2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2027-01-26T00:00:00Z", "place": "The Showroom", "address": "Penfold Street 63, London", "price": "Free, booking essential. Donations welcome.", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2000576910393?aff=oddtdtcreator", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/textile-art", "society/sustainability"], "description": "Made By Hands: The Fabric of Creative Action is an intergenerational textile workshop series held fortnightly at The Showroom in London. It is led by artist Kim Chin, a multidisciplinary artist, designer, facilitator, curator, and community organiser. Through textile banner-making, silk-screen print and conversation, participants will explore themes such as connection to place, re-claiming 'waste' within circular economic frameworks, and inspiring agency and action within communities, in the context of The Showroom's annual Mural Commission by Bahar Noorizadeh. No previous stitching or printing experience is necessary, and materials and refreshments are provided.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/made-by-hands-the-fabric-of-creative-action-39706/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/218baf90a22d4c481c50073b49e562b8cbeaca6a2bf4f04f3cee3bc39fe56bfe-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Make Joy 2026", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Woolwich Works", "address": "No 1 Street 11, SE18 6HD London", "price": "Standard: £13.50 | Concessions: £11.50 | Students: £6.50 | Under 18s: Free to Book | On the Door: £1", "price_from": "13.50", "price_to": "13.50", "tickets_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/make-joy-screening-sheep-actually", "category": "markets", "tags": ["art/crafts/knitting"], "description": "Make Joy 2026 is a one-day celebration of yarn and friendship for knitters, crocheters and makers. It is presented by Champagne & Qiviut and features a curated marketplace of local makers from London and further afield with hand dyed and rare breed yarns, project bags, notions and more. Visitors can enjoy free talks from experts within the craft industry and make new friends in the Maker's Lounge. The event takes place in the Ropekeepers Studio, is open to all ages, and runs for seven hours.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/make-joy-2026-40363/", "official_url": "https://www.woolwich.works/events/make-joy-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c70120c78624c6ed342d9395571e96792fbecf267f702dbdfef05804e8e8776a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Nokshi Katha", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": "2026-10-30T13:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "Nokshi Katha is a free 10-week workshop series teaching one of the oldest forms of embroidery in the world, a meditative craft from Bangladesh that upcycles old cloth into elaborate embroidered pieces. It is led by sustainable textile artist Shama Kun, an expert practitioner, who teaches the techniques used to create individual and collective works. Participants make colourful, detailed pieces inspired by a theme, such as \"Women's Empowerment\", which can be added to clothing or used as decorative art. No prior embroidery experience is needed, all materials are provided, and the group forms a vibrant and welcoming community.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/nokshi-katha-38777/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/nokshi-katha", "image": "https://noky.io/images/44cb1b49ceb445708056eec93b1e2d41ed8f683ce4b38e53933d20122d6270e8-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Mini Makers: Messy Play", "start": "2026-10-30T10:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery", "address": "", "price": "£15 standard (one child and one adult), £1 concession", "price_from": "1.00", "price_to": "15.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/book-tickets/?eventid=1001ADGKSHLJDTDBJQTBMGLLJRLBJCMNN", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Mini Makers: Messy Play is a hands-on, child-led session for children aged 1 to 5 years, held at The Rickyard in Walpole Park. It is led by artist Lewis McVey and invites little ones to explore, play, and create through activities including building and painting with cardboard, sensory play, and drawing. Children build their confidence, creativity, and fine motor skills while making a mess that adults won't have to clean up. Sessions are messy, so suitable clothing and a spare change of clothes are advisable, and children must be supervised by their accompanying adults at all times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/mini-makers-messy-play-38065/", "official_url": "https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/whatson/mini-makers-messy-play/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/b9b1d221175d893e67b7c9c3085d3ad1c53cbac741d68b229584da7e592a86f6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rhythms of Making – Iva Polachova & Lizzie Kimbley", "start": "2026-11-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-01-14T00:00:00Z", "place": "Flow Gallery", "address": "Needham Road 1-5, W11 2RP London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.flowgallery.co.uk/collections/shop", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "\"Rhythms of Making\" is a winter exhibition at Flow Gallery exploring the rhythms of making in ceramics and weaving. Ceramicist Iva Polachova builds forms through repetitive hand-building techniques, marking her surfaces with her signature patchwork of parallel lines, and creates bowls, cups, jugs, decorative vessels and sculptural pieces. Weaver and textile artist Lizzie Kimbley makes wall-pieces inspired by daily walks in the marsh and meadows near her Norfolk home, working with woven textiles, natural dyes and basketry techniques. Her pieces combine reclaimed and re-imagined materials, including linen offcuts, handmade cordage, paper yarn and industry waste yarn, celebrating time spent in nature.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rhythms-of-making-iva-polachova-lizzie-kimbley-36129/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/a9555ef79f914b24d428f1611dddb61be4ef8441954c29feda80aadc2d3e38ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Tapestry Weaving", "start": "2026-11-04T12:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z", "place": "West Ealing Community Library", "address": "Melbourne Avenue, W13 9BA London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "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"}, {"title": "Knit & Knatter — 留白 / Beyond Emptiness edition", "start": "2026-11-09T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts/knitting"], "description": "The SOAS Library Knitting Club returns to the SOAS Gallery for a relaxed crafting social, held alongside the exhibition 留白 – Beyond Emptiness by Hong Kong architect and artist Raymond Fung. The session takes its backdrop from 留白 (liú bái), the art of \"leaving blank\" in traditional Chinese ink painting, about the meaning held within space and silence. It is a drop-in, not a class: there is no instruction and no fixed programme, just needles and conversation in the gallery's calm. Bring your own project — knitting, crochet, embroidery or any textile craft — and your own needles, hooks and materials; all skill levels are welcome and booking is essential as space is limited.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/knit-knatter-beyond-emptiness-edition-43663/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/knit-knatter-liubai/beyond-emptiness-edition", "image": "https://noky.io/images/8c436d7adda14312bd33958a1ba1e2866a811307916c3c3b15dc789700c678d6-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Making Sense of Humanity", "start": "2026-10-24T00:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-10-29T00:00:00Z", "place": "Society of Designer Craftsmen", "address": "Rivington Street 24, EC2A 3DU London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["art/mixed-media"], "description": "'Making Sense of Humanity' is a collaborative exhibition by two local creatives: contemporary jeweller and Society of Designer Craftsmen member Emily Smith, and fine artist Rosie Parmley, exploring themes of humanity. Since 2022, the two have put together an exhibition each year, working individually and coming together for these projects. The show is a mixed media collage of their work, blending paint, metal and ceramic, sharing contemporary styles, a passion for social and humanitarian values, and a use of figures. Each piece is handcrafted, and the curation invites visitors to sit, relax and take in the stories of our times in a fresh, engaging setting.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/making-sense-of-humanity-42042/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3a06da8c9d5beaa9ab6b665ee3f62c4d828f281f07fc5991ad17575ddfc5d71b-600.webp"}, {"title": "SEND Play (August -Dec 2026) Drop-in", "start": "2026-11-07T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-05T00:00:00Z", "place": "Young V&A", "address": "Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/info/buy-membership", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["art/crafts/textile-crafts"], "description": "SEND Play is a drop-in session for children with sensory differences or special educational needs and disabilities and their families, part of Young V&A's Power of Play programme. On 7 November it offers a whole-family Sensory Design workshop exploring textiles and textile processes, designed for children who enjoy exploring the world through touch, with no wrong answers. The session is led by Young V&A's Play Champions, and Designer in the Shed Amanda Vesthardt opens her sensory installation for families to explore alongside the workshop. The museum offers step-free access, ear defenders on request, and visitors are welcome to move around, make noise, and leave or re-enter throughout.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/send-play-august-dec-2026-drop-in-75156/", "official_url": "https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/Q007lPeed6d/send-play-jul-dec-2026", "image": "https://noky.io/images/19c9ba8986a3cb042e01b8087b302937493ddd1e5a9bc862bdb477665dd5a045-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rotherhithe Shed (Monday session)", "start": "2026-11-02T13:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T16:30:00Z", "place": "London Bubble Theatre", "address": "Elephant Lane 3-5, SE16 4JD London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/crafts"], "description": "Rotherhithe Shed is a workshop session where people aged 55 and over put their practical skills to good use – fixing, making, whittling, drilling, sawing and tinkering. It is set up in partnership by Time & Talents and London Bubble Theatre Company, and takes place in a well-equipped workshop where people work together on a range of practical activities. Skilled artists and technical experts are on hand to support participants who want to learn new skills, and project ideas are strongly encouraged and developed. If you have something that needs mending or maintaining – be it a wobbly chair or a squeaky bike – bring it along, or just come for the company and to help make the tea.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rotherhithe-shed-monday-session-75085/", "official_url": "https://www.timeandtalents.org.uk/event/rotherhithe-shed-monday-session-2/2026-11-02/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0bf5a434003c8219d7347168804a28e954b301a91f3882d77651b9fa0fe92659-1200.webp"}]}