Welcome to Britain's premier textile society
Registered Charity 529101
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NEW PRESIDENT -
Jonathan Dyson

Jonathan Dyson is Head of Content at World Textile Publications Ltd (WTP), based in Bradford, which provides information across the global textile industry through a range of sector-specialist magazines, and a new executive intelligence online platform - World Textile Information Network (www.wtin.com).
Mr Dyson is Editor of two WTP publications: Twist - the International Magazine for Luxury Fabrics, Yarns and Fibres; and Future Materials - the world’s leading technical textiles magazine.
After joining WTP in September 2006 as a staff writer, Mr Dyson became editor of Wool Record, as Twist was then called, in July 2007. He then revamped the title, changing its name, content and design, resulting in a much broader audience. Advertising sales grew by a staggering 60% in 2008.
Prior to joining WTP, Mr Dyson graduated in History and Philosophy at the University of Sheffield in 2000, before working as a freelance journalist, writing for several major newspapers and magazines, including The Times and The Observer.
Mr Dyson lives in Leeds, and in his spare time enjoys travelling and watching cricket.
Former Textile Mill, Old Lane Halifax
Members of the Society will be interested in information from a student at Bradford College, Katy Devereux. Katy has taken inspiration for some work from a former textile mill at Old Lane, Halifax.
Read more and see her designs here
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DESIGN
COMPETITION
The Bradford Textile Society derives the greatest pleasure from
the continuing success of its Prize Schemes, which have
been the source of encouragement and inspiration to textile students
and practising textile designers, and have helped to stimulate
new developments in textile design and construction, and finishing
and printing techniques. Many members are convinced that this
competition, one of the oldest of its kind, is the most important
event in the annual programme.
The original sponsors, the Society itself and the Wool Record, share
the distinction of having presented special prizes for design achievement
since the Schemes were established in 1923. The Society is also grateful
to individual organisations and companies, whose support and encouragement
has helped the organising committee to increase the total prize money
by a considerable amount over the years. In particular it acknowledges
the generosity of the Clothworkers Foundation, which has awarded a
number of prizes since 1968,
Premiere Vision, the British Wool Textile Export Corporation, the Textile Finishers' Association and Prestigious Textiles Ltd.
2009/10 Design competition prospectus
2009/10 Design Competition entry form
2008/9 Design competition winners
2007/8 Design competition winners
2006/7 Design competition winners

2008/09 Prizewinners at Première Vision - l to r, Katie O'Malley, Zarqa Batool, Kirsty Barker, Gillian Craven (Design Competition Chairman), Jacques Brunel (Deputy Director, Première Vision), Miranda Stenhouse, John Lambert (BTS Secretary)
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