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Welcome to Britain's premier textile society
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If you are interested in becoming a member of the Bradford Textile Society visit our contacts page where you will be able to download a membership application form.

NEW PRESIDENT
Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd has been Director General of the British Wool Textile Export Corporation for 16 years, He is a member of the Board of Management of UK Fashion Exports, the Executive Committee of the International Wool Textile Organisation in Brussels where he Chairs the Retail Forum. He is a Board Member of the British Menswear Guild. He has served on the Board of Premiere Vision for 20 years.

He is currently a consultant advisor to the Woolmark Company and Australian Wool Innovation and consults for Pitti Immagine, the Florence trade fair group.

DESIGN/HERITAGE/INNOVATION

The new President of the Bradford Textile Society, Peter Ackroyd delivered an address on design, heritage and innovation at a meeting of the Society on 9 September 2008.

"" Click here to download a copy of the speech

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

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.

The Bradford Textile Society Annual Design Seminar And Design competition awards ceremony Tuesday 5 May 2009 at The National Media Museum, Bradford.
"" Download the Design Seminar information sheet, programme and booking form.

"" 2008/9 Design competition winners
"" 2007/8 Design competition winners
"" 2006/7 Design competition winners


2007/8 winners of the Premiere Vision Prize enjoying a night out in Paris. They are, from l to r, Amy Hughes, Siobhan Quenby, Katie O'Malley, Kay Haskins.
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