Welcome to Britain's Premier Textile Society

Established in 1893, the Bradford Textile Society is the oldest textile society in Britain, if not in the world. Despite all the changes which have taken place in the textile industry since its formation, the Society continues to thrive. Its monthly programme of meetings from October to April provides an opportunity for everyone with an interest in textiles to meet and discuss a range of textile-related topics with an invited speaker.

President - Geraldine Clark

Geraldine Clark - President of the Bradford Textile Society

Geraldine Clark was born in Yorkshire and educated at Beverly High School. She attended Leicester College of Art and Design where she studied fashion and textiles, specialising in knitwear. She began her career in the textile industry with the Dawson Group as a member of the design team at Pringle of Scotland, followed by a spell as in-house designer at Barrie Knitwear.

After five years with the Dawson Group, Geraldine established her own design consultancy specialising in work for individual companies and also forecast work covering textiles for both interiors and fashion. In addition, she has remained actively involved in textile education throughout her career, as both a lecturer and an external examiner.

Bradford Textile Society Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner of the Society this year will be held on Friday 2 November 2012 at the Cedar Court Hotel, Mayo Avenue, Bradford.Further information will be available shortly.

Design Competition

The entry forms and timetable for the Society's annual design competition are now available for download from the design competition information page.

Chairman's Report 2010-2011

Download a copy of the Chairman's report to the AGM here