Mar 31
The Knitting Reference Library, which comprises the printed collections of Richard Rutt, Montse Stanley and Jane Waller, brings together books, exhibition catalogues, knitting patterns and booklets, journals and magazines. To celebrate the centenary of WW1, The School of Art, Knitting Refrence Library and the Special Collections have developed an exhibition to draw attention to the …
Dec 18
Below are the main discussion points for our round table, held at Winchester School of Art on the 28th November 2013. The workshop convened representatives from other University of Southampton subjects, including Politics and Geography, external policymakers, entrepreneurs and local authority champions for the Arts. The discussion brought about some unexpected and interesting directions on the direction …
Jun 21
John Hopkins, Head of  Department, Fashion and Textiles, represented the WSA team at the Hungarian thematic exchange meeting ” Supporting clustering and internationalisation of SMEs”. The visit included a study visit to the STYL Garment Factory in Szombathely, here are some images of their workshops and equipment. Â
Jun 20
Below you can sample some of of the Plustex themes that are going to be presented as part of the In the Loop 3.5 conference at Mareel, Shetland Islands, from 31st July to 3rd August 2013…. Abstract: In this contribution we address the interconnectivity of European textile culture, exemplified by references to high and low …
May 24
The Plustex  project team at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, are very pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Public Policy@Southampton unit, which will continue to the end of the project in December 2014. The Unit is an external facing, public engagement team which has been established by the University to increase the reach and impact …
May 16
Welcome to the pages of the Plustex project at WSA. Our pages will disseminate information on the progress of the project, our dissemination activities, external interests and our partner regions and events. Plustex is anchored by a thematic framework, so we will share the themes and good practice policies as we explore them as part of the project …
