The Textile Research Centre regularly organises intensive courses and special weekend workshops for small groups of students (there is generally a maximum of eight) and others who are interested in various aspects of textiles and dress. The participants will use the large collection of textiles and dress of the TRC, plus other facilities (library, raw fibre collection spinning, dying and weaving equipment, monocular and stereoscopic microscopes, etc.). All courses are taught in English, unless otherwise agreed by all participants. The weekend workshops are in Dutch, unless otherwise agreed. The programme always starts at 09.00 o’clock in the morning, unless otherwise indicated, and runs until 17.00.

• Lecturer: The courses are given by Dr Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood, director of the TRC, assisted by one or more TRC staff. Dr Vogelsang studied textile and costume history, followed by a PhD in archaeological textiles from the Roman period in Egypt (Manchester University).  Dr. Vogelsang-Eastwood is a professional textile and dress historian with over 25 years experience in the field. She is also one of the editors of the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, and author of numerous books and articles in the field of Middle Eastern textiles and dress.
• Registration: please send an email to the TRC:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Fees: Upon registration the TRC will send you an invoice for half of the costs (a non-returnable deposit), to be transferred not less than six weeks before the start of the course. The remainder can be paid on the first day of the programme.
• Location: TRC, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands
• For further information: Textile Research Centre, Hogewoerd 164, 2311 HW Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel. +31 (0)71-5134144 /  +31 (0)6-28830428; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Courses and weekend workshops:

• Three-day course: Basic Weave Techniques and Identification, 4-6 February 2013 
• Weekend workshop on Pharaonic Egyptian Textiles and Dress, 16-17 March 2013
• Weekend workshop on Iranian Textiles and Dress Throughout the Ages, 27-28 April
• Five-day Intensive Textile Course, 13-17 May 2013;
• Three-day course: Identification of Painted and Printed Textiles, 17-19 June 2013;
• Three-day course: Basic Embroidery Identification, 12-14 August 2013,   
• Weekend workshop on Embroidery in the Arab World, 24-25 August;
• Weekend workshop on 'Coptic' Textiles and Dress, 21-22 September
• Five-day Intensive Textile Course, 14-18 October 2013
• Weekend workshop on Veils and Veiling, 23-24 November 2013 

Weekend workshop on Veils and Veiling, 23-24 November 2013