- 20-24 April. TRC Five-Day Intensive Textile Course
- 29 April. Advanced course: Bobbin lace (4)
- 3 May. Sustainability and WWII textiles
- 6 May. Basics of felt making
- 8 May. What is embroidery?
- 13 May. Historical handsewing techniques
- 13 May. Advanced course: Bobbin lace (5)
- 20 May. Palestinian embroidery
- 21 May. Lefkara lace
- 22 May. Lefkara lace (repeat).
- 27 May. Advanced course: Bobbin lace (6)
- 31 May. Sunday lecture: Tutankhamun's wardrobe
- 3 June. Workshop: Orenburg knitted lace
- 10 June. Workshop: Prehistoric plaiting techniques with vegetable fibres
- 12 June. Study day: Middle Eastern embroidery
- 13 June: TRC Book market
- 17 June. Workshop: Kumihimo braiding
- 21 June. Sunday lecture: Fashion of the 1920s
- 22-26 June. TRC Five-Day Intensive Textile Course
- 1 July. Shetland lace knitting
- 8 July. Basics of sprang making
- 19 July. Sunday lecture: Khayamiya appliqué panels from Cairo, Egypt
- 10-14 Aug. TRC Five-Day Intensive Textile Course
- 19 August. Workshop aglets.
- 26 August. Beginners course: Hand spinning (1)
- 2 September: Band weaving with pick-up patterns
- 9 September. Beginners course: Hand spinning (2)
- 12-13 Sept: Open Monuments Days: TRC open to the public
- 16 September: Fingerloop braiding
- 23 September. Beginners course: Hand spinning (3)
- 7 October: Cardweaving with prehistorical patterns
- 12-16 Oct. TRC Five-Day Intensive Textile Course
- 21 October: Kilim weaving
- 28 October: Jordanian embroidery
- 11 November: Needlebinding basics
- 18 November: Tarz embroidery
- 9 December: Needlebinding over the thumb
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NL39 INGB 0002 9823 59, in the name of the Stichting Textile Research Centre.
TRC closed until 4 May 2026
The TRC is closed to the public until Monday, 4 May 2026, due to our move to the Boerhaavelaan. The TRC remains in contact via the web, telephone and email. For direct contact and personal visits, please contact the TRC at office@trcleiden.org, or by mobile, 06-28830428.
Recent updates
and new items
- Background article about The Atlas of World Embroidery in the spring issue of HALI
- Wednesday workshop: Aglets, 19 August 2026
- Unseen Talent—Women of the Amsterdam School
- Orenburg lace knitting: Upcoming TRC workshop for 3 June
- Some extra days for your agenda
- New junior and senior fellowships at the TRC
- Update 11 April: TRC's move to Boerhaavelaan 6
- Lefkara lace workshops, 21 and 22 May
- A big thank you
- Visitors from Taiwan
Donations
The TRC is dependent on project support and individual donations. All of our work is being carried out by volunteers. To support the TRC activities, we therefore welcome your financial assistance: donations can be transferred to bank account number (IBAN) NL39 INGB 000 298 2359, in the name of the Stichting Textile Research Centre. BIC code is: INGBNL2A.
You can also, very simply, if you have an iDEAL app, use the iDEAL button and fill in the amount of support you want to donate:
Since the TRC is officially recognised as a non-profit making cultural institution (ANBI), donations are tax deductible for 125% for individuals, and 150% for commercial companies. For more information, click here