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01/09/2024

Adding some more thrums to create volume and depth.

26/08/2024

After the weavings done then comes the finishing. Almost as much time spent finishing as weaving!

25/08/2024

A lovely sunny day yesterday in Hebden Bridge to meet the lovely Greg from
Exciting times ahead. Watch this space.

23/08/2024

Super excited to say I’m running spinning workshops and a weekly fibre social cafe at The Making Mill September to December. Have a look at the timetable below. There’s lots of other exciting workshops on offer too in their lovely building in the centre of Hebden Bridge.

17/08/2024

I’m looking forward to being part of this event with Hillstone Fibre Arts.

Our Open Day is very nearly here!
On Friday 6th September we will be opening our working mill to the public as part of our 125 year celebrations.
Please follow the link on Eventbrite to book a free tour (places going fast!) or turn up on the day to visit the displays. There will be demonstrations, & archives, as well as Fish & Chips from Scholes on Tour, Dixons Milk Ices and tea, coffee and cakes, plus a performance from New Mill Male Voice Choir Group and textile art crafted from our fabrics by Hillstone Fibre Arts

****Please note that we have very limited parking in New Mill so please use public transport if possible****

11/08/2024

Meeting up with like minded women is so nourishing for the soul. We chatted, showed each other what we’ve been working on, helped each other where needed and shared resources for our next exhibition. Yesterday Hillstone Fibre Arts met up for a lovely day together. Thank you ladies.

03/08/2024

Love spinning at the museum surrounded by so much history. .industrial.museum

02/08/2024

It’s a tale of three’s on the loom now. Already on is a pure wool rug and a pure wool selvedges wall hanging. And just starting a seat pad in some pure wool rug yarn which I saved from landfill.
It feels good to be using up all the warp.

29/07/2024

To celebrate Everybody Arts becoming a charity, we are delighted to share that we have 10 micro residencies for visual artists in The Everybody Gallery starting August 12th. Thank you to everyone that applied for this amazing opportunity!

These micro residencies are a rare opportunity for artists to have access to a large and flexible space to test out new ideas, develop existing work or see the realisation of a project.

We can't wait for them to start!

Keep your eyes peeled for the introduction of the first artist next week!

28/07/2024

Today I’m using my vintage Masterweaver loom to create a wall hanging for our next exhibition.

Hillstone Fibre Arts are collaborating with Bower Roebuck who are celebrating 125 years of Textile Manufacturing. All our members have been given a huge bag of waste fabric and allowed to use our skills and imagination to be creative.

The company was founded in 1899 and continues to manufacture luxury cloth on the same site in New Mill today.

Come and join us on Friday 6th September between 1-7pm when they will be holding a special Heritage Open Days event to showcase their mill.

Along with Hillstone Fibre Arts displaying textile art from fabrics and waste from the mill. You can try your hand at yarn wrapping and have a go at weaving on our table loom. There will be music and competitions & local businesses will be selling food and refreshments.

Everyone welcome.

Book onto to one of our guided tours to meet our employees & see the working mill producing the world’s most luxury cloth. As well as manufacturing processes you can view the fabric archives to see how fashions have changed through the decade.

To book a free tour, follow the link on Eventbrite below.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/textile-mill-tours-at-bower-roebuck-125-years-of-textile-manufacturing-tickets-917246969377?aff=erelexpmlt

19/07/2024

I have some work in this exhibition at Project C**t in Elland. Pop along if you’re local.

13/07/2024

I have a piece of work in this exhibition. You can see it in the photo. It’s the big tree within a hoop on the back wall. I’m going there this afternoon to see it among the other fantastic works.

Looking for weekend plans?

The pop-up exhibition of local artists is open downstairs at the Trades Club until 5pm on Sunday 🎨

All part of CultureDale

07/07/2024

I’m so proud to be involved in this incredible local museum. Very well deserved for them too. The volunteers are so knowledgeable and passionate. It’s an amazing place to visit.

Calderdale Industrial Museum is pleased to announce today that it has been recognized in Tripadvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2024. The award honours businesses that consistently earn great reviews, placing them among the top 10% of listings around the world on Tripadvisor.

This award is based on genuine feedback from anyone in the community who has visited and left an authentic, first-hand review on Tripadvisor over a 12-month period, making it a valuable and trustworthy designation of great places to visit.

We would like to -
● Thank our visitors and reviewers.
● Thank our volunteers who have helped make this a possibility.

We are honoured to be included among travellers’ favourites this year.

Check out all the reviews and discover more about Calderdale Industrial Museum at https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g190786-d12885658-Reviews-Calderdale_Industrial_Museum-Halifax_West_Yorkshire_England.html

We are open every Saturday 10am to 4pm, and also open on Thursdays in the school holidays.
Find out more about visiting the museum at https://calderdaleindustrial.co.uk/

29/06/2024

This weekend I’m taking part in Sowerby Bridge festival by exhibiting some of my art work on the high street. My work is in the William IV pub. The whole high street is like an art gallery, it’s
amazing. There’s also lots of other things going on including loads of live bands. If you’re local it’s worth a look.

22/06/2024

I’m at the museum again today where there are so many interesting items to see like this vintage Singer sewing machine. Our Hillstone fibre arts textile exhibition using iinouiio threads, fabrics and waste only has 2 weeks left. The museum is open every Saturdays and Thursdays during school holidays.

18/06/2024

This is where you will often find me on a Saturday. A fantastic museum with lots of interesting items and varied topics. Well worth a visit.

09/06/2024

Been busy doing something different today. Laying down fabrics ready for stitching. Had an enjoyable afternoon at a local craft group with WoollyArt Club and a visiting textile artist Beverley Saville. Thanks to all involved.

08/06/2024

Loaded some shuttles today ready to weave some all British natural wool seat pads/small pet mats.

30/05/2024

You can also see our Hillstone Fibre Arts exhibition which is on until 6th July.

25/05/2024

A different view from the museum today .industrial.museum . We’re open today until 4pm, every Saturday 10-4 and next Thursday as it’s the school holidays.

18/05/2024

A different view from the museum today. From the back of the moquette loom.

11/05/2024

My view today, how wonderful. I’m at .industrial.museum in the exhibition space, happily spinning away and chatting to visitors. Our Hillstone Fibre Arts exhibition is on until 6th July. The museum is open every Saturday and Thursdays in school holidays 10-4pm

06/05/2024

Opening of our textile exhibition .industrial.museum.

Our art is available to view when the museum is open Saturdays until 6th July and Thursday 30th May in the school holidays.

Come have a chat and find out more about how waste textiles have been used to create wonderful art.

25/04/2024

A small group of textile artists from Calderdale and Kirklees have created this exhibition of texture and colour using a mix of material from iinouiio a Huddersfield based company who specialise in taking post-consumer and manufactures waste and convert it into a range of fibres, yarns and fabrics. For most of the open days of the exhibition, a member of the group will be available to chat and answer questions.

The museum is open Saturdays 10am – 4pm and also Thursdays in the school holidays. Admission is £5 for adults, £4 for concessions, with free entry for accompanied children. Entry to the exhibition is included in the admission charge.
See more about the museum at https://calderdaleindustrial.co.uk/

18/04/2024

Exciting news. As part of Hillstone Fibre Arts, a small group of talented textile artists, that I’m a member of, where I have a couple of pieces I’m exhibiting in our joint exhibition.

All the pieces in the exhibition were initially exhibited last summer as part of . Textile pieces which have been created from waste materials from
industrial.museum is open Saturdays 10am - 4pm and also Thursdays in the school holidays.
Adults £5, concessions £4, children free.

We hope to see you there - for most of the open days of the exhibition, a member of the group will be available to chat and answer questions.
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15/03/2024

Weaving of a different kind. Using plantain stalks for the spokes/warp and dandelion stems for the weavers/weft. What beautiful natural colours they are. It’s only tiny at the moment. I’ll come back to it and watch it grow.

05/03/2024

It's been a while

We have limited stocks of our natural British ryeland yarn, buy it now before it's all gone. With some excellent offers and kits don't hang around or you might miss out.

05/02/2024

Guess who? I was delighted to be the subject of when she sketched at .industrial.museum recently with Urban Sketchers Yorkshire. Lindsay Gallagher