Threads Textile Festival
Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of one of Yorkshire’s historic worsted mills.
The mill’s archive contains over sixty thousand lengths of cloth, eight thousand fabric designs, five thousand dye cards, guard books and artefacts associated with nearly 200 years of cloth production. A source of inspiration for anyone fascinated by heritage and textiles.
Sunny Bank Mills is launching ‘Threads’ – a weekend festival celebrating textiles through a series of talks, workshops and more, part of our celebration of 10 years of arts and culture at the mills.
Threads Textile Festival will open on 12th May in the textile Archive with a day of talks on dyeing by leading experts in the field followed at 4.30pm by the preview of new exhibition, Tailored, by the 62 Group, in the Art Gallery, with music and refreshments.
You can visit our textile fair. In our historic 1912 Mill there will a wide range of stallholders selling everything from yarn to sewing materials to hand made clothing to soft furnishings and textile art.
There’s a free badge making activity for children too.
The fair will be open 10am – 4pm on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May. Book now for £3 entry in advance or pay on the door (under 12s free). Free Parking.
Find the full list of Threads events on the collection page here.