24th - 26th November 2023
Join us in the 1912 Mill for this year’s Christmas Market, a showcase of local artists and makers producing ceramics, jewellery, prints, homeware, original artwork and more! Expect over 50 local Artists and Makers a day, a children’s play space, print workshops, mulled wine and lots of Christmas spirit.
Friday 2pm – 8pm | Saturday 10am – 4pm | Sunday 10am – 4pm
Entry to the Market is £3 on the door (under 12s free).
THINGS TO SEE & DO
FRIDAY & SATURDAY STALLHOLDERS
SUNDAY STALLHOLDERS
ACCESSIBILITY
Please note – the venue of the Christmas Market is on the first floor, which is accessed via one flight of stairs or a wheelchair accessible lift. We will have attendants on hand to offer assistance. If you have any queries, please email [email protected].
The Market will be loud and busy at times, but areas of the Mills, including the Gallery and Tea Room will be open throughout the weekend for a more relaxed shopping and seating experience.
Free parking, included limited accessible parking is available around the Mill site and on Farsley Town Street.
If you need any assistance throughout the weekend, find a Mill Host in a pink hi vis vest, or visit the information point outside the 1912 Mill for support.
For visitor and animal welfare, this is NOT a dog friendly event. This is due to the high numbers of expected visitors. Assistance dogs are permitted.
AROUND THE MILLS
On Saturday our textile Archive will be open for guided tours as usual and includes a children’s activity area and mill office, with an Archive trail and hidden sheep to find!
Many of the Mill’s independent businesses will also be open over our festive weekend. You can visit The Art Rooms and Just Lovett Designs in Red Lane Mill, Ewe Neek in the Mending Rooms, and School of Sew and SCRAP (Fri/ Sat) in the Spinning Mill, as well as our food and drink outlets – Amity, Botanic Request, Farsley Fire & Smoke, Grumpy’s, Mill Kitchen, and Saint Jude.
Images
![We're thrilled to welcome author and maker Nerrisa Pratt (@theeditbynerrisa) to the Mills during Threads 2024 to run a pair of exciting workshops in the Weaving Shed!
Join Nerrisa on the Friday of Threads for an introduction to Bargello, where you will leave with your own colourful needlepoint bag. This session will be based on her most popular book project ‘The Barbara bag’.
If you're keen to incorporate a bit of quilting into your future textile projects, book onto Nerrisa's Saturday morning English Paper Piecing workshop, and begin to create your own cushion cover.
Both of these workshops are between £25 & £30 and are suitable for ages 14+.
Threads Textile Festival runs from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th June. Book your talk & workshop tickets now via the link in our bio!
[Image 1 shows Nerrisa, a young woman with brown tight curly hair wearing a red top, smiling as she works on a piece of patterned bargello needlepoint at a plywood desk. There are balls of yarn and other examples of bargello positioned on the desk to the left of the frame. Image 2 shows the Weaving Shed at Sunny Bank Mills. The space is an old industrial room with high ceilings containing large skylight letting in lots of natural light, and red brick walls. In the foreground is an old wooden dobby loom, and further in the background is a pair of large wooden tables with stools tucked underneath, which are used for workshops. Image 3 shows a variety of colourful bargello needlework samples in various chevron patterns. They have been stitched with bright thread in shades of orange, pink, purple, yellow and blue, and are laid out on top of a sheet of raw plywood. Image 4 shows sections of brightly coloured patterned fabric laid out on a lilac background, which have been cut into hexagon shapes and sewn together, beginning to resemble a quilt. There is a small bobbin of bright red thread in the centre of the image.]
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