3rd September - 30th October 2022
Vessel investigates the form and function of vessels through 2D and 3D visual art & craft, events and discussion.
Opening times: Tuesday-Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. Closed on Mondays.
FREE ENTRY
3rd September - 30th October 2022
Vessel investigates the form and function of vessels through 2D and 3D visual art & craft, events and discussion.
Opening times: Tuesday-Saturday 10-4, Sunday 12-4. Closed on Mondays.
FREE ENTRY
![From Farsley to Australia - and back again through wool. 🐏🌍
To celebrate Wool Month this October, we’re exploring Farsley’s place in the global story of this natural, renewable and remarkably versatile fibre.
Born in Farsley in 1764, the Reverend Samuel Marsden became closely connected with the development of Australia’s Merino wool industry. Fleeces from his sheep were made into fine worsted cloth in Rawdon, and the story goes that King George III was so impressed by the finished fabric that he gave Marsden five Spanish Merino sheep to take back to Australia. A monument depicting a merino ram was unveiled on Town Street in Farsley just up the road from Sunny Bank Mills and merino became an essential ingredient in the fine suit cloth produced here.
We have also programmed a series of workshops with our resident weaving tutor, Agnis Smallwood! Learn to weave your own 100% wool scarf on the site of our historic worsted cloth mill.
Discover a story of sea voyages, local industry and the global journey of wool in our new blog post (link in bio).
Book a tour of our Museum & Archive and find out more about the cloth produced here at Sunny Bank Mills for over 180 years here (link in bio).
Book your spot on a Wool Month weaving workshop here (limited spaces remaining, link in bio).
[Image 1 is a close-up of a stone ram’s head sculpture with detailed curled horns mounted on a textured wall. Image 2 shows a bronze relief portrait of Rev Samuel Marsden mounted on a stone wall above a plaque with his birth and death details. Image 3 shows a blue paper peg plan selvedge design with red pixel text reading ‘PURE MERINO WOOL MADE IN ENGLAND’ laid flat beside its archival roll. Image 4 is a close-up of commemorative dark fabric with red text reading ‘200 YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN MERINO’ along the edge. Image 5 shows weaving tutor Agnis leaning against a table loom in the Mills’ atmospheric weaving shed, with rows of traditional Dobby looms behind her. She is smiling whilst wearing her handmade wool scarf. Image 6 shows a series of woven wool scarves in various colours black and white patterns.]
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