Progress on the hand loom in the Archive
Things are beginning to progress in the warping of the hand loom in the Archive thanks to Sarah. A clever way of keeping all that yarn in place and rather […]
Warping begins in the Archive
In the Archive these past weeks we have had the great fortune to have Sarah who was a designer at Sunny Bank Mills helping to warp the hand loom in […]
Archive Discoveries – Dyers
Turning the pages of one of the books discovered in the old Combing Shed new information has been found. Andrew and Richard from the Society of Dyers and Colourists kindly […]
Volunteers in the Archive
Volunteers continue with the preservation of the yarn dye recipe cards in the Archive this month. These are the unique recipe cards for the yarn that was dyed in the […]
Discoveries in the Archive
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. When paper was in short supply the books at Sunny Bank Mills had many different lives as this Wage Book demonstrates. This makes for very interesting research.
Each cloth and design in the mill is given its own individual number unique to Sunny Bank Mills. A coding system is used for the cloth that is as individual to the […]
Dovetailors makes Chair for the Queen
A Sunny Bank Mills tenant has been commissioned to make new seat for the Queen ahead of her visit to the Yorkshire next month. Dovetailors, who are based in 15 […]
Satellite exhibition tour talk 4th Oct 2pm
Anna Lillengen’s “Dark as Midday” has been selected to be shown at the Brighton Photo Biennial, the UK’s largest photography festival.
Come and see it at Sunny Bank Mills first!
New KALEIDOSCOPE art show opening friday 5th September 6-9pm
Join us for a first viewing of the new exhibition at Sunny Bank Mills Gallery on Friday 5th September between 6 and 9pm. The perfect start to the weekend.