Mechanics and pressure gauges
Although the Mill has not been able to keep the large machinery that was used in the manufacture of the cloth we have got a few of the vital elements […]
Edwin Woodhouse
Why was the cloth at Sunny Bank Mills called Edwin Woodhouse? Image from the Archive collection Edwin Woodhouse Lord Mayor of Leeds. Edwin Woodhouse was a Halifax man who had […]
Thobes
In the textile industry, you have to adapt and change to survive. Sunny Bank Mills was no exception. Although the Mills main cloth production was fine worsted suiting in the […]
Sustainability
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Sustainability was always part of West Yorkshires textile heritage and Sunny Bank Mills is no exception. In business, you never know what is around the corner and […]
Stocking Machine
The stocking machine was invented in 1589 producing a stocking stitch. Knitted fabrics are constructed by the interlocking of a series of loops made from one or more yarns, with […]
Our dye robot in the Archive
Well not really a robot but a controller for the dye vessel but look at that face! The dyeing process is similar to cooking; you need both a list of […]
Archive Community Accreditation
We have had some brilliant news to cheer us up in these hard times. The Sunny Bank Mills Archive has achieved Accreditation through the West Yorkshire Archive Service. This […]
Suits
Suit Silhouettes Over the Years What happened to all the mill’s fabric? Geographically the fabrics went far and wide. Made into a vast array of suit designs. The suit industry […]
The year that was 2020
Who knew?!