- Venue
- Atelier, Museum in the Park, Subs Rooms Forecourt, Weven in Stroud
- Starts
- Saturday, September 25, 2021
- Ends
- Sunday, October 3, 2021
- Address
- Stroud
- Location
- South West England
- Organiser
- Stroudwater Textile Trust
A week-long programme
Atelier repair café, Lower Street (at the entrance to Piccadilly Mill)
- a pre-event knit-in on Saturday 25 September
- a two-day weaving workshop (twice!) by Sally Hampson – Wed-Thurs 29-30 September, and Sat-Sun 2-3 October, 10-4.30
- an evening talk and discussion about local sheep farming and sustainable fibres – Friday 1 October facilitated by Katharina Child with Fibreshed and affiliated farmers Katie Allen and Lydia Handy.
A Wool Week poetry walk, Friday 1 Oct 10am – with STT poet-in-residence JLM Morton
Sub Rooms Forecourt Saturday 2 October
The Boss Morris dancers will be performing on Saturday 2nd October. Photo: Lynn Rogers
- 11am: Boss Morris Dancers
- 12 noon: Street Spindle Installation and Yarn Bombing
- 2-4pm Knitting Orchestra (3pm start) at the Weven Folk Crafts Co-operative (opposite the Sub Rooms)
Museum in the Park Sunday 3 October
11-2: Children’s activities, carding and spinning, ‘Thread Lore workshop’ with Polly Armond, UK launch of Walk for Earth with Zoe Bicât
2pm – ‘Meet the Shepherd’ with author Sue Andrews
STT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
3pm –The STT AGM (open to the public) follows talk with Sue Andrews (STT members only).
Details: www.stroudtextiletrust.org.uk
