Hannah Lamb at Sunny Bank Mills
The Bobbin Room, Sunny Bank Mills, 83–85 Town St, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5UJ
Textile artist Hannah Lamb on work inspired by textile heritage, then the Sunny Bank Mills Christmas Market and the Broken//Makeshift exhibition.
Details
Textile artist Hannah Lamb spoke about her work in the morning. In the afternoon, members explored the Sunny Bank Mills Christmas Market and the exhibition Broken//Makeshift, with the Bobbin Room on hand all day as a calm place to take a break and chat.
Morning
Hannah Lamb
Inspired by Textile Heritage
Hannah is a textile artist, lecturer and author based in Bingley, West Yorkshire. She works across stitch, print and fabric manipulation, from intimate pieces to large installations. Her interest in textile archives and the local textile industry has led to projects and exhibitions with Salts Mill, Bradford Textile Archive, Sunny Bank Mills, 509 Arts and The Brontë Parsonage Museum. Hannah has lectured in textiles at Bradford School of Art since 2004, where she leads the Foundation Degree and BA (Hons) Textiles Practice, and is an exhibiting member of the 62 Group of Textile Artists. Her book Poetic Cloth: Creating Meaning in Textile Art was published by Batsford in 2019.
Afternoon
Sunny Bank Mills
Christmas Market and Broken//Makeshift
The Christmas Market in the 1912 Mill showcased over 60 independent artists and makers. In The Gallery, Broken//Makeshift celebrated contemporary craft and the beauty of everyday objects, exploring modern and historic methods of mending.
Programme
Coffee
Hannah Lamb: Inspired by Textile Heritage
Lunch
Self-guided exploration of the Christmas Market and exhibition
Finish
Getting there
The Bobbin Room, Sunny Bank Mills, 83–85 Town St, Farsley, Pudsey, LS28 5UJ
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