A grand day out part two - The 62 Group Textile exhibition

Stepping out of the magical performance of Hannah Lamb’s project

FRaGRMeNT of a DReSS

we made our way down the old mill steps of the Spinning mill attic rooms

to the Gallery in an adjoining bulding to view the ‘TAILORED’

exhibition created in partnership with Sunny Bank Mills

and The 62 Group of Textile Artist.

What an amazing light space, perfect for the work on show,

with lots of room to walk round each exhibit.

The wandering welder was particularly taken with Lucy Brown’s

‘Brown Suit’. A one off tailored three piece suit comprising of a

jacket, short pencil skirt and a pair of trousers. Made by Lucy for

herself.

Sunny Bank Mills commonly produced cloth for suits. The exhibition

celebrates textiles and their place in the local community and

economy as part of 10 years of culture at the mill.

Textile artist Ann Goddard, a favourite of mine, inspiration came

from two sources. Tailor birds who skilfully stitch leaves together

to camouflage their nests inside; and suiting fabric. A suit has been

deconstructed and the pockets reworked referencing the nests.

MORE ABOUT ANN GODDARD

A favourite piece for me was Hannah Lamb’s ‘Deconstructed Shirt’

Sian Martin - repetitive and rhythmical stitching in the process of making

a tailored garment. Temporary tacking stitch to accurately mark lines through

layers of fabric.

Jae Maries - The weekend is over and it’s time to don your

armour plating and get professional.

Sue Stone - Muriel have had to stop work when she married,

but she never gave up tailoring.

Louise Baldwin - pieces together materials from the past. Parts of

an old drawer, a book cover, a decorative flower motif and uses simple

stitches, tacks and beads to mark out areas. Evokes a life pulled together

through its parts. Not exactly tailored but made to fit.

Jane Walkley - a study of colour and pattern from the archives of

the mill in the 1800’s. Embracing worsted spinning and weaving.

Hannah White - sculpted form from thread and fabric

Jennifer Smith-Windsor - Interlinings give a tailored garment form.

‘Inside - Out’ 


Helen Davies - Intrigued by gym goers selfies showing off their

tailored bodies. Made from Yorkshire wool from the mill shop.

Two pieces by Ealish Wilson based on pattern creation and manipulation.

A herringbone textile designed with sewing pins and over five thousand

stitches 

Helen Banzhaf - An embroidered neck piece

There was a lot more to explore as well as the gallery shop which

is also a good place to sit and have a coffee and cake as well as a browse.

We will be going again and booking on the Archives tour

which has a unique collection of 180 years of cloth produced

at the mill since it was founded in 1829.

So come on all my lovely No Rules Textile Society friends,

let’s organise a school outing.

Hope you’ve enjoyed my grand day out in Yorkshire.

Lynn x