Monday 3 July 2023

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.



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





3 comments:

  1. Such a great collection of images Lynn from the 62 group. Would love a day trip!

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  2. A grand day out indeed, what a fantastic exhibition! xxx

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  3. Wow, wow, wow! I hope Liz has seen this post, I know she'd be in textile heaven! xxx

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