Eeh we had a grand day out

Eeh we had a grand day out over the border in Yorkshire at Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds.

I was lucky enough to buy tickets for Hannah Lamb’s event  ‘FRaGMeNT of a DReSS’

The final episode of an idea borne by textile artist Hannah after being

commissioned by the Brontë Parsonage Museum in 2022 to create an art

installation inspired by Charlotte Brontes wardrobe.

Visitors to the museum where invited to write about a piece of

clothing that was special to them. That evoked strong memories

for them of childhood, relationships, emotions.

Then over two weeks with the help of students from the Bradford School

of Arts, the stories were embroidered onto fabric and made into a transparent

silk organza dress of memories.

‘FRaGMeNT of a DReSS’

Link to Brontë write up on exhibition

So at the the end of the exhibition in December 2022, what next for the dress.

Hannah took back possession and came up with idea of sharing it and 

giving it further life.

And so a magical fascinating production was held in the Spinning Mill

attic room at the historic Sunny Bank Mills.

To a background of spoken memories playing softly the

audience were invited to cut a section of the dress to keep for themselves.

Then using her great granny’s Singer Sewing machine Hannah stitched

Cyanotype remembrance cards to each piece before placing them

gently into opaque envelopes for us to take home.

What next for our memory pieces ?

Well mine will be used to create another memory garment.

I am going to attach it to a Victorian cotton petticoat and it

will then be sent onto members of the No Rules Textile Society,

who will each add their own textile piece.  Eventually after a trip

around the UK and abroad it will end up as part of an exhibition of

work the group are planning to put together in the future.

Stay tuned for my next post on the wonderful

62 Textile Group exhibition we saw at the same time

Link to 62 Group Textile Artists

LINK TO HANNAH LAMB BOOK