Gathered at Gressenhall: textile takeover day
Join us for Gathered at Gressenhall, a special event to spotlight and celebrate textile art and craft with talks, tours, workshops and demonstrations. With support from the Costume & Textile Association, Gressenhall will bring together experts, practitioners, and folk who love fabric. A full programme will be shared in September, including: - talks from senior textiles curator Ruth Battersby & writer, clothes historian and mending educator Kate Sekules -Stitched Stories tours with curator Rachel Kidd - tactile textile zine making with Common Threads Press - book launch of fibreworkshop's Jenn Monahan - demonstrations of Gressenhall's own flax project and with the Mid Norfolk Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers. Come to explore the rich history and vibrant present of Norfolk's textile story.
Price
Included with general admission
Description
Join us for Gathered at Gressenhall, a special event to spotlight and celebrate textile art and craft with talks, tours, workshops and demonstrations. With support from the Costume & Textile Association, Gressenhall will bring together experts, practitioners, and folk who love fabric. A full programme will be shared in September, including:
- talks from senior textiles curator Ruth Battersby & writer, clothes historian and mending educator Kate Sekules
-Stitched Stories tours with curator Rachel Kidd
- tactile textile zine making with Common Threads Press
- book launch of fibreworkshop's Jenn Monahan
- demonstrations of Gressenhall's own flax project and with the Mid Norfolk Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers.
Come to explore the rich history and vibrant present of Norfolk's textile story.
Dates
Sunday, 29 September 2024 • 10:00 - 17:00
Other Information
25% off all online prebookings for this event until 28 September
Plan Your Visit
Find out more about visiting the museum - including how to get here, opening times and accessibility
Acknowledgements
This event is supported by the Costume & Textile Association
Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse
Dereham
NR20 4DR