Macclesfield Museums – what’s coming up

By Editor on January 19, 2018

Macclesfield Museums have announced a range of textile exhibitions and events coming up over the next few months – so get creative, be inspired and be entertained.

A Sense Of Place: Contemporary Textiles by Intastitch

The Silk Museum, 3 February-31 March
Cheshire-based Intastitch Contemporary Textile Art group are exploring a sense of place through an exhibition of their work including over 60 diverse and unique textile pieces, hangings, sketchbooks and 3D vessels.

Included in entry to The Silk Museum, or £2 to visit just the exhibition.

Silk Study Day

The Silk Museum, Saturday 3 March 10am-4pm
Inspired by the new BBC Civilisations TV series, this study day will explore the impact and legacy of the silk industry, with exclusive access to items from The Silk Museum’s reserve collections and a private tour of Paradise Mill.
A range of guest speakers will be offering insights into different aspects of the silk trade: Rachel Midgley, Curator at Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, Gawthorpe Hall, will be discussing silk fashions; Sara Jane Murray will be showing items from her personal collection and talking about the fascinating escape and evade silk maps printed in Macclesfield during World War II, which were re-used as fabric on the Home Front.

£30, including lunch. Booking is essential as places are limited; call 01625 613210 or pop in to The Old Sunday School shop. Please let us know at the time of booking if you have any special dietary requirements.

For more details visit macclesfieldmuseums.co.uk/events/bbc-silk

Wet Felt Making: Fun with Fibre

The Silk Museum, Saturday 10 March 10am-4pm
Under guidance from textile artist Anne Davis, you will learn the process of wet-felting, including simple techniques such as blending fibres, layering, and decorating a fibre base. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners; all you need is lots of imagination. Please bring an apron, old towel and a rolling pin. Materials will be available for purchase on the day. £20.

For more information and to book contact Wilmslow Guild on 01625 523903 or www.wilmslowguild.org.

Agatha Christie & Art Deco, Presented by History Wardrobe (Friends’ Event)

The Old Sunday School, Wednesday 17 March, 11am (preceded by coffee and cakes at 10am)
Celebrating the life and times of the Queen of Crime, including dazzling Deco fashions to intrigue and inspire.

£10/£8 (Friends), purchase tickets in person at The Old Sunday School shop or call 01625 613210. Please let us know if you would like to join us for coffee and cake at the time of booking to receive your special ticket at no extra charge.

Cynefin: Contemporary Quilted Textiles by Cwilt Cymru

The Silk Museum, 7 April-26 May
Cwilt Cymru is a group of individual quilt artists, all living in, or with a connection to Wales. This is their third joint collection to be exhibited.

The title of the exhibition, Cynefin, loosely translated means “a place or time where we instinctively feel we belong or feel most connected, a habitat; to be familiar with or accustomed to.” This unique layered Welsh word is pronounced ‘kerrnevin’.

Each artist has interpreted the theme in their own way to produce related contemporary textile pieces.