Volunteer Call Out – Textile Timeline Research

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Are you interested in textile heritage, do you want to find out more about why textiles are so…

WOVEN during COVID-19: supporting our communities

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Unfortunately all WOVEN events planned to take place in 2020 have been cancelled or postponed until further notice….

Tour Camira Fabrics and hear about other local textile projects.

A group tour the factory at Camira

THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS WE WILL BE RESCHEDULING SOME OF THE ACTIVITY…

Please give us your feedback

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We would love to hear what you thought about the first WOVEN festival. Gathering your thoughts and ideas…

Craft + activism = craftivism

Torso and arm holding a book called Craftivism

Craftivist movement co-founder Sarah Corbett visits Huddersfield this weekend to share her own unique brand of activism. Clear…

Special stand-up poetry performance celebrates Northern women

Kate Fox cartoon

Woven is delighted to welcome stand-up poet Kate Fox to Marsden Mechanics Hall on Friday 14 June –…

Explore innovative textile production in a new series of short films, Ripping Yarns

Close up of a bale of waste textile materials

This summer sees the release of 6 short films by Alistair Macdonald. Commissioned by WOVEN in Kirklees and…

Get smart with your social media

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Want to get more out of your social media platforms but don’t know how? Now is your chance…

Counting down to WOVEN…

Threads of Life book

We’re counting down to the start of the WOVEN in Kirklees festival! We’re  excited to bring you a…

WOVEN Launch Night

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We would like to invite anyone involved in events at WOVEN to attend the festival launch night on…