Here you’ll find our digital exhibitions and stories; shared and curated by artists, academics and community curators – see how others are engaging with amazing textile heritage objects across Lancashire.
Password protected exhibitions allow us to work collaboratively on them while we create and upload the content ready for the finished exhibition to be made public. If you click on an exhibition and it asks for a password please be patient and check back soon to see the final exhibition once it is shared.
Rhythm of The Looms by Scott Robertson and Janet Swan
A soundscape combining mill sounds from Queen Street Mill with the poetry of "mill girl" Ethel Carnie Holdsworth.
View exhibitionOlive High School Modest Fashion
View exhibitionTurkey Red & Khaki at Elmfield Hall
Exploring the connections between two iconic dyes and the story of William Gatty and his home; Elmfield Hall in Accrington.
View exhibitionCloth Cultures - Cotton
Fashion Historian Amber Butchart curates an exhibition exploring movement, migration and making using pieces found in the Gawthorpe Textiles Collection.
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